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Reviewers Urge Standards Fixes
•Find a draft of common core standards for english/language arts here and for math here
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Study Finds Teen Pregnancies on the Rise
•“U.S. Teenage Pregnancies, Births and Abortions: National and State Trends and Trends by Race and Ethnicity” is from the Guttmacher Institute and “Diploma Attainment Among Teen Mothers” is from Child Trends
•“Hopes, Fears and Reality” is is from the Center on Reinventing Public Education at the University of Washington, Bothell
•“The State of American Boyhood” and “No Map to Manhood” both appeared in Gender Issues
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•“Convergence and Contradictions in Teachers’ Perceptions of Policy Reform Ideas” is from Learning Point Associates
•“Use of Education Data at the Local Level: From Accountability to Instructional Improvement” is from the Office of Planning, Education and Policy Development
•“Gender Equity in Higher Education 2010" is from the American Council on Education
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Study Probes Educator Absences
•A link to “The Effect of Employment Protection on Worker Effort: Evidence From Public Schooling” can be found here
Data Group Turning to Use of Information
•“States’ Actions to Leverage Data to Improve Student Success” is from the Data Quality Campaign
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Report Examines Obstacles for Minority Male Students
•“The Educational Crisis Facing Young Men of Color” is from the College Board
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Core Knowledge to Link Curriculum to Core Standards
•Find information about the Core Knowledge Foundation here and a draft of the common core standards here
