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Students in Boston’s ‘Pilot’ Schools Outpacing Others:
• “Strong Results, High Demand: A Four-Year Study of Boston’s Pilot High Schools” was published by the Center for Collaborative Education.
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‘Turnaround’ Work Needs Rethinking, New Report Says:
• “The Turnaround Challenge” is posted by Mass Insight Education and Research Institute.
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Web Site Offers Information on ‘21st-Century Skills’:
• Visit the Partnership for 21st Century Skills’ new Web site, “Route 21.”
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Report Roundup
SREB Evaluates Leadership Efforts:
• “Schools Need Good Leaders Now: State Progress in Creating a Learning-Centered School Leadership System” was published by the Southern Regional Education Board.
School Board Accountability:
• “Accountability Lost” appeared in the winter 2008 issue of Education Next.
Sex Education:
• “Emerging Answers 2007" was published by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy.
Science Education:
• “The Status of Science Education in Bay Area Elementary Schools” was conducted by the Lawrence Hall of Science at the University of California, Berkeley.
High School Dropouts:
• “The High Cost of High School Dropouts: What the Nation Pays for Inadequate High Schools” is available from the Alliance for Excellent Education.
Dropout Prevention:
• “Approaches to Dropout Prevention: Heeding Early Warning Signs With Appropriate Interventions” is posted by the American Institutes for Research’s National High School Center.
Teacher-Pay Policies:
• “Current State Policies that Reform Teacher Pay” is available from the Center for American Progress.
School Readiness:
• “Who Is Ahead and Who Is Behind? Gaps in School Readiness and Student Achievement in the Early Grades for California’s Children” and “Early Care and Education in the Golden State: Publicly Funded Programs Serving California’s Preschool-Age Children” both were published by the Rand Corp.
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N.Y.C. District Issues ‘Value Added’ Grades for Schools:
• Read the progress reports on New York City schools.
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No Easy Answers About NCLB’s Effect on ‘Poverty Gap’:
• Standards-Based Reform and the Poverty Gap can be ordered from the Brookings Institution.
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GAO Urges Better Oversight of Voucher Program in D.C.:
• Read the GAO report on the District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program.
