This page provides links to reports and resources highlighted in this issue of Education Week. The headlines show the Education Week stories in which the references appear. The links below them will take you to resource materials on other Web sites.
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Panel Urges New System for H.S. Data
- The report, “National Institute of Statistical Sciences/Education Statistics Services Institute Task Force on Graduation, Completion, and Dropout Indicators,” is available online from the NCES. ()
Evangelical Christian Schools See Growth
- “Characteristics of Private Schools in the United States” is available online from NCES.
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Abstinence-Only Curricula Misleading, Report Says
- The report, “The Content of Federally Funded Abstinence-Only Education Programs,” is available online from the Democratic staff of the House Government Reform Committee. ()
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Foundation Tackles Black Males’ School Woes
- “Public Education and Black Male Students: A State Report Card” is available online from The Schott Foundation for Public Education. ()
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Mass. Cities Noted for Progress With Spec. Ed. Students
- “A Study of MCAS Achievement and Promising Practices in Urban Special Education” is available online from the Donahue Institute. ()
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New Research Shows Some Math Practices Help Minority Pupils
- “Closing the Racial Achievement Gap: The Role of Reforming Instructional Practices” is available online from the Education Policy Analysis Archives. ()
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School Crime Rate Drops, Federal Report Says
- The report, “Indicators of School Crime and Safety,” is available online from the NCES. ()
Study: Foster Children in School Often Trail Their Peers
- Read an abstract of the study, “Educational Experiences of Children in Out-of-Home Care,” online from the University of Chicago’s Chapin Hall Center for Children.
N.J. Teachers Get Online Assistance
- View the tutorial, “English Language Learners in the Mainstream,” from the New Jersey Department of Education.
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International Study: Computers Linked to Learning Drop
- “Computers and Student Learning: Bivariate and Multivariate Evidence on the Availability and Use of Computers at Home and at School” is available online from CESifo. ()
Teaching & Learning Update
- Slightly Higher Teacher Shortages Reported in 2003-04:
The “2003 Educator Supply and Demand Research Report” is scheduled to be available soon from The American Association for Employment in Education.
“Career Academy National Standards of Practice” is available online from the National High School Alliance. ()
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Report Roundup
- NEA Ranks States on Ed. Spending:
The update of “Rankings and Estimates” is available online from the National Education Association. ()
A summary and ordering information for “Windows of Opportunity” are available online from NASBE.
“From Classroom to Citizen: American Attitudes on Civic Education” is scheduled to be available online in the near future from the Campaign for the Civic Mission of Schools.
“Engagement by Design” is available online from The Community College Survey of Student Engagement. ()
The 2004 “Video Game Report Card” is available online from the National Institute on Media and the Family.
“Learning by Doing” is available online from the Appalachian Regional Commission. ()
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Arkansas Facilities Study Sees $2.3 Billion in Needs
- “Arkansas Statewide Educational Facilities Assessment - 2004,” is available online from the Arkansas Task Force to Joint Committee on Educational Facilities. ()
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News in Brief: A State Capitals Roundup
- Report: Eight States Raised Taxes in 2004:
The report, “2004 Tax and Budget Review,” is available online from the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government. ()
