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PIRLS of wisdom (PPT)
State-by-state charter school data (PDF)
Instruction: Also in Guide: High stakes testing PDF
School boards: Also in this guide: An American imperative: Public education
Policies
The straight story on high school graduation rates
Calculating high school graduation rates
Calculating high school graduation rates:At-a-glance
The straight story on high school graduation rates: Archived chat
Consumer's guide to education research
Finding credible research: Q&A
Common definitions for technical research terms: At a glance
A guide to standards-based reform
Measuring student growth: A guide for informed decision making
Measuring student growth: At a glance
Growth Models References
Pilot Models Summaries
Doing Growth Right: Archived Chat
Money matters: A primer on K-12 school funding
Money matters: At a glance
Money matters: Basic facts
Money matters: Tracking the education dollar
Money matters: Q&A
Money matters: How to dig deeper
Money matters: References
State funding formulas
State contributions to school budgets
A guide to the No Child Left Behind Act
Standards: A new national conversation?
Evaluating performance
More than a horse race: A guide to international tests of student achievement
Description of PISA Achievement Levels
Description of TIMSS Achievement Levels
Description of ALL Achievement Levels
Description of PIRLS Achievement Levels
International tests: At a glance
Who's in School? Percent of Population Enrolled in Formal Schooling
Where the U.S. Ranks Internationally in Reading, Math, and Science
Performance of U.S. Students on International Math Tests
Figure 2 Achievement Gap Based on Language Spoken at Home
Archived chat: International assessments
Global competitiveness fact sheet
A guide to international assessments: At a glance
Criticisms of international assessments: Fact or fiction?
Round-up of National Education Report Cards
The proficiency debate: A guide to NAEP achievement levels
Table 1: The proficiency debate
Table 2: The proficiency debate
Table 3: The proficiency debate
Table 4: The proficiency debate
Table 5: The proficiency debate
The proficiency debate: At a glance
Resources: The proficiency debate
Mapping state cut scores against NAEP: The proficiency debate
Score wars: Comparing the National Assessment of Educational Progress with state assessments
Table: Comparison of national and state assessments
Pay for Performance
The nature of assessment: A guide to standardized testing
Guide to standardized tests: Bell curve
Standards-based tests illustration
Table: Statewide assessments
Organizing a school
Class size and student achievement: Research review
Class size and student achievement: At a glance
Research review: High-performing, high-poverty schools
Research Q & A: High-performing, high-poverty schools
High-performing, High-poverty schools: At a glance
Making time: What research says about re-organizing school schedules
What research says about reorganizing school schedules: At a glance
Archived chat, Nov. 1, 2006: Time, instruction, and student learning
Making time for learning (PDF)
Making time for learning (PPT)
Q&A: What do we know about time, instruction, and student learning?
Time out: Is recess in danger?
But I thought I heard that ...
Full report on the effects of school organization on student engagement
School organization: Case studies
Structuring schools so students succeed: At a glance
Structuring schools so students succeed: Basic facts
School organization: References
School organization: Web resources
School organization: Q&A
Staffing/students
Teacher quality and student achievement research review
Research Q & A: Teacher quality and student achievement
Teacher quality and student achievement: At a glance
Keeping kids in school: What research says about preventing dropouts
Dropouts: Myths v. Realities
Keeping kids in school: At a glance
The United States of education: A guide to our changing demographics and their implications for public schools
Appendix: Tables 4, 5, 6, and 8
Changing demographics: At a glance
Wanted: Good teachers
The basic facts: Recruiting and retaining good teachers
Wanted: Good teachers - References
Better late than never? Examining late high school graduates
References: Better late than never?
Defining "late graduate"
Where the data comes from
Current NCLB regulations
Better late than never: At a glance
Policymakers
Instruction
Research review: Effects of high-stakes testing on instruction
Research Q & A: Standardized tests and their impact on schooling
High-stakes testing and effects on instruction: At a glance
Research review: What research says about the value of homework
Archived chat: Homework--What is it good for?
Research Q&A: Homework
What research says about the value of homework: At a glance
Preparing English language learners for academic success
Top five languages, by state
Limited English proficient students by grade level and state
Bibliography: English Language Learners
What NCLB says about ELL students
What research says about testing accommodations for ELLs
What research says about English language learners: At a glance
Archived Chat: Preparing English language learners for academic success
From beginner to stellar: Five tips on developing skillful readers
Early reading bibliography
NAEP achievement levels: Reading 1-3
Recent research on early reading
Fluency: Early readers
Phonics
Vocabulary
Phonemic awareness
Comprehension
Still learning: Reading beyond grade three
Building fluency
Enhancing comprehension
Expanding vocabulary
Motivation and other components of reading
Bibliography: Still Learning, reading beyond grade three
Still learning—reading beyond grade three: At a glance
Public education
Public Education and the Law
The law and its influence on public school districts: An overview
Free speech and public schools
Religion and public schools
Search and seizure, due process, and public schools
The Role of School Boards
Local school boards: Reflections of American democracy
Five characteristics of an effective school board
Executive summary: School boards and the power of the public
An American Imperative: Public education
All in favor: Voting in local school board elections
All in favor: Cast your vote for student success

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