The Center for Community Partnerships has a dedicated education research staff that works with local school districts, lawmakers, and community organizations to understand the landscape of education in the Charlottesville-Albemarle area and across Virginia as a whole. This research comes out of publicly available data, data that arises from data sharing agreements with Albemarle County Public Schools and Charlottesville City Schools, and data collected by the research team.
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Reading and Math SOL Test Outcomes in Virginia
Examine gaps in pass rates for Reading and Math SOL tests for VA school divisions.
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Math Course Acceleration: Increasing Rigor & Advancing Virginia Students’ Post-Secondary Futures
Improving educational outcomes for all Virginians will bolster our commonwealth’s economy and create competitive workers for the future, and middle and high school course taking decisions are an essential crossroads where many students can set themselves up for future success.
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Self-Efficacy Research Brief
Self-efficacy is the belief that a person can do what it takes to reach their goals. The research team works with local school districts to collect data on the career self-efficacy of 6th, 7th, and 8th graders.
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