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Gains Seen in Retooled Teacher Ed.:
• “Value Added Assessment of Teacher Preparation in Louisiana: 2004-2006" is posted by the Louisiana Board of Regents.
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Report Roundup
Study Examines Leadership Needs:
• “A Mission of the Heart: What Does It Take to Transform a School?” is published by the Wallace Foundation.
Elementary Absenteeism:
• “A National Portrait of Chronic Absenteeism in the Early Grades” is available from the National Center for Children in Poverty.
Athlete Drug Testing:
• “Outcomes of a Prospective Trial of Student-Athlete Drug Testing: The Student Athlete Testing Using Random Notification (SATURN) Study” appeared in the November 2007 issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health.
English-Language Learners:
• “English, Language Education, and America’s Future” is published by the National Association of State Boards of Education.
How NAEP Works:
• “Understanding NAEP: Inside the Nation’s Education Report Card” is available from Education Sector.
Assistance for New Teachers:
• “New Teacher Support Pays Off: A Return on Investment for Educators and Kids” is published by the New Teacher Center.
Home-Based ‘Digital Divide’:
• “Children, Families, and Media: A Benchmark” is available from the Ready to Learn Partnership.
Commercialism in Schools:
• “Adrift: Schools in a Total Marketing Environment” is posted by Arizona State University’s Commercialism in Education Research Unit.
Online Learning in Higher Ed.:
• “Online Nation: Five Years of Growth in Online Learning” is available from the Sloan Consortium.
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New Small Schools in N.Y.C. Post Higher Graduation Rate:
• The final report on the New Century High Schools was conducted by Policy Studies Associates Inc.
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Study Finds No ‘Educational Triage’ Driven by NCLB:
• “Accountability Incentives” appeared in the Oct. 31 issue of Education Next.
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State, Local Officials Again Find ‘Reading First’ Useful:
• “Reading First: Locally Appreciated, Nationally Troubled” is posted by the Center on Education Policy.
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Ed. Dept. Holds Firm on Racial-Data Rules:
• “Final Guidance on Maintaining, Collecting, and Reporting Racial and Ethnic Data to the U.S. Department of Education” appeared in the Federal Register on Oct. 19.
