Search
advanced

Search for Knowledge Center Resources


advanced
Email to a FriendPrint-Friendly Version

Policy Reform

You are in the Policy Reform section of the Casey Foundation Knowledge Center, which offers resources that are either published or funded by the Casey Foundation. Resources address district, state, and federal reform efforts that effect schools, students, and communities.

See also the Our Work: Education, an overview of the Casey Foundation's investments in this issue.

See also all Education resources in the Knowledge Center.

Featured Publications

Publication thumbnail for The Connection Strategy: Preparing Young People to Succeed in College and Beyond

The Connection Strategy: Preparing Young People to Succeed in College and Beyond

2008

This report discusses academic content and state policy strategies, and describes Casey's work in Atlanta as one example of what schools and community organizations can do to strengthen the pipeline to educational and economic success for young people in their communities.

more >>

 
Publication thumbnail for Getting Back on Track: Effects of a Community College Program for Probationary Students (Executive Summary)

Getting Back on Track: Effects of a Community College Program for Probationary Students (Executive Summary)

2009

This executive summary details the findings of an evaluation of two community college programs—Opening Doors and Enhanced Opening Doors. The analysis of these two programs suggests that students who were required to required to take the college success course as proscribed in the Enhanced Opening Doors program were more likely to be moved off of academic probation.

more >>

 
Publication thumbnail for A Primer on the U.S. Public Education System: What A Donor Needs to Know About the Biggest Challenges and Biggest Opportunities

A Primer on the U.S. Public Education System: What A Donor Needs to Know About the Biggest Challenges and Biggest Opportunities

2009

This primer provides information on the characteristics of public school students, student achievement, public school funding, and school decision-making in order to help inform potential educational philanthropists.

more >>

 
Publication thumbnail for Understanding Reading First: What We Know, What We Don’t, and What’s Next

Understanding Reading First: What We Know, What We Don’t, and What’s Next

2009

This policy brief describes the context in which Reading First, a centerpiece of the No Child Left Behind Act , was implemented and the implications it had for both federal and state policy.

more >>

 
Publication thumbnail for Getting Back on Track: Effects of a Community College Program for Probationary Students

Getting Back on Track: Effects of a Community College Program for Probationary Students

2009

This report details the findings of an evaluation of two community college programs—Opening Doors and Enhanced Opening Doors. The analysis of these two programs suggests that students who were required to required to take the college success course as proscribed in the Enhanced Opening Doors program were more likely to be moved off of academic probation.

more >>

 
Publication thumbnail for Connecting Youth through Multiple Pathways

Connecting Youth through Multiple Pathways

2009

This slide deck is a field scan of what selected school districts, foundations, and nonprofit organizations are doing to reconnect at-risk young people to school and other social networks to prepare them for careers and further education.

more >>

 
view all Policy Reform publications