Connecting Students and Schools
By: Ted Wills, Ruth Curran Neild, Molly Pileggi
April 2019
This report studies attendance patterns of first-time SDP ninth graders during the 2015-16 and 2016-17 school years. It examines the spread of overall attendance rates in these two student cohorts, patterns over the course of their ninth grade year, and how those patterns differ for students with different levels of academic achievement.
Teachers and Leaders
By: Matthew P. Steinberg, Haisheng Yang
January 2019
This report provides evidence on principal mobility among traditional public schools (Tin the School District of Philadelphia and charter public schools located in Philadelphia during the 2007-08 through 2015-16 school years.
Young Readers and Writers
By: Rachel Comly, Ryan Fink, Jill Pierce, Adrianne Flack
January 2019
This study is an initial inquiry into the need and opportunity for cross-school professional learning for educators at Philadelphia charter schools. The study team interviewed teachers and leaders in early literacy instruction from six independent charter schools in Philadelphia.
On Track Through High School
By: Molly Pileggi, Kendra Strouf
October 2018
This brief extends analyses from the earlier report with data from two additional cohorts of first-time freshmen (the Classes of 2017 and 2018) to better understand whether the patterns described in the original report have been consistent over time.
Teachers and Leaders
By: Matthew P. Steinberg, Ruth Curran Neild, W. Kyle Canuette, Sharin Park, Emily Schulman, and Melissa Wright
September 2018
This study examines the number and percentage of mobile teachers in the School District of Philadelphia from 2009-10 through 2015-16.
