SRI is investigating the range of high school career development opportunities in Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). The study will examine how career development opportunities are implemented, who has access to and participates in them, what students’ experiences are, and how participation is associated with students’ progression in school.
SRI is helping the Barr Foundation and the broader education community better understand how to design and implement innovative schools for students who are off track to graduate high school
Arizona is building stronger pathways into cybersecurity careers through a partnership led by SRI and the Center for the Future of Arizona With funding from the National Science Foundation, the Arizona Cyber Pathways Research-Practice Partnership brings together Sunnyside Unified School District, Pima Community College, the University of Arizona, and the nonprofit AZ Cyber Initiative to … Continue reading Arizona Cyber Pathways Research-Practice Partnership
SRI examined the impact of a program that combines strong academics with real-world experience. Its goal: help students build a foundation for success in college, careers—and life. In 2009, recognizing the challenges inherent for individual schools or pathways trying to redesign the high school experience, The James Irvine Foundation launched the California Linked Learning District … Continue reading Evaluation of the California Linked Learning District Initiative
SRI Education evaluation experts partnered with John’s Hopkins University’s Center for the Social Organization of Schools (JHU CSOS) to measure the impact of its Skills for Secondary School Success (4S) course module on eighth grade students’ socioemotional competence, attendance, behavior, and course performance. SRI Education conducted an independent evaluation of the impact, implementation, and cost … Continue reading Evaluation of Skills for Secondary School Success (4S)
To understand the impact and implementation of the CCP project, CFA engaged SRI to conduct an independent evaluation of the project. This report presents findings from SRI’s comprehensive evaluation, offering insights into the project’s outcomes, the conditions that supported or hindered implementation, and key lessons to inform future efforts to strengthen career-connected learning pathways across … Continue reading Evaluation of the Career Connected Pathways Project | Final Report
SRI is excited to announce a new partnership with Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) to examine career development opportunities (CDOs) in the district.
In the November 2024 webinar Building Students’ Motivation and Learning Skills in Online Courses, researchers from the Postsecondary Teaching with Technology Collaborative shared insights from the Collaborative’s formative study of technology-enabled instructional strategies designed to support students’ self-directed learning in online and hybrid STEM courses.
SRI evaluated the effectiveness of high schools that offer students the opportunity to simultaneously pursue a high school diploma and earn up to 2 years of college credits. SRI, in conjunction with the American Institutes for Research, conducted a multiyear evaluation of the Early College High School (ECS) initiative. ECSs are created through a partnership … Continue reading Evaluation of the Early College High School Initiative
In partnership with Achieving the Dream, SRI is studying how using OER materials can facilitate improved educational experiences for college students through easier access to learning materials and transformative teaching and learning practices.
The LEARN Network recently hosted a panel discussion with scholars and practitioners who understand the unique considerations required to design, research, and scale evidence-based products in and across rural communities.
In this brief, we provide a profile of each Beyond ENE grantee that describes its student population during the 2022–23 school year as well as select progress metrics. These profiles draw from school administrative data and student survey data. Project: Evaluation of the Engage New England Initiative Download: The Beyond Engage New England Initiative: 2022–23 … Continue reading The Beyond Engage New England Initiative: 2022-23 School Profiles
Suzanne Donovan, executive director of the Strategic Education Research Partnership (SERP) Institute, and Vanessa Coleman, co-director of SRI’s Center for Education Research & Innovation, recently sat down for a conversation with Kori Hamilton Biagas to discuss scaling innovations that disrupt inequity and create system-level change.
Los Angeles City College’s STEM Pathways Program supported success for students underrepresented in STEM disciplines. Launched in 2016, the STEM Pathways Program at Los Angeles City College aimed to increase low-income and Hispanic/Latinx students’ participation and success in STEM fields. The program included STEM tutoring, specialized counseling, faculty mentoring, math boot camps, undergraduate research experiences … Continue reading Evaluation of LA City College’s STEM Pathways Program
SRI’s evaluation of the California Community College Linked Learning Initiative (CCCLLI) addressed implementation issues and institutional and student outcomes of work by three community colleges and partnering K–12 districts to use Linked Learning to improve college transitions and success. The California Community College Linked Learning Initiative (CCCLLI) aimed to increase student success in community college, … Continue reading Evaluation of the California Community College Linked Learning Initiative