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Matthew Jacob
Matthew Jacob is a Linda G. Hammett Ory fellow at EdRedesign and is a Ph.D. student in Public Policy at Harvard University in the Economics track. His research interests are around intergenerational mobility and inequality, with a particular focus on low-income housing, the causal effects of place and the role of social capital. In a pair of publications in Nature, Matthew and his co-authors show that children who grow up in communities with more cross-class interaction are much more likely to rise out of poverty. Prior to graduate school, Matthew was a Predoctoral Fellow at Opportunity
Place-Based Partnership Toolkit
This toolkit is intended to elevate lessons learned from a two-year project focused on understanding how backbones of place-based partnerships operate and to gain insights into the factors that impact their sustainability and success in driving community-level outcomes. It aims to support the work of practitioners within existing place-based partnerships, communities contemplating starting a place-based partnership, and funders that invest in these efforts.
A Compilation of Research on Cross-Sector Education and Career Partnerships
This REL West compilation of research is designed to support a series of conversations about how the literature on cross-sector collaboration for education improvement and cross-segmental partnerships can inform the development and strengthening of similar partnerships in Arizona.
Community Schools Playbook
This guide provides tools for advancing community schools as a strategy to improve schools, provide more equitable opportunities, and prepare students for success in life and as citizens.
Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring
The fourth edition of the Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring™ is intended to give this generation of practitioners a set of programmatic standards that will empower every agency and organization, and raise the bar on what quality mentoring services look like.
Evaluating Urban Resilience through the 100 Resilient Cities Program
This is the final outcome evaluation of the 100 Resilient Cities Program, which explored how municipal governments could boost their capacity for urban resilience.
Self-Healing Communities Model
This case study describes the implementation of the Self-Healing Communities Model in Cowiltz County, WA and illustrates its positive impact on a range of child and family outcomes.