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•The latest guidelines released by the National Council of Teachers of Math can be found here
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Study Finds Mixed Success for ‘Enhanced’ After-School Lessons
•“The Evaluation of Enhanced Academic Instruction in After-School Programs: Final Report” is from the U.S. Department of Education
•“Does Higher Quality Early Child Care Promote Low-Income Children’s Math and Reading Achievement in Middle Childhood?” is from the Society for Research in Child Development
Segregation and Student Achievement
•“Why Boundaries Matter: A Study of Five Separate and Unequal Long Island School Districts” is from the Teachers College, Columbia University
•“Recognition & Response” is from the FPG Child Development Institute
•“The Experience of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Middle School Students” is from the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network
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Achievement Gaps Continue to Narrow, Report Says
•“Are Achievement Gaps Closing and Is Achievement Rising for All?” is from the Center on Education Policy
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Consortium’s Algebra Test Again Yields Poor Results
•The “ADP End-of-Course Exams: 2009 Annual Report” can be found here
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GAO Calls Four States ‘High Risk’ on Stimulus
•“Funds Continue to Provide Fiscal Relief to States and Localities, While Accountability and Reporting Challenges Need to Be Fully Addressed” can be found here