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On Policy, Student Achievement, States Pressing to Measure Up
January 9, 2012 - Quality Counts
 Despite continued fiscal pressures, states and the nation notch incremental gains on key indicators, Education Week's annual survey finds, though challenges remain.

Weighing States' School Performance, Policymaking
January 5, 2011 - Education Week
 The annual Quality Counts survey finds modest changes amid turbulent fiscal waters.

State of the States: Holding All States to High Standards
January 7, 2010 - Education Week
 The 14th edition of Education Week's Quality Counts continues the report's tradition of tracking key education indicators and grading the states on their policy efforts and outcomes.

Tracking U.S. Trends
March 24, 2009 - Education Week

Mismatch Between Policy Efforts and Projected Need for ESL Teachers
January 14, 2009 - Research Center

Mismatch Between Policy Efforts and Projected Need for ESL Teachers
May 12, 2010 - Education Week (Web)

Grading the States: Securing Progress, Striving to Improve
December 31, 2008 - Education Week

States with P-16 or P-20 Councils
June 11, 2008 - Research Center

States with P-16 or P-20 Councils
May 12, 2010 - Education Week (Web)

State Councils Vary in Form and Focus
May 30, 2008 - Education Week

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