Foundations Support “Better Evidence for Better Schools”
“These resources are critical for helping us build stronger connections with educators, policymakers, and community groups,” said James J. Kemple, the Research Alliance’s executive director. “Our aim is to produce ‘better evidence for better schools’ by engaging a range of education stakeholders, and conducting research that is not only rigorous, but also relevant to the problems that educators face in schools and classrooms.”
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We Are Growing!
The Research Alliance recently welcomed several new staff; other members of our team have taken on new roles. Meet them here:
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| | Saskia Levy Thompson Joins the Research Alliance |
| We are pleased to announce that Saskia Levy Thompson has been named Deputy Director of the Research Alliance for New York City Schools. In this newly created role, Ms. Thompson will focus on engaging educators, policymakers, and other stakeholders more deeply in the Research Alliance’s work, and on developing partnerships and resources needed to carry out new studies.
Much of Ms. Thompson’s career has been devoted to bridging the divides between education research, policy, and practice—an endeavor that lies at the heart of the Research Alliance’s mission. She joins the Research Alliance after four years at the NYC Department of Education, where she served on the senior leadership team for four chancellors. Previously, Ms. Thompson was a Senior Associate at MDRC, as well as the Executive Director of The Urban Assembly, a nonprofit network of schools serving high-poverty communities.
“The Research Alliance serves a unique and essential function as the independent research partner to New York City schools,” said Ms. Thompson. “As someone who has been a student, teacher and parent within the NYC public school system, I have a deep personal commitment to expanding educational opportunities here in my hometown. The Research Alliance has a key role to play, by producing rigorous, relevant, local evidence that can improve education policies and practices. I’m thrilled to be joining the team at this exciting moment in the Research Alliance’s development.”
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