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Tracking and Detracking: High Achievers in Massachusetts Middle Schools
Tom Loveless / December 10, 2009
Brookings scholar Tom Loveless examines tracking and detracking in Massachusetts middle schools, focusing on changes that have occurred and the implications for high-achieving students. Among the findings: detracked schools have fewer advanced students in math than tracked schools and detracking is more popular in schools serving disadvantaged populations. ...
Seeking Quality in the Face of Adversity: 2008-09 Fordham Sponsorship Accountability Report
Kathryn Mullen Upton, Esq. / November 20, 2009
As a charter school sponsor (authorizer), Fordham submits an accountability report to the Ohio Department of Education at the end of November each year. The report includes profiles of each Fordham-sponsored school, as well as graphics comparing the achievement data of our schools, their home districts, and statewide averages. You'll ...
Stars by Which to Navigate? Scanning National and International Education Standards in 2009
Sheila Byrd Carmichael , W. Stephen Wilson , Chester E. Finn, Jr. , Stafford Palmieri , Amber M. Winkler, Ph.D. / October 8, 2009
Expert reviewers appraise the Common Core drafts -- which outline college and career readiness standards in reading, writing, speaking and listening, and in math -- and also evaluate the reading/writing and math frameworks that undergird the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study ...
From Schoolhouse to Courthouse
September 8, 2009
From Schoolhouse to Courthouse: The Judiciary's Role in American Education examines the role of the courts in modern American K-12 education. From race to speech, from religion to school funding, few aspects of education policy have escaped the courtroom. In this book, experts describe just what the impact of judicial ...
International Lessons about National Standards
Sharif Shakrani , Richard Houang , William H. Schmidt / August 27, 2009
Whether the United States should embrace national standards and tests is perhaps today's hottest education issue. For guidance in addressing it, this report looks beyond our borders. How have other countries navigated these turbid waters? What can we learn from them? Expert analysts examined national standards and testing in Brazil, ...
2008-09 Ohio Report Card Analysis
Terry Ryan , Emmy L. Partin / August 24, 2009
Each year the Thomas B. Fordham Institute conducts an analysis of urban school performance in Ohio. Read the findings for Ohio's Big 8 schools for the 2008-09 school year. ...
