Research & Evaluation Services
Comprehensive School Reform
The Education Alliance conducts evaluations under the federal Comprehensive School Reform grants program as well as evaluations of other programs designed to impact the whole school. Our past and current evaluations range from statewide implementations to charter school feasibility studies. Examples of recent work include:
Implementing for Success: An Analysis of Five CSR ModelsUnited States
The United States Department of Education contracted with The Education Alliance to conduct an evaluation of the implementation of six widely used comprehensive school reform models and changes in teacher practice and student performance in 90 predominantly low-performing schools across the eastern United States.
Comprehensive School Reform Program: State Evaluations
Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Connecticut & New York City
The departments of education in Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Connecticut and New York City contracted individually with The Education Alliance to conduct evaluations of the implementation of each state's Comprehensive School Reform (CSR) program.
Transient Opportunity Program: Evaluation
Massachusetts
The Holyoke Public School District (Holyoke, MA) contracted with The Education Alliance to conduct an evaluation of the Transient Opportunity Program focusing on its first year of operation dedicated to providing services for highly mobile middle school students.
International Charter School Feasibility Study Rhode Island
The International Charter School (ICS) of Pawtucket, RI contracted with The Education Alliance to help the school's governors determine the feasibility of offering middle school instruction and to answer some questions related to the existing program.
Magnet School Assistance ProgramsMassachusetts, Connecticut, New York, Tennessee, Florida
American Education Solutions and The Education Alliance have partnered to conduct evaluations of the quality and effectiveness of federally funded Magnet School Assistance Programs (MSAP) for over eight years. Evaluations conducted through this partnership target educational opportunities designed to benefit 45,000 minority students in multiple diverse school districts from New York to Florida.
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