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‘Gifted’ Label Said to Miss Dynamic Nature of Talent
• A new book, “The Development of Giftedness and Talent Across the Life Span” is slated for release in January by the American Psychological Association.
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Action on Religious Schools Urged
• “Preserving a Critical National Asset: America’s Disadvantaged Students and the Crisis in Faith-Based Urban Schools” is by the White House Domestic Policy Council.
•“The 2007 National School Climate Survey” is available from GLSEN, the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network.
• “America’s Health Starts With Healthy Children: How Do States Compare?” is by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
• “No Change in Weight-Based Teasing When School-Based Obesity Policies Are Implemented” is published in the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine.
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Efforts Undertaken to Publicize Math Panel’s Results
• The Department of Education’s Doing What Works Web site has a new section centered on “Critical Foundations of Algebra.”
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After-School Sessions Expanding the Reach of Summer Program
• “Evaluation of the Kansas City CDF Freedom Schools Initiative” is by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.
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Latest ‘Reading First’ Study Reports Limited Benefits
• “Reading First Implementation Evaluation Final Report” is from the Department of Education.
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Other Big Cities Pursued Goals, Strategies Similar to Chicago Project’s Plan
• The records from the Chicago Annenberg Challenge are available from the Annenberg Foundation.
