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More Students Master ‘Basics’ on Writing NAEP
• “The Nation’s Report Card: Writing 2007,” is presented by The National Center for Education Statistics.
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Principals’ Group Updates Standards for Leadership
• Vision 2021 and “Leading Learning Communities: Standards for What Principals Should Know and be Able to Do” are published by the National Association of Elementary School Principals.
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Failing Schools Showed Progress With Most of the Same Teachers
• “The Benwood Plan: A Lesson in Comprehensive Teacher Reform,” is published by Education Sector.
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Dropout Campaigns Envisioned for States, 50 Key City Districts
• “Cities in Crisis” is produced by Editorial Projects in Education Research Center, the nonprofit corporation that publishes Education Week.