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Evaluating World History Texts in Wisconsin Public High Schools
Paul Kengor, Wisconsin Policy Research Institute ReportJune 2002
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Private School Racial Enrollments and Segregation
Sean Reardon and John Yun, The Civil Rights Project, Harvard UniversityJune 2002
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In the wake of Zelman, where are the private schools?
The Supreme Court's voucher decision last Thursday produced cheers from many quarters, some of them expected (Institute for Justice, Senator Voinovich), others less so (President Bush, New Republic legal specialist Jeffrey Rosen).
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More training isn't the key to better teachers
When the Department of Education recently reported to Congress on the state of teacher quality and teacher training in America, Secretary Paige concluded that teacher licensure today depends too heavily on training in pedagogy, and recommended that pathways into teaching be created for individuals who lack coursework in education (
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Court says New York is meeting its obligation to prepare citizens for basic duties
A New York state appeals court last week reversed a lower court ruling that the state was not meeting its obligation to provide students in New York City with a sound, basic education.
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Initiative to help states, schools ensure that No Child is Left Behind
While the newspapers have abounded with reports of state and school-district concerns about the implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), the Department of Education last week announced the launch of a demonstration project aimed at helping states put the principles of NCLB into action.
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Class Size Reduction, Teacher Quality, and Academic Achievement in California Public Elementary Schools
Christopher Jepsen and Steven Rivkin, Public Policy Institute of California2002
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Beating the Odds II: A City-by-City Analysis of Student Performance and Achievement Gaps on State Assessments (Spring 2001 Results)
Council of the Great City SchoolsJune 2002
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School choice crossroads
In a forceful editorial the day after the Zelman decision, The Washington Post hailed the ruling, restated the need for experimentation, and urged choice opponents not to become fixated on blurring of church-state lines. "We don't belittle the dangers. But the dangers of vouchers are hypothetical ones at this stage.