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2009

Achievement and Attainment in Chicago Charter Schools - 2009

Kevin Booker, Brian P. Gill, Ron W. Zimmer, Tim R. Sass

Achievement of Students in Multi-Grade Classrooms :|hevidence from the Los Angeles Unified School District - 2009

Louis T. Mariano, Sheila Nataraj Kirby

Analysis of Item Response and Differential Item Functioning of Alcohol Expectancies in Middle School Youths - 2009

Denis M. McCarthy, Sarah L. Pedersen, Elizabeth J. D'Amico

Appetite for Change: School Meals Policy in the Limelight 2005 - 2009

Danny Rye, Lila Rabinovich

Are Charter Schools Making a Difference?: A Study of Student Outcomes in Eight States - 2009

Ron W. Zimmer, Brian P. Gill, Kevin Booker, Stephane Lavertu, Tim R. Sass, John Witte

The Benefits to Taxpayers from Increases in Students' Educational Attainment - 2009

Stephen J. Carroll, Emre Erkut

Charter Schools in Eight States: Effects on Achievement, Attainment, Integration, and Competition - 2009

Ron W. Zimmer, Brian P. Gill, Kevin Booker, Stephane Lavertu, Tim R. Sass, John Witte

Classroom Assessment Practices, Teacher Judgments, and Students Achievement in Mathematics: Evidence from the ECLS - 2009

José Felipe Martinez, Brian M. Stecher, Hilda Borko

Designing Effective Pay-for-Performance in K-12 Education - 2009

Laura S. Hamilton

Developing a School Finance System for K-12 Reform in Qatar - 2009

Cassandra M. Guarino, Titus Galama, Louay Constant, Gabriella C. Gonzalez, Jeffrey C. Tanner, Charles A. Goldman

Developing and Implementing the Qatar Student Assessment System - 2009

Gabriella C. Gonzalez, Vi-Nhuan Le, Markus Broer, Louis T. Mariano, J.Enrique Froemel, Charles A. Goldman, Julie DaVanzo

Developing and Implementing the Qatar Student Assessment System - 2009

Gabriella C. Gonzalez, Vi-Nhuan Le, Markus Broer, Louis T. Mariano, J.Enrique Froemel, Charles A. Goldman, Julie DaVanzo

Do More Friends Mean Better Grades?: Student Popularity and Academic Achievement - 2009

Kata Mihaly

Ending Social Promotion Without Leaving Children Behind: The Case of New York City - 2009

Jennifer Sloan McCombs, Sheila Nataraj Kirby, Louis T. Mariano

Ending Social Promotion in New York City Public Schools Without Leaving Children Behind - 2009

Jennifer Sloan McCombs, Sheila Nataraj Kirby, Louis T. Mariano

Ending Social Promotion: Examining the Effects of NYC's 5th-Grade Promotion Policy - 2009

Jennifer Sloan McCombs, Louis T. Mariano

Food Prices and Transitions in School Meal Participation During Elementary School - 2009

Ashlesha Datar, Nancy Nicosia

How Taxpayers Benefit When Students Attain Higher Levels of Education - 2009

Stephen J. Carroll, Emre Erkut

Improving Accountability in Public Education - 2009

Brian M. Stecher

Improving Finance for Qatari Education Reform - 2009

Cassandra M. Guarino, Titus Galama, Louay Constant, Gabriella C. Gonzalez, Jeffrey C. Tanner, Charles A. Goldman

Increasing Participation in No Child Left Behind School Choice - 2009

Georges Vernez

Lessons Learned from Developing and Implementing the Qatar Student Assessment System - 2009

Gabriella C. Gonzalez, Vi-Nhuan Le, Markus Broer, Louis T. Mariano, J.Enrique Froemel, Charles A. Goldman, Julie DaVanzo

Lessons for Boosting the Effectiveness of Reading Coaches - 2009

Jennifer Sloan McCombs

A Longitudinal Investigation of the Relationship Between Teachers' Self-Reports of Reform-Oriented Instruction and Mathematics and Science Achievement - 2009

Vi-Nhuan Le, J.R. Lockwood, Brian M. Stecher, Laura S. Hamilton, Jose Felipe Martinez

