RESEARCH FOR ACTION INC

RFA ENVISIONS A JUST EDUCATION SYSTEM, WHERE ALL STUDENTS, ESPECIALLY LEARNERS FROM UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO THRIVE FROM PRE-K THROUGH POSTSECONDARY AND INTO THE WORKFORCE. RECOGNIZING RESEARCH AS A POWERFUL MECHANISM FOR ADVANCING EDUCATION SYSTEMS CHANGE, WE PARTNER WITH CHANGE AGENTS ON ACTIONABLE RESEARCH AND EVALUATION PROJECTS THAT INFORM THE DEVELOPMENT AND SCALE OF HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND POLICIES. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O).IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, RFA'S APPROXIMATELY 30 RESEARCHERS PARTNERED WITH MORE THAN 20 UNIQUE PARTNERS AND CLIENTS ACROSS THE UNITED STATESRANGING FROM DIRECT-SERVICE NONPROFITS TO PHILANTHROPIC FOUNDATIONS TO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND STATE SYSTEMS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, TO STATE AND LOCAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENTS, AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. THROUGH THESE PARTNERSHIPS, RFA DESIGNED AND IMPLEMENTED OVER TWO DOZEN INNOVATIVE RESEARCH PROJECTS YIELDING APPROXIMATELY 50 ACTIONABLE REPORTS DISTILLING EMPIRICAL INSIGHTS AND POLICY GUIDANCE. FURTHER, WE MAKE RESEARCH ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH ACCOMPANYING SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, BLOGS, MEDIA CITATIONS, LEGISLATIVE TESTIMONY AND OTHER THOUGHT LEADERSHIP, DEMONSTRATING RFA'S IMPACT ON ENSURING ALL STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES CAN ACCESS HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES. AN ADDITIONAL MEASURE OF OUR EFFECTIVENESS IS THAT RFA IS FREQUENTLY ASKED TO CONDUCT REPEAT WORK FOR OUR CLIENTS AND PARTNERS, DEMONSTRATING THE VALUE AND UTILITY OF OUR RESEARCH ON PROGRAMMATIC AND POLICY DECISION-MAKING.