Browsing by Author "Read, Tory"

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    Closing the Achievement Gap: Creating Quality Choices: Charters
    (Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2008-01) Read, Tory
    Provides an overview of Casey's investments in charter schools, lessons learned, and challenges in securing funding, facilities, and teacher supply. Presents selected results such as higher reading and math scores and profiles of successful schools.
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    Closing the Achievement Gap: Creating Quality Choices: District Schools
    (Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2008-01) Read, Tory
    Highlights Casey's multi-year investment in an Atlanta school district, and examines contributing factors to improvements at one middle school in particular. Includes summaries of Casey's support for district improvement in Oakland and Philadelphia.
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    Closing the Achievement Gap: Creating Quality Choices: School, Family, Community Connections
    (Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2008-01) Read, Tory
    Highlights Casey's support for community schools — public schools enhanced by partnerships with organizations that provide programs for the entire community in low-income neighborhoods. Includes profiles of successful schools and lessons learned.
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    Closing the Achievement Gap: Creating Quality Choices: Vouchers
    (Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2008-01) Read, Tory
    Outlines Casey's investment in the District of Columbia's voucher program, as well as results, lessons learned, and suggestions for improving legislation. Includes profiles of Casey-supported efforts to improve programs in Florida and Wisconsin.
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    Closing the Achievement Gap: Getting to Results
    (Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2008-01) Read, Tory
    Outlines Casey's framework for measuring program results in terms of direct impact; influence on opinion, practice, or policy; and leverage to increase public and private investment in the program. Includes lessons learned and selected results.
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    Closing the Achievement Gap: Strategic Funding Attracts Co-Investment
    (Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2008-01) Read, Tory
    Outlines Casey's early investment in the Indianapolis mayor's charter initiative as part of an effort to support innovative but as yet unproven programs, seed results, and attract co-investment. Describes the impact of program-related investments.
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    Closing the Achievement Gap: Technical Assistance to Schools and School Support Organizations
    (Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2009-12) Read, Tory
    Describes Casey's investment in technical assistance and tools and training development to improve capacity and achievement at public and private schools. Includes grantee profiles, core activities supported, results, challenges, and lessons learned.
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    Closing the Achievement Gap: The Anatomy of Influence
    (Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2008-01) Read, Tory
    Looks at Casey's efforts to influence the education policy environment by gathering evidence of proven and promising practices, engaging target audiences, and delivering accessible messages. Profiles influence tools that have led to concrete results.