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3 books by Augustine, Catherine H.
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Getting to Work on Summer Learning: Recommended Practices for Success
Catherine H. Augustine
RAND Corporation, 2013
Library of Congress LC5751.A94 2013 | Dewey Decimal 371.232
RAND is conducting a longitudinal study that evaluates the effectiveness of voluntary summer learning programs in reducing summer learning loss, which contributes substantially to the achievement gap between low- and higher-income students. Based on evaluations of programs in six school districts, this second report in a series provides research-based advice for school district leaders as they create and strengthen summer programs.
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Preservation of Affordable Rental Housing: Evaluation of the MacArthur Foundation's Window of Opportunity Initiative
Heather L. Schwartz
RAND Corporation, 2016
Library of Congress HD7288.85.U6S39 2016 | Dewey Decimal 333.338
In 2000, the MacArthur Foundation began the Window of Opportunity, a 20-year, $187 million philanthropic initiative intended to help preserve privately owned affordable rental housing. The authors of this report assess whether the initiative achieved its goals and identify lessons learned about effective preservation practices, as well as about the implementation of large-scale philanthropic initiatives generally.
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Ready for Fall? Near-Term Effects of Voluntary Summer Learning Programs on Low-Income Students' Learning Opportunities and Outcomes
Jennifer Sloan McCombs
RAND Corporation, 2014
Library of Congress LC5751.M44 2014 | Dewey Decimal 371.232
The Wallace Foundation’s National Summer Learning Study, conducted by RAND and launched in 2011, offers the first assessment of district-run voluntary summer programs over the short and long run. This report, the second of five that will result from the study, looks at how summer programs affected student performance on math, reading, and social and emotional assessments in fall 2013.
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