MNA extends its portfolio. We have been invited to conduct a 2-day intensive grant / proposal writing workshop for STEM and social sciences faculty at Dillard University (LA) in early fall. We will draw from our vast experience in grant writing assistance as well as completing research and program evaluations of several federally funded programs since 2004. Looking forward to this new opportunity and learning experience. …
News and Updates
Dashboard Developed for Front Range Community College, Fort Collins (CO)
At MNA, we take time to better understand all our clients' needs especially when it comes to communicating evaluation results more effectively to a wider audience. One of our clients, Front Range Community College in Fort Collins, CO, received a USDE-funded Title III Institutional Capacity Grant last fall. MNA was hired as their external evaluators. In order to better assess their 14 program objectives across five years in multiple locations, we have developed a data dashboard to visually …
Sweet 16 goes to Colorado!
MNA adds Colorado to its growing portfolio. We are happy to start work with the Front Range Community College (FRCC) in beautiful Fort Collins to externally evaluate their newly funded U.S. Department of Education's Title III (Strengthening Institutional Capacity) grant over the course of five years. The grant focuses on providing academic and co-curricular supports and opportunities to increase enrollment and enhance student persistence, retention, and completion. This is MNA's second Title III …
An interactive infographic on distribution of Black teachers across the U.S. using Census data
This is our first installment of an interactive infographic that shows the overall distribution (in percentages) of Black teachers across the U.S. This is part of our ongoing data mining and research work on teacher diversity issues in the U.S. with the Black Teacher Collaborative, an Atlanta-based not-for-profit organization. Using the link: https://lnkd.in/dp9s_hN please click on the various regions to see the distribution at the macro-level. (Data source: Public Use Microdata Areas, U.S. …
MNA’s first digital evaluation report is completed!
We are very excited to share our first (of many, hopefully!) digital evaluation report for the Summer Arts Learning Academy (SALA, 2017) project completed for the Young Audiences of Maryland. We sincerely thank YAMD for the opportunity to work on the project. Enjoy! http://mnassociatesinc.com/report/young-audiences-maryland-summer-arts-learning-academy/ …
MNA joins forces to complete a data mining and research project with Altanta-based not-for-profit organization, Black Teacher Collaborative
We are excited to start our new work with the Atlanta-based not-for-profit social entrepreneurship organization, Black Teacher Collaborative (BTC) to complete an intensive data mining and research project on teacher diversity issues in the U.S. classrooms. Stay tuned for data insights, summaries, and some cool infographics. …
Happy Holidays from MNA!
As another year of productive collaboration and collective impact draws to a close, we reflect on what a busy year it has been for MN Associates, Inc. (MNA). We have surpassed the milestone of completing 160+ evaluation reports. Our team continues to grow! We are now a team of six. Our work continued to expand across multiple areas including: STEM education, after-school enrichment, social studies education, literacy, digital education, arts integration, gifted and talented education, leadership …
MNA steps into the world of gifted and talented (GT) education, dual enrollment, and early college experience with Florida Atlantic University.
Florida Atlantic University (FAU) contracts with MNA to evaluate the 5-year U.S. Department of Education Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Program. The FAU-AIR (Academies of Innovation and Research) will serve up to 1,700 gifted and talented (GT) under served minority students selected from the university’s early college high school (ECHS) program on campus to provide them intensive academic and support services that include: peer mentoring, intrusive advisement, tutoring, …
Mindfulness education at a Baltimore City elementary school
Mindfulness education has been receiving a lot of attention. We would like to take a moment to highlight one of our ongoing evaluation projects of one such program at an elementary school in Baltimore City called Holistic Me program, being run by Holistic Life foundation. Several studies of the HM program have been conducted since 2010, demonstrating the perceived impact it has on students, including on self-control as well as in reducing problematic responses to stress. Many other studies have …
MNA and Enlighteneering, Inc. complete an evaluation of American University’s Key Executive Leadership Master’s Degree in Public Affairs (MPA) Program
MNA and Enlighteneering, Inc. complete an external evaluation of American University’s Key Executive Leadership Master’s Degree in Public Affairs (MPA) Program The purpose of the evaluation study was twofold: 1) to document the degree to which the MPA Program has enhanced or influenced the leadership abilities of MPA graduates, and 2) to contribute to ongoing efforts to build a system for continuous improvement of the program. Specifically, the evaluation study addresses the following …