April 7, 2025

Stanford Awards Ed Partners’ RPP

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The Stanford-Sequoia K-12 Research Collaborative has co-created more than 20 research projects with local public school districts to support students in San Mateo County. Thomas S. Dee (third from right) of the Stanford GSE Gardner Center and Bonnie Hansen (second from left) of Sequoia Union spoke at the awards ceremony. | David Gonzalez

Stanford University awarded California Education Partners Stanford-Sequoia Research Practice Partnership (RPP) with a Community Partnerships Award on March 18, 2025. The annual award goes to partnerships between the University and groups near Stanford that work to advance the public good.

As a result of the Stanford-Sequoia RPP, the Sequoia Union High School District implemented changes to 9th-grade math placement policies and course pathways, eliminating remedial pathways, and hiring instructional coaches. A randomized control trial showed that students placed in grade-level math courses in 9th grade were more likely to finish geometry in 10th grade, and chronic absenteeism also was reduced. Explore other research findings from the Stanford-Sequoia Research Practice Partnership.