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:

2008
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
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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
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2006
October	Are Boys Making the Grade? Gender Gaps in Achievement and Attainment
September	Executive Summary - A Decade of Boston School Reform: Reflections and Aspirations
April	The Road Not Taken: Horace Mann Charter Schools in Massachusetts
February	Data-Driven Teaching: Tools and Trends
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2005
Fall/Winter	Scaling Up: Reform Lessons for Urban Comprehensive High Schools
Fall	Win-Win Labor-Management Collaboration in Education: Breakthrough Practices to Benefit Students, Teachers, and Administrators
April	Reaching Capacity: A Blueprint for the State Role in Improving Low Performing Schools and Districts
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2004
Fall	Massachusetts Charter Schools & Their Feeder Districts: A Demographic Analysis
Fall	Examining State Intervention Capacity: Policy Brief
Spring	Improving Early Education and Care in Massachusetts: Policy Brief
Spring	Gaining Ground: Value-Added Analysis for Massachusetts Policy Proposal
April	Pathways to Graduation: Supporting All Students to Mastery A Retrospective Look at the Class of 2003
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2003
November	Head of the Class: Characteristics of Higher Performing Urban High Schools in Massachusetts
October	No Child Left Behind - Opportunity or Obstacle for Massachusetts: Feedback From the Field - Interviews with Selected Superintendents
May	Mapping School Choice
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Ongoing
	Research Commissioned by the Massachusetts Education Reform Review Commission