| ACHIEVEMENT GAPS:
A Nation at Risk (1983) by the National Commission on Excellence in Education *
Beating the Odds Report (2004-05) by Council on Greater City Schools
ETS-Addressing Achievement Gaps (Winter 2005)
ETS-Parsing the Achievement Gap (2003) by Paul Barton
Education Week - Accountability (2005)
WCER - Achievement Gap Can Be Narrowed Further (2005)
Fragile Futures: Risk and Vulnerability Among Latino High Achievers by Patricia Gandara of ETS *
Similar Students, Different Results: Why Do Some Schools Do Better? (June 2006, EdSource Report) -- Introduction and Full Report*
ASSESSMENT & DATA SYSTEMS:
AT-RISK STUDENTS & OUT OF SCHOOL TIME:
CONTENT AREA DEVELOPMENT:
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT & ACCOUNTABILITY:
COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS:
EARLY CHILDHOOD:
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS:
FAMILY & COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:
HEALTH & SAFETY:
HIGH SCHOOL REFORM & COLLEGE ACCESS:
Making Progress Toward Graduation: Evidence from the Talent Development High School: Evidence from the Talent Development High School Model (2005) by Kemple, Herlihy, & Smith
The Challenge of Scaling Up Educational Reform: Findings and Lessons from First Things First (2005) by Quint, Bloom, Black, Stephens & Akey
ETS Poll Finds Support for High Schools (2005) by Karla Scoon Reid
Missed Opportunities Revisited: New Information on Students Who Do Not Apply for Financial Aid (2006) by the American Council on Education *
National Advanced Placement Report (2006)
Reading Between the Lines Report: What ACT reveals about college readiness (Executive Summary, 2006) *
Meeting Five Critical Challenges of High School Reform—Lessons on Research from Three Reform Models (2006) by Janet Quint of MDRC *
Fast Company/Monitor Group's Social Capitalist Award Winners 25 Entrepreneurs *
"One-Third of a Nation: Rising Dropout Rates and Declining Opportunity (2005) by Policy Evaluation and Research Center of ETS *
United States High School Sophomores: A Twenty-Two Year Comparison (1980-2002) by NCES (September, 2006)
The Link Between High School Reform and College Access for Low Income Minority Youth (2005) by Martinez & Klopott for the American Youth Policy Forum *
Ready or Not: Creating a High School Diploma that Counts (2004) by the American Diploma Project *
Dropout Prevention Review by What Works Clearinghouse *
LEADERSHIP & TEACHING QUALITY:
SCHOOL CHOICE & INTEGRATION:
SPECIAL EDUCATION:
* : Indicates article ran as a "Study of the Week" in the Saint Paul Public School Superintendent's Bulletin.
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