Research & Evaluation Services
Literacy
The Education Alliance conducts evaluations of literacy programs from preschool through high school. Whether it is evaluating professional development in literacy for high school teachers or assessing the impact of programs specifically for struggling readers. Examples of recent work include:
New Approaches to Reading and Writing in the Secondary Content Areas Rhode Island
The Rhode Island Writing Project, a program at Rhode Island College, contracted with The Education Alliance to evaluate the "New Approaches to Reading and Writing in the Secondary Content Areas" Project. Funded for four years by the Rhode Island Office of Higher Education, the Project engaged teachers from middle and high schools in Woonsocket, Providence, Warwick and North Providence, RI.
Striving Readers ProgramMassachusetts
The Springfield-Chicopee, MA school districts contracted with The Education Alliance to assess the impact on student achievement of the U.S. Department of Education's Striving Readers program using a randomized control trial in five high schools.
Ready to Learn Providence: Evaluation
Rhode Island
Ready to Learn Providence (R2LP) contracted with The Education Alliance to conduct an initial evaluation of R2LP's work. R2LP is an initiative to improve the early learning opportunities for all children in Providence, RI while specifically focusing on the eight linguistically and culturally diverse neighborhoods exhibiting the greatest need.
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