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Learning Time: In Pursuit of Educational Equity

Expanding Learning Opportunities for Youth and Their Families in the Mission Promise Neighborhood: An Interim Assessment

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2018

A Demographic Snapshot of Alternative School Enrollments in Select California Urban School Districts

Jamila Henderson

2017

An Implementation Study of the Early Childhood Language Development Institute (ECLDI): Dual-Capacity Professional Development in San Mateo County

Kendra Fehrer & Nicole Tognozzi
Learning Time: In Pursuit of Educational Equity

Marisa Saunders, Jorge Ruiz De Velasco, and Jeannie Oakes
Students with Amazing Goals (SWAG): Year 2 Interim Report

Jacob Leos-Urbel, Kendra Fehrer, Jamila Henderson, and Francine Biscocho
Higher Education and Silicon Valley: Connected but Conflicted [Supplementary Materials]

W. Richard Scott, Michael W. Kirst, and Colleagues
The Educational Success of Homeless and Highly Mobile Students in San Francisco Unified School District

Hadar Baharav, Jacob Leos-Urbel, Jelena Obradović, and Sarah Bardack
Accountability for Alternative Schools in California

Jorge Ruiz de Velasco and Daisy Gonzales
Expanding Learning Opportunities for Youth and Their Families in the Mission Promise Neighborhood: An Interim Assessment

Laurel Sipes and Jorge Ruiz De Velasco

2016

An Implementation Study of the Students with Amazing Goals (SWAG) Program: Year One

Manuelito Biag, Jacob Leos-Urbel, Jamila Henderson, Carolina Ornelas, and Amy Gerstein
Becoming a Community School: A Study of Oakland Unified School District Community School Implementation, 2015-2016

Kendra Fehrer, Jacob Leos-Urbel, Erica Messner, and Nicole Riley
Community Youth Engagement in East Palo Alto: A Study of the Youth Arts and Music Center Initiative

Jamila Henderson, Francine Biscocho, and Amy Gerstein
Aim High: Closing the Achievement and Opportunity Gaps Through Summer Learning

John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities
Data Use and Inquiry in Research-Practice Partnerships: Four Case Examples

Manuelito Biag, Amy Gerstein, Kendra Fehrer, Monika Sanchez, and Laurel Sipes
Equitable Access by Design: A Conceptual Framework for Integrated Student Supports within Linked Learning Pathways

Jorge Ruiz de Velasco, Elizabeth Newman, and Graciela Borsato
Defining Integrated Student Supports for Linked Learning Pathways

Jorge Ruiz de Velasco
Authority, Discipline, and the Marginalization of Youth in Schools

Prudence Carter, Travis Bristol, and Kia Darling-Hammond

2015

Oakland Unified School District Community Schools: Understanding Implementation Efforts to Support Students, Teachers, and Families

Kendra Fehrer and Jacob Leos-Urbel
The CORE Districts and Deeper Learning

Jorge Ruiz de Velasco
An Implementation Study of the Art in Action Program

Manuelito Biag, Erin Raab, and Mary Hofstedt
The Relationship between Playworks Participation and Student Attendance in Two School Districts

Jacob Leos-Urbel and Monika Sanchez

2014

Systemic, Integrated, and Sustainable Family Engagement across the Early Age Spectrum in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties

Kendra Fehrer
College Access and Completion among Boys and Young Men of Color: Literature Review of Promising Practices

Kara Dukakis, Nina Duong, Jorge Ruiz de Velasco, and Jamila Henderson
College Readiness Indicator System (CRIS) Resource Series

John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities; Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University; and UChicago Consortium on Chicago School Research
A Longitudinal View of Educational Outcomes for Preschool For All Participants in Redwood City School District

Monika Sanchez
Mission Promise Neighborhood: Residence and SFUSD Student Enrollment Patterns, 2011-2012

Cristina Lash, Monika Sanchez, and Rebecca London
The Links between Program Participation and Students’ Outcomes: The Redwood City Community Schools Project

Manuelito Biag and Sebastian Castrechini
Examining Students’ Math Course-Taking and Educational Outcomes in the Garden Grove Unified School District (Year 1)

Manuelito Biag and Imeh Williams

2013

Graduation Rates for East Palo Alto Students in the Sequoia Union High School District

Sebastian Castrechini
Early Childhood Community Schools Linkages: Advancing a Theory of Change

Kristin E. Geiser, S. Kwesi Rollins, Amy Gerstein, and Martin J. Blank
Positive Youth Development in Redwood City, 2012-2013

Lisa Westrich
Developing Alternative Placement Criteria for English Courses at City College of San Francisco

Sebastian Castrechini
Participation Among San Francisco Unified School District Students in Programs Offered by the Department of Children, Youth, and their Families

Imeh Williams
Examining Students’ Perceptions of the School Environment: Sequoia High School’s School Climate Survey

Manuelito Biag and Monika Sanchez
Findings from an Experimental Evaluation of Playworks: Effects on Play, Physical Activity, and Recess

Mathematica Policy Research & John W. Gardner Center for Youth and their Communities
From Data to Action: A Community Approach to Improving Youth Outcomes

Milbrey McLaughlin and Rebecca A. London
PASS-2: Putting Youth Contribution at the Center of Positive Youth Development in Oakland High Schools

