Limited school staff time is a crucial obstacle impeding cross-sector collaboration¶

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Evidence · 1 study · qualitative r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2015 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2020: baselines and conditions change

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Limited time, especially school staff time, has been a crucial obstacle impeding cross-sector collaboration across grantee districts. → McCullough 2015

Evidence¶

McCullough 2015¶

McCullough, M., Heinkel, L., & Keating, B. (2015). District-Charter Collaboration Grant Implementation: Findings from Interviews and Site Visits. Washington, DC: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/districtcharter-collaboration-grant-implementation-findings-from-interviews-and-site-visits

q2 · i? · qualitative · r2

Obstacle identified through the implementation study's interviews, focus groups, and site visits across grantee districts. Staff time constraints, rather than other barriers, were named as the crucial impediment to collaboration.

"Limited time—especially school staff time—has been a crucial obstacle impeding cross-sector collaboration."

Discussion¶

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