PSA worked with CCSSO to develop a reading resource intended to help improve national student reading performance. The resource builds on a discussion with state chiefs, reading experts, policy experts, and other stakeholder groups at the CCSSO’s 2020 Literacy Summit (CCSSO Hosts Literacy Summit | CCSSO).
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Co-edited by PSA’s Christina Russell and featuring a chapter by Jason Spector, Measure, Use, Improve! Data Use in Out-of-School Time (Information Age Publishing, 2020) shares the experience and wisdom from a broad cross-section of out-of-school time professionals, ranging from internal evaluators, to funders, to researchers, to policy advocates. Measure, Use, Improve! offers a guide for building a system of evaluation, with resources and ideas for evaluators and out-of-school organizations just getting started on their data journeys, and for those seeking to build and apply new knowledge to program improvement.
Read MoreNew PSA study finds that Reading Partners fosters the professional skills of its AmeriCorps members as well as informs their educational and career pathways, and influences their beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors related to civic engagement. See study overview, executive summary, and reports here.
Read MoreThe Center for Global Education at Asia Society has released a new paper authored by PSA’s Yvonne Woods on the role of global education in community and technical colleges, especially within Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs. The paper provides examples to support colleges and their faculty in integrating global competence into course content that prepares students for 21st century careers.
Read MorePSA is the co-author of a newly released report on the implementation of the federally funded Title VI Indian Education Formula Grants Program.
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