Making It Easier for School Staff to Help Traumatized Students - 2009

Lisa Jaycox, Audra Langley, Bradley D. Stein, Marleen Wong, Priya Sharma, Molly M. Scott, Matthias Schonlau, Sheryl H. Kataoka, Kristin L. Dean

Making It Easier for School Staff to Help Traumatized Students - 2009

Lisa Jaycox, Audra Langley, Bradley D. Stein, Marleen Wong, Priya Sharma, Molly M. Scott, Matthias Schonlau, Sheryl H. Kataoka

Math Science Partnership of Southwest Pennsylvania: Measuring Progress Toward Goals - 2009

John F. Pane, Valerie L. Williams, Stuart S. Olmsted, Kun Yuan, Eleanor Spindler, Mary Ellen Slaughter

Measuring the Progress of the Math Science Partnership of Southwest Pennsylvania - 2009

John F. Pane, Valerie L. Williams, Stuart S. Olmsted, Kun Yuan, Eleanor Spindler, Mary Ellen Slaughter

No Child Left Behind Educational Options: Availability Expands, but Participation Remains Low - 2009

Georges Vernez, Scott Naftel, Karen E. Ross, Kerstin Carlson Le Floch, Christopher Beighley, Brian P. Gill, Beatrice Birman, Michael Garet, Jennifer O'Day

Perceived Racial/Ethnic Discrimination Among Fifth-Grade Students and Its Association with Mental Health - 2009

Tumaini R. Coker, Marc N. Elliott, David E. Kanouse, Jo Anne Grunbaum, David C. Schwebel, M.Janice Gilliland, Susan R. Tortolero, Melissa F. Peskin, Mark A. Schuster

Perspectives on Educational Management Organizations - 2009

Brian P. Gill, Laura S. Hamilton, Ron W. Zimmer

Pittsburgh Public Schools' Data Systems: Opportunities for Analysis in Support of Data-Driven Decisionmaking - 2009

Brian P. Gill, John Engberg

Pittsburgh Public Schools' Excellence for All: Year 2 Evaluation - 2009

Shannah Tharp-Taylor, Catherine Awsumb Nelson, Laura S. Hamilton, Kun Yuan

Pittsburgh Public Schools' Excellence for All: Year 2 Evaluation - 2009

Shannah Tharp-Taylor, Catherine Awsumb Nelson, Laura S. Hamilton, Kun Yuan

Preschool Adequacy and Efficiency in California: Issues, Policy Options, and Recommendations - 2009

Lynn A. Karoly

A Qualitative Study of Early Childhood Educators' Beliefs About Key Preschool Classroom Experiences - 2009

Sandraluz Lara-Cinisomo, Allison Sidle Fuligni, Lindsay Daugherty, Carollee Howes, Lynn A. Karoly

Reparable Harm: Assessing Disparities Faced by Boys and Men of Color in California - 2009

M.Rebecca Kilburn

Retaining Students in Grade Lessons Learned Regarding Policy Design and Implementation - 2009

Julie A. Marsh, Daniel Gershwin, Sheila Nataraj Kirby, Nailing Xia

Retaining Students in Grade: A Literature Review of the Effects of Retention on Students' Academic and Nonacademic Outcomes - 2009

Nailing Xia, Sheila Nataraj Kirby

The Role of Charter Schools in Improving Education - 2009

Susan J. Bodilly

Seven Years Later: Developmental Transitions and Delinquent Behavior for Male Adolescents Who Received Long-Term Substance Treatment - 2009

Elizabeth J. D'Amico, Rajeev Ramchand, Jeremy N.V. Miles

State and Local Implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act: Volume VII--Title I School Choice and Supplemental Educational Services: Final Report - 2009

Georges Vernez, Scott Naftel, Karen E. Ross, Kerstin Carlson Le Floch, Christopher Beighley, Brian P. Gill, Beatrice Birman, Michael Garet, Jennifer O'Day

Strategies for Advancing Preschool Adequacy and Efficiency in California - 2009

Lynn A. Karoly

Support for Students Exposed to Trauma: The SSET Program - 2009

Lisa Jaycox, Audra K. Langley, Kristin L. Dean

Support for Students Exposed to Trauma:|aa Pilot Study - 2009

Lisa Jaycox, Audra K. Langley, Bradley D. Stein, Marleen Wong, Priya Sharman, Molly Scott, Matthias Schonlau

Teacher Effectiveness in Urban High Schools - 2009

Richard J. Buddin, Gema Zamarro

Teacher Qualifications and Middle School Student Achievement - 2009

Richard J. Buddin, Gema Zamarro

Turning Student Test Scores into Teacher Compensation Systems - 2009

Daniel F. McCaffrey, Bing Han, J.R. Lockwood

Victimization from Mental and Physical Bullying and Substance Use in Early Adolescence - 2009

Shannah Tharp-Taylor, Amelia Haviland, Elizabeth J. D'Amico

2008

Achievement and Attainment in Chicago Charter Schools - 2008

Kevin Booker, Brian P. Gill, Ron W. Zimmer, Tim R. Sass

Achievement and Attainment in Chicago Charter Schools: A Summary - 2008

Kevin Booker, Brian P. Gill, Ron W. Zimmer, Tim R. Sass

Adaptive Assistance for Learning Improvement Efforts: The Case of the Institute for Learning - 2008

Meredith I. Honig, Gina Ikemoto

Assistance and Accountability in Externally Managed Schools: The Case of Edison Schools, Inc - 2008

Julie A. Marsh, Laura S. Hamilton, Brian P. Gill

Assistance and Accountability in Externally Managed Schools: The Case of Edison Schools, Inc - 2008

Julie A. Marsh, Laura S. Hamilton, Brian P. Gill

Childhood Educational Disruption and Later Life Outcomes Evidence from Prince Edward County - 2008

Paul Heaton

Childhood Educational Disruption and Later Life Outcomes Evidence from Prince Edward County - 2008

Paul Heaton

Cultivating Demand for the Arts: Arts Learning, Arts Engagement, and State Arts Policy - 2008

Laura Zakaras, Julia Lowell

Disparities in the Food Environment Surrounding US Middle and High Schools - 2008

Roland Sturm

Education and the Asian Surge: A Comparison of the Education Systems in India and China - 2008

Charles A. Goldman, Krishna B. Kumar, Ying Liu

The Effect of Soft Drink Availability in Elementary Schools on Consumption - 2008

Meenakshi M. Fernandes

Evaluating the Performance of Philadelphia's Charter Schools - 2008

Ron W. Zimmer, Suzanne Blanc, Brian P. Gill, Jolley Christman

Evaluating the Spirituality for Kids After-School Program - 2008

Nicole Maestas, Sarah Gaillot

Florida's Middle School Reading Coaches: What Do They Do? Are They Effective? - 2008

Julie A. Marsh, Jennifer Sloan McCombs, J.R. Lockwood, Francisco Martorell, Daniel Gershwin, Scott Naftel, Vi-Nhuan Le, Molly Shea, Heather Barney, Al Crego

Going Beyond Test Scores Evaluating Charter School Impact on Educational Attainment in Chicago and Florida - 2008

Kevin Booker, Tim R. Sass, Brian P. Gill, Ron W. Zimmer

The Impact of Educational Quality on the Community: A Literature Review - 2008

Stephen J. Carroll, Ethan Scherer

Implementing No Child Left Behind in Three States - 2008

Brian M. Stecher, Scott Epstein, Laura S. Hamilton, Julie A. Marsh, Abby Eisenshtat Robyn, Jennifer Sloan McCombs, Jennifer Lin Russell, Scott Naftel

Marijuana Use and High School Dropout the Influence of Unobservables - 2008

Daniel F. McCaffrey, Rosalie Liccardo Pacula, Bing Han, Phyllis L. Ellickson

An Outcome Evaluation of the Spirituality for Kids Program - 2008

Nicole Maestas, Sarah Gaillot

Pain and Gain: Implementing No Child Left Behind in Three States, 2004-2006 - 2008

Brian M. Stecher, Scott Epstein, Laura S. Hamilton, Julie A. Marsh, Abby Eisenshtat Robyn, Jennifer Sloan McCombs, Jennifer Lin Russell, Scott Naftel

Policy Insight. Vol. 2, Issue 1, February 2008 - 2008

Ying Liu, Krishna B. Kumar

Prioritizing Educational Investments in Children in the Developing World - 2008

David K. Evans, Arkadipta Ghosh

Providing Evidence-Based Practice to Ethnically Diverse Youths: Examples from the Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools (CBITS) Program - 2008