Brandy P. Quinn and Kristin E. Geiser
A Study of Family Engagement in Redwood City Community Schools

Lisa Westrich and Karen Strobel
Analyzing Evidence of College Readiness: A Tri-Level Empirical and Conceptual Framework

Lambrina Kless, James Soland, and Maribel Santiago
Improving the Quality and Continuity of Practice across Early Childhood Education and Elementary Community School Settings

Kristin E. Geiser, Ilana M. Horwitz, and Amy Gerstein

2012

Oakland Kids First: Peers Advising Students to Succeed Implementation Study

Kristin E. Geiser and Brandy P. Quinn
Healthy Schools Initiative: Implementation Study in Four San Mateo County School Districts

Lisa Westrich, Monika Sanchez, Karen Strobel, and Nina Duong
Early Childhood Education and Community Schools Linkages Project: Implementation Study

Kristin E. Geiser, Ilana M. Horwitz, and Amy Gerstein
Math Placement Acceleration Initiative at the City College of San Francisco Developed with San Francisco Unified School District

Betsy Williams
Raising the Bar, Building Capacity: Driving Improvements in California's Continuation High Schools

Jorge Ruiz de Velasco and Milbrey McLaughlin
Truancy and Chronic Absence in Redwood City

Monika Sanchez
Caring and Motivating Middle School Classrooms

Karen Strobel and Graciela Borsato
Positive Student Outcomes in Community Schools

Sebastian Castrechini and Rebecca London
English Articulation Between the San Francisco Unified School District and the City College of San Francisco

Oded Gurantz

2011

Examining Student Outcomes Across Programs in Redwood City Community Schools

Sebastian Castrechini
Math Articulation between the San Francisco Unified School District and the City College of San Francisco

Oded Gurantz
Developing Early Warning Indicators for the San Francisco Unified School District

Oded Gurantz
PLUS: San Jose’s Successful Alternative Education Option

Milbrey McLaughlin and Hoorig Santikian
Playworks: Promoting Positive Youth Development in Low-Income Elementary Schools

Lisa Westrich, Rebecca A. London, Katie Stokes-Guinan, Nora Mallonee, and Milbrey W. McLaughlin
Playworks: Supporting Play and Physical Activity in Low Income Elementary Schools

Katie Stokes-Guinan, Rebecca London, Nora Mallonee, Lisa Westrich, and Milbrey McLaughlin

2010

Playworks Implementation in 8 Bay Area Elementary Schools: Final Report

Rebecca London, Nora Mallonee, Katie Stokes-Guinan, and Lisa Westrich
Practices that Promote Middle School Students’ Motivation and Achievement

Karen Strobel
Mapping Out-of-School Time Resources for East Palo Alto and Belle Haven Youth

Sebastian Castrechini
Secondary to Postsecondary Transitions for Youth in San Francisco Unified School District

Oded Gurantz
Early Playworks Implementation in Six Bay Area Elementary Schools

Rebecca A. London, Nora Mallonee, Katie Stokes-Guinan, and Lisa Westrich
Youth in the Middle: Envisioning and Implementing a Whole-School Youth Development Approach

Kristin Geiser and Christina O’Guinn
Linked Summer Programs for Youth: Opportunities, Challenges, and Innovations

William Penuel and Katrina Brink
State and Local Data Infrastructure for Tracking Secondary to Postsecondary Educational Outcomes

Rebecca London and Oded Gurantz
The Academic Progress of Alternative School Students Transitioning into Comprehensive High Schools

Oded Gurantz

2009

Educational Outcomes for Court Dependent Youth in San Mateo County

Sebastian Castrechini
Exploring the Link between Physical Fitness and Academic Achievement

Rebecca London and Sebastian Castrechini
Positive Youth Development: Individual, Setting, and System Level Indicators

Kara Dukakis, Rebecca London, Milbrey McLaughlin, and Devon Williamson
Boys & Girls Club Participation and English Language Development among English Learner Students

Rebecca London and Oded Gurantz

2008

Alternative Education Options: A Descriptive Study of California Continuation High Schools

Jorge Ruiz de Velasco, Greg Austin, Don Dixon, Joseph Johnson, Milbrey McLaughlin, and Lynne Perez

2007

A Model for Fostering Youth Leadership: The Youth Engaged in Leadership and Learning Program (YELL)

Karen Strobel and Ingrid Nelson
Understanding Youth Leadership Development: An Examination of the YELL Program

Karen Strobel and Ingrid Nelson
Youth Engaged in Leadership and Learning (YELL): A Handbook for Program Staff, Teachers, and Community Leaders

Yolanda Anyon, Katrina Brink, Marie Crawford, María Fernández, Mary Hofstedt, Jerusha Osberg, and Karen Strobel
Building Bridges: A Summer Program for Middle School Students Highlights a Community School in Action

Mary Hofstedt

2004

Integrating Technology into Community Youth Research

William R. Penuel, James H. Gray, and Deborah Kim

2003

Youth Empowerment: The Contributions and Challenges of Youth-Led Research in a High-Poverty, Urban Community

Yolanda Anyon with Sandra Naughton

2002

Creating Community Change: Challenges and Tensions in Community Youth Research

Maria Fernandez

2000

Community Counts: How Youth Organizations Matter for Youth Development

Milbrey McLaughlin