Research & Evidence

Published research & key findings on effectiveness of the Future Forward tutoring program:

Society for Research on Edu Effectiveness (SREE)

University of Wisconsin Socially Responsible Evaluation in Education:

Publication

Testing the Impact and Scalability of the Future Forward Literacy Program (2021)

Key Finding

ES = +0.130 (attendance)

What is the Sustained Impact of Future Forward on Reading Achievement, Attendance, and Special Education Placement Five Years after Participation? (2021)

ES = +0.190 (sustained impact on reading achievement)

30% reduction in placement in special education services

Results from a Multi-Site Regression Discontinuity Impact Study of the Future Forward Literacy Program (2020)

ES = + 0.164 (reading)

School Community Journal

SPARK (Future Forward) Early Literacy:

Publication

Testing the Impact of a Family–School–Community Partnership Literacy Intervention (2018)

Key Finding

ES = + 0.510 (reading)

Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk

Results of Randomized Control Trial Evaluation of SPARK (Future Forward) Literacy Program:

Publication

An Innovative Approach that Pairs One-on-One Tutoring with Family Engagement (2020)

Key Finding

ES = + 0.230 (reading)

This foundational study meets the Institute for Education Sciences What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) evidence standards Without Reservations and allowed Future Forward to be classified by the Center for Research and Reform in Education (CRRE) at Johns Hopkins University as one of a small number of literacy interventions that both work and meet the “strong evidence definitions” laid out in the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).