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:

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
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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