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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Report Roundup
- After-School Efforts Tied To Achievement:
An abstract of “An Ecological Analysis of After-School Program Participation on the Development of Academic Performance and Motivational Attributes for Disadvantaged Children” is available from Blackwell Synergy.
More information about the survey is provided by the Start Something program.
“Conditions of Teaching in Charter/Community Schools in Ohio,” is available from The Ohio Collaborative.
“Voices Study” is available from America’s Promise-The Alliance for Youth.
“TV Advertising to Children 1977 vs. 2004” is posted by the Federal Trade Commission.
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South Posts Big Gains on Long-Term NAEP in Reading and Math
- The National Center for Education Statistics provides more information on “NAEP 2004 Long-Term Trend Assessments.”
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Study Urges Work on Kindergarten Policy
- Read the report, “Full-Day Kindergarten: A Study of State Policies in the United States,” from the Education Commission of the States.