Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 3 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 5 |
Descriptor
| Grade 9 | 6 |
| Educational Change | 4 |
| High Schools | 3 |
| Urban Schools | 3 |
| Academic Achievement | 2 |
| High School Students | 2 |
| Interdisciplinary Approach | 2 |
| Intervention | 2 |
| Interviews | 2 |
| Observation | 2 |
| Program Descriptions | 2 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| MDRC | 6 |
Author
| Legters, Nettie | 2 |
| Parise, Leigh | 2 |
| Alonzo, Erick | 1 |
| Bloom, Howard S. | 1 |
| Boxer, Kate | 1 |
| Corrin, William | 1 |
| Garcia, Ivonne | 1 |
| Herlihy, Corinne M | 1 |
| Kemple, James J. | 1 |
| Rappaport, Shelley | 1 |
| Rosen, Rachel | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Reports - Research | 6 |
| Numerical/Quantitative Data | 1 |
Education Level
| Grade 9 | 6 |
| High Schools | 5 |
| Junior High Schools | 5 |
| Middle Schools | 5 |
| Secondary Education | 5 |
| Elementary Education | 1 |
| Grade 6 | 1 |
| Intermediate Grades | 1 |
Audience
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| ACT Assessment | 1 |
| Florida Comprehensive… | 1 |
| SAT (College Admission Test) | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
| Meets WWC Standards without Reservations | 2 |
| Meets WWC Standards with or without Reservations | 2 |
| Does not meet standards | 2 |
Download full textZhu, Pei; Garcia, Ivonne; Boxer, Kate; Wadhera, Sidhant; Alonzo, Erick – MDRC, 2019
To test whether a growth mindset intervention could improve the academic performance of adolescents, the National Study of Learning Mindsets (NSLM) implemented a low-cost growth mindset intervention specifically designed for ninth-graders in a nationally representative sample of regular high schools during the 2015-2016 school year. The national…
Descriptors: High School Students, Grade 9, Learning Motivation, Intervention
Legters, Nettie; Parise, Leigh – MDRC, 2016
Providing ninth-graders with academic and social support can put more students on the graduation path, but it can be challenging for schools and school systems to implement that support routinely and effectively. This brief describes how Broward County Public Schools adopted a community of practice (CoP) approach to improve school-based teams'…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Urban Schools, Grade 9, Educational Policy
Corrin, William; Sepanik, Susan; Rosen, Rachel; Shane, Andrea – MDRC, 2016
Diplomas Now is a partnership of three national organizations--Talent Development Secondary, City Year, and Communities In Schools--collaborating in an effort to transform urban secondary schools so that fewer students drop out and more graduate ready for postsecondary education and work. With the goal of a continuous system of support through…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Program Effectiveness, Intervention, Urban Schools
Legters, Nettie; Parise, Leigh; Rappaport, Shelley – MDRC, 2013
Researchers from MDRC and Johns Hopkins University partnered with Florida's Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) in 2009 to launch an independent evaluation of the district's initiative to implement Ninth Grade Academies (NGAs) in every district high school. An NGA is a self-contained learning community for ninth-graders that operates as a school…
Descriptors: Career Academies, Grade 9, Program Implementation, High Schools
Bloom, Howard S.; Unterman, Rebecca – MDRC, 2013
In 2002, New York City embarked on an ambitious and wide-ranging series of education reforms. At the heart of its high school reforms were three interrelated changes: the institution of a district wide high school choice process for all rising ninth-graders, the closure of 31 large, failing high schools with an average graduation rate of 40…
Descriptors: Small Schools, Public Schools, High Schools, School Choice
Kemple, James J.; Herlihy, Corinne M – MDRC, 2004
The Talent Development High School model is an education reform initiative that aims to improve the academic achievement of students in large, nonselective, comprehensive high schools. In operation at 33 high schools in 12 states across the country, the approach encompasses five main features: (1) small learning communities, organized around…
Descriptors: High Risk Students, Educational Change, Talent Development, Parent Participation
