Street Law works. Studies show that our programs:
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Align with research-based civic education practices
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Enable teachers to adopt and continue to use student-centered learning pedagogy.
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Increase participants’ abilities to form and express opinions on contested public issues.
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Develop participants’ pathways to legal careers.
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Reduce recidivism among youth diverted from the juvenile justice system.
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Build the skills of future legal professionals.
Formal evaluation findings
Supreme Court Summer Institute for Teachers
An evaluation of the Supreme Court Summer Institute for Teachers, a six-day professional development program for secondary social studies teachers, found that:
- Teachers became significantly more confident in using Institute teaching strategies and content.
- Teachers’ use of Institute teaching strategies and content increased.
- Teachers’ knowledge about the Supreme Court grew.
Full Reports:
Legal Diversity Pipeline Program
Evaluations of the Legal Diversity Pipeline Program show increases in the following:
- Students’ awareness of legal career pathways
- Students’ awareness of the steps necessary to obtain those careers
- Students’ overall interest in the legal profession
- Students’ levels of inspiration by the program’s volunteers as role models
Full Reports:
2011 Legal Diversity Pipeline Program for Law Firms Evaluation Report
2007 Legal Diversity Pipeline Program for Corporate Legal Departments Evaluation Report