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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Graduates Can’t Master College Text
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Tutoring Giant Regroups as Stock Price Sags
- View Educate Inc.‘s 2005 financial results.
K-8 Structure Gives No Academic Boost, Analysis Finds
- Read an abstract of “Re-examining Middle School Effects: A Comparison of Middle Grades Students in Middle Schools and K–8 Schools” from the American Journal of Education.
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Study Backs Principals as Effective in Evaluating Teachers
- “When Principals Rate Teachers” is available from Education Next.
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Report Roundup
- Upgrades Suggested for Teacher Quality:
“Every Child Deserves Our Best” is available from the North Carolina Association of Educators.
Read “Participation in Sports and Civic Engagement,” posted by The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement.
A summary of the fifth annual “Commonfund Benchmarks Study” is posted by Commonfund.
The “Global Youth Tobacco Survey” is posted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
“The Economic Benefits of High-Quality Early Childhood Programs: What Makes the Difference?” is available from the Committee for Economic Development.
