Aug 14, 2017
BERC wrote about their Improvement Science. on EdWeek. One from the researchers perspective, and from the practitioner’s perspective.
Jan 30, 2017
Getting to High School in Baltimore: Student Commuting and Public Transportation Starting in 2015, BERC researchers became interested in high school student commutes and the potential relationship with attendance and tardiness. This first report examines the commutes...
Jan 18, 2017
Baltimore City Schools College Fact Book, by Rachel E. Durham, Rudy Ruiz and Faith Connolly, provides a detailed update through the class of 2015 as part of a series of reports about Baltimore City Schools graduates’ college access. For the first time, this...
Aug 15, 2016
Stocks in the Future, August 2016 This study presents outcomes on the Stocks in the Future program in several Baltimore City Schools. Stocks in the Future is a financial literacy and incentive program for students in grades 6 through 8, delivered weekly by...
Jun 2, 2016
This report, by Rachel E. Durham and Faith Connolly, examined the characteristics of students Community Schools serve, parent engagement, school climate, and student attendance outcomes, as compared to non-Community Schools. In addition, the report examines...
Mar 18, 2016
This brief examines kindergarten readiness and attendance in kindergarten for children enrolled in publicly provided early education programs as well as similar children who entered kindergarten without enrolling in these programs. Researchers found that children who...