Victoria Ngo, Audra Langley, Sheryl H. Kataoka, Erum Nadeem, Pia Escudero, Bradley D. Stein

Revitalizing Arts Education Through Community-Wide Coordination - 2008

Susan J. Bodilly, Catherine H. Augustine, Laura Zakaras

School Attendance and District and School Size - 2008

John T. Jones, Eugenia F. Toma, Ron W. Zimmer

State and Local Implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act: Volume IV--Title I School Choice and Supplemental Educational Services: Interim Report - 2008

Brian P. Gill, Jennifer Sloan McCombs, Scott Naftel, Karen E. Ross, Mengli Song, Jennifer Harmon, Georges Vernez, Beatrice Birman, Michael Garet, Jennifer O'Day

Supporting Literacy Across the Sunshine State: A Study of Florida Middle School Reading Coaches - 2008

Julie A. Marsh, Jennifer Sloan McCombs, J.R. Lockwood, Francisco Martorell, Daniel Gershwin, Scott Naftel, Vi-Nhuan Le, Molly Shea, Heather Barney, Al Crego

Teacher Quality, Teacher Licensure Tests, and Student Achievement - 2008

Richard J. Buddin, Gema Zamarro

Title I School Choice and Supplemental Educational Services under No Child Left Behind: Progress Toward Implementation - 2008

Brian P. Gill, Jennifer Sloan McCombs, Scott Naftel, Karen E. Ross, Mengli Song, Jennifer Harmon, Georges Vernez, Beatrice Birman, Michael Garet, Jennifer O'Day

2007

Accountability under No Child Left Behind: Progress Toward Implementation - 2007

Kerstin Carlson Le Floch, Jose Felipe Martinez, Jennifer O'Day, Brian M. Stecher, James Taylor, Andrea Cook, Georges Vernez, Beatrice Birman, Michael Garet

Availability of High School Extracurricular Sports Programs and High-Risk Behaviors - 2007

Deborah Cohen, Stephanie L. Taylor, Michela Zonta, Katherine D. Vestal, Mark A. Schuster

Bayesian Methods for Scalable Multivariate Value-Added Assessment - 2007

J.R. Lockwood, Daniel F. McCaffrey, Louis T. Mariano, Claude M. Setodji

Breaking Ground: Analysis of the Assessment System and Impact of Mexico's Teacher Incentive Program "Carrera Magisterial" - 2007

Lucrecia Santibanez, Jose-Felipe Martinez, Ashlesha Datar, Patrick J. McEwan, Claude M. Setodji, Ricardo Basurto-Davila

Commercial Venues as Supports for Physical Activity in Adolescent Girls - 2007

Marsha Dowda, Thomas L. McKenzie, Deborah Cohen, Molly M. Scott, Kelly R. Evenson, Ariane L. Bedimo-Rung, Carolyn C. Voorhees, Maria J.C.A. Almeida

Controlling for Individual Heterogeneity in Longitudinal Models, with Applications to Student Achievement - 2007

J.R. Lockwood, Daniel F. McCaffrey

Controlling for Student Heterogeneity in Longitudinal Achievement Models - 2007

J.R. Lockwood, Daniel F. McCaffrey

Do Title I School Choice and Supplemental Educational Services Affect Student Achievement? - 2007

Ron W. Zimmer, Brian P. Gill, Paula Razquin, Kevin Booker, J.R. Lockwood, Georges Vernez, Beatrice Birman, Michael Garet, Jennifer O'Day

Education for a New Era: Design and Implementation of K-12 Education Reform in Qatar - 2007

Dominic J. Brewer, Catherine H. Augustine, Gail Zellman, Gery Ryan, Charles A. Goldman, Cathleen Stasz, Louay Constant

Education for a New Era: Design and Implementation of K-12 Education Reform in Qatar: Executive Summary - 2007

Dominic J. Brewer, Catherine H. Augustine, Gail Zellman, Gery Wayne Ryan, Charles A. Goldman, Cathleen Stasz, Louay Constant

Effective State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Policy Forum Video - 2007

Michael D. Rich, Steve Roling, Andrew W. Dick, Lisa Dubay, Gary Brunk, