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| Students participating in music scored higher on the SATs than students with no arts participation |
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| The Arts and Conflict Resolution - A Natural Match |
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| Can Students Be Taught Nonviolence? |
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| What are some benefits of high self-esteem? |
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| $15 Million in Grants Awarded to Help States Study Technology's Impact on Student Achievement |
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| The Seattle Public School District is the first in the nation to win approval of its plan to use an unprecedented flexibility provision of the No Child Left Behind Act |
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| Parents And Teachers Agree: No Child Left Behind Reading First Program Is Producing Results |
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| How can schools retain principals? |
Source: ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Policy and Management - College of Education - University of Oregon
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| Average reading scale scores, grade 4 public schools: By state, 1992–2003 |
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| What are two requirements for measuring adequate yearly progress? |
1. Every student should make substantial academic progress every year in every class. Good instruction will ensure that they meet this goal.
2. The law requires that all schools be held accountable for making sure that every student learns.
Source: US Department of Education
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| How do districts support school reform? |
Source: Center for the Study of Teaching and Policy - CTP - University of Washington
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| Why is it important to stay current with statistics? |
“Reliable data are critical to informed decision making at all levels for improving education in America. In order to assess where the nation needs to go to meet the demands for educational improvement now and in the future, decisions need to be based on objective evidence of current conditions in education. Superintendents, principals, teachers, and librarians make decisions that influence the shape and direction of education for their students on a daily basis.
Source: Ms. Val Plisko, Associate Commissioner - U.S. Department of Education - This question was asked and the section above was taken from the response. Link forwards to NCES's main page
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| What is scientifically based research? |
Source: Clearinghouse on Educational Policy and Management - College of Education - University of Oregon
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| Finding Leaders for Hard-to-Staff Schools |
Source: Clearinghouse on Educational Policy and Management - College of Education - University of Oregon
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| The Nation’s Report Card: Reading 2002, Trial Urban District Assessment |
Overall Reading Results for the Urban Districts
Average scale scores - Results for grade 4
Results for grade 8
Source: National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), National Center for Education Statistics, Education Statistics Quarterly, Vol 5, Issue 3
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| Test scores from the Nation's Report Card |
Find results for the following subject areas: Arts, civics, economics, foreign language, geography, mathematics, reading, science, U.S. history and writing
Source: National Center for Education Statistics - National Assessment of Educational Progress
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| Crime and safety surveys |
Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2003
This report presents data on crime at school from the perspectives of students, teachers, principals, and the general population.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics - NCES
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| International comparisons in education |
NCES publishes results from international studies as the data become available. In addition, data from international studies and projects are incorporated into compilation reports, such as the Condition of Education and the Comparative Indicators of Education in the United States and Other G-8 Countries.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics
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| At what age do many youths begin alcohol experimentation? |
Source: http://www.self-esteem-nase.org/journal02.shtml
Self-Esteem and its relationship to alcohol and substance abuse prevention in adolescents
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| What can schools do to counteract bullying? |
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| Help in understanding problem behavior |
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| What are the different approaches to building self-esteem? |
There seem to be five different approaches to building self-esteem in students.
Source: http://www.self-esteem-nase.org - Question #22
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| Evaluating Three Programs Using a School Effectiveness Model |
Direct Instruction, Target Teach, and Class Size Reduction . This paper uses the model described above to look at three programs. Did the average ratings of the schools implementing these programs change? It has been submitted for publication.
Source: http://people.msoe.edu/~thompson/Papers/papers.htm
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