Links in Education Week: May 24, 2006

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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Under Pressure, NBPTS to Release Full Study

• “Comparison of the Effects of NBPTS Certified Teachers With Other Teachers on the Rate of Student Academic Progress” is posted by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.

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Immigrants in Developed Nations Lag Behind Native Peers in School

• “Where Immigrant Students Succeed” is posted by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

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Report Roundup

• States Seen to Inflate Educational Progress:
  “Hot Air: How States Inflate Their Educational Progress Under NCLB” is posted by Education Sector.

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Survey Finds Majority of Elementary Schools Still Offer Recess Time

• “Calories In, Calories Out: Food and Exercise in Public Elementary Schools, 2005" is available from the National Center for Education Statistics.