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Twin Cities PBS: Skillsville
Twin Cities PBS is developing Skillsville, a media-based program that aims to support children’s career exposure, executive function skills, and self-regulation strategies. This large-scale effort was one of two US Department of Education Ready to Learn grants awarded in 2020. REA is leading the research and evaluation activities that include a needs assessment with caregivers […]
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Meet Us At Interactivity 2026
Meet Scott Burg at the Association of Children’s Museums (ACM) Interactivity Conference 2026 in San Diego, CA from April 21st through April 23rd. Scott will be presenting a session called: Help Us Build It: A Field-Driven Toolkit for Supporting Children with Incarcerated Parents on Thursday, April 23rd from 1:15-2:30pm PST in Coral 2 with collaborators […]
Congratulations to Dr. Mehri Fadavi at @JacksonStateU for winning the Trailblazer Award for her work at the University! Dr. Nisaa Kirtman of REA has served as the evaluator on many of her grants and we are so glad to see Dr. Fadavi win this great honor.
Join REA Research Principal Nisaa Kirtman and Senior Research Associate Alex Gurn, @AyeshaBoyce and Mallary Swartz TODAY at 2pm EST as they present: Elevating the Voices of Black Parents and Caregivers #evaluation #research #edresearch
Thrilled to share my latest work, "Continuing the Work of Black Girlhood Studies," a chapter co-authored w/ my long term research partner Dr. Nisaa Kirtman. It is a deep dive into Black girls' success in STEM in "Ourselves in Our Work: Black Women Scholars of Black Girlhood".
Let's celebrate REA Research Principal Nisaa Kirtman for her new book chapter co-written with @6Gems, "Continuing the Work of Black Girlhood Studies: Culturally Centered Program Development & Evaluation."
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