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 Raps N.Y.C. Special Education Graduation Rate
- Read “Leaving School Empty Handed: A Report on Graduation and Dropout Rates for Students Who Receive Special Education Services in New York City” posted by Advocates for Children of New York.
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Report Roundup
- More Teachers Trained in Alternative Routes:
A summary of “Profile of Alternate Route Teachers 2005,” is available from the National Center for Education Information.
“Rates of Computer and Internet Use by Children in Nursery School and Students in Kindergarten Through Twelfth Grade: 2003,” is available from the National Center for Education Statistics.
A summary of the report, “Which Schools Take Severe Disciplinary Actions? A Secondary Analysis of School Survey on Crime and Safety,” is posted by the News Bureau at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
“School Improvement Planning: What’s Missing?,” is a report posted by the UCLA School Mental Health Project.
The report, “Adolescent Cigarette Smoking: A Longitudinal Study Analysis Through Young Adulthood,” is posted by the National Center for Education Statistics.
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Chicago’s Charter Efforts Seen as Thoughtful
- “Chasing the Blues Away: Charter Schools Scale Up in Chicago” is available from the Progressive Policy Institute.
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Head Start Has ‘Modest’ Impact, Study Says
- “Head Start Impact Study, First Year Findings” is posted by the Administration for Children and Families.
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Ed. Dept. Seeks Bids for New NCLB Help Centers
- The U.S. Department of Education offers its formal request for proposals .
