Alternative School, Performance, & Policy Database
Momentum maintains the nation’s most comprehensive compilation of alternative school data to
Initiatives
Momentum is involved in a number of collaborative efforts and initiatives aimed at helping schools provide the best possible education to their students -- whether by ensuring that schools are being evaluated accurately and fairly, or by ensuring that all students have access to school in high quality facilities.
Empower students
The future of education is in building processes that ensure accessibility to quality education for all students
We work together with schools and educational leaders to achieve greater student growth. We collaborate and work together with districts and schools to build an environment that ensures quality education for students from all background. Below we describe some of our current initiatives:
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Research Strengthening Educational Opportunity
Initiatives
Alternative Education
Student-Centered Growth System
An indexing system to measure and track student progress across multiple domains.
Measuring Opportunity Pilot Project (MOPP)
In 2017, Momentum prepared a white paper raising the idea of ‘accountability
Advance Great Authorizing & Modeling Excellence (A-Game)
The A-GAME project (Oct 2018-Dec 2021) was funded by a Charter School
A-Game Goals
Through the federally funded A-GAME initiative, Momentum and NCSI developed a combination
Accountability Reimagined
Accountability Reimagined is grounded in a set of foundational principles and the
Charter School Facilities
Charter School Facility Center
In 2018, Momentum helped the National Alliance apply for and launch the
Rural Charter Schools
Schoolhouse Network & USDA Financing Support
The Schoolhouse Network connects rural charter schools with resources and opportunities, notably
Research And Evaluation
Whether on behalf of partner organizations, to inform comparisons for a client, or to provide policy makers with data, Momentum has collected data and conducted analysis on a number of education related topics, including:
Schools that are difficult to measure using typical metrics and assessments found in large scale accountability systems, such as:
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04. dual language immersion schools, -
05. Other highly specialized schools
Charter school access to:
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03. Facilities grant programs
K-12 Education Policy Involving
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03. Charter school funding
In addition, Momentum works with partners to develop and administer surveys, including surveys of:
Social Emotional Competencies of AEC Students
Quality of charter school facilities
Public opinion of bond election results
Using Data to support large scale accountability and K-12 education policy
For those interested in collaborating on a research project, policy analysis, or other similar project, reach out to us on our Contact Page.
For those Interested in commissioning a research project, please see our Service page to learn about potential opportunities.
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