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The Rennie Center conducts independent research to promote public discourse on educational improvement and inform policy discussions by key decision makers and opinion leaders. Research efforts culminate in the publication of reports and policy briefs, which are broadly disseminated to policy stakeholders in the public, private, nonprofit and media sectors. 

Research Publications by Topic:

Boston
Data Use
Early Education
English Language Learners
Federal Policy
Gender
High School Reform
Labor-Management
State Capacity
School Choice and Charters
Value Added Analysis


Research Publications by Date:

2009  
January  Meeting the Challenge: Promising Practices for Reducing the Dropout Rate in Massachusetts Schools and Districts
2008  
December Opportunity to Learn Audit: High School Science
June Opportunity to Learn Audit: Elementary School Science
April A Case Study of the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care
Executive Summary
Full Report
January Post-EQA Accountability: A Menu of Policy Options
 
2007  
June Seeking Effective Policies and Practices for English Language Learners
April Governing Change? Considerations for Education Policymakers
March A Decade of Urban School Reform: Persistence and Progress in the Boston Public Schools
February White Paper: Leadership for a New Era: State Education Agency and District Collaboration
 

2006

 
October Are Boys Making the Grade? Gender Gaps in Achievement and Attainment