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AED Research Team Can Help You
The AED R&E Team is a diverse group of researchers with extensive experience in all aspects of qualitative and quantitative research and evaluation. We provide a range of evaluation and TA services to help schools and programs engage in a continuous process of improvement geared to fostering equitable outcomes for all youth. Our clients include schools, school districts, community-based programs, foundations, government agencies, and intermediary organizations. http://edresearch.aed.org.

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How Women Access and Use Plan B in the United States: Findings of an Online Consumer Survey (2008) (PDF) Describes the results of an online national survey undertaken by AED to explore consumers' experiences the year after Plan B (emergency contraception) became available over the counter.

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Partnerships for College Access and Success: A Technical Assistance Toolkit and Resource Guide (2008) (PDF) Provides a roadmap for developing a communitywide initiative to connect working adults and high school students to postsecondary education and training. It reflects lessons learned from four years of work through the Partnerships for College Access and Success initiative, supported by the Lumina Foundation for Education, in eight communities across the country. Section 1, Section 2, Section 3

Great Science for Girls
A five-year initiative funded by the National Science Foundation and implemented and managed by the Educational Ewquity Center at AED to support girls’ interest and persistence in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). www.afterschool.org/gsg.

Partnership Support Organization to NYC Public Schools
AED New York is one of six partnership support organizations (PSO) chosen by the New York City Department of Education and New York City public schools to provide technical assistance to the schools. Initially, the AED PSO is focusing on the middle grades and drawing on its 12 years of experience with Middle Start, a comprehensive school improvement program for schools with middle grades. As of summer 2007, the AED PSO is working with 10 middle schools in New York City.

     Photo Credits:
     The Amber Charter School,
     New York, New York;
     Michigan Middle Start;
     and the Texas Migrant Council.