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•“Charting the Path from Engagement to Achievement: A Report on the 2009 High School Survey of Student Engagement” is from the Center for Evaluation and Education Policy.
•“Early Achievement Impacts of the Harlem Success Academy Charter School in New York City” is from the University of Pennsylvania.
•The “2009 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey” is from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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•“The GED” is from the National Bureau of Economic Research.
•“Students With Interrupted Formal Education: A Challenge for the New York City
Schools” is from the Advocates for Children of New York.
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Governor Launches Bill for Mayoral Takeover in Rochester
•N.Y. Gov. David A. Paterson introduced the mayoral-control bill.
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Standards Organizers Leave English Proficiency to States
•“Improving the Validity of English Language Learner Assessment Systems” is from UCLA’s National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing.
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Tough Times Ahead for Great Recession’s Children, Report Finds
• The Child and Youth Well-Being Index is from the Foundation for Child Development.
