Bradley Carl serves as the Value-Added Research Center's embedded researcher for the Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS). In this capacity, he splits time between WCER and the MPS Division of Research & Assessment to conduct program evaluations and research involving key MPS initiatives and district improvement efforts. Examples of completed work conducted to date include evaluations of MPS high schools, charter schools, and summer school programs; a single-gender classroom initiative at an MPS middle school; and the MPS/Milwaukee Recreation Arts Partnership program. His ongoing work includes evaluations of programs to improve transitions to high school, a postsecondary tracking system for MPS graduates, and an "early warning" system to identify students at high risk of failing to graduate from high school and graduating with low levels of college and workforce readiness. Dr. Carl holds a B.A. in international studies and history from Hamline University and a Ph.D. in sociology-urban studies from Michigan State University. He worked previously for the American Institutes for Research in Washington, D.C.; the Office of Educational Accountability at the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction; and the Center on Education and Work at UW-Madison.

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ARRA Evaluation of After-School Tutoring Programs

ARRA Evaluation of Programs and Services that Address Transitions To and From High School

Center for Value-Added Research at Milwaukee Public Schools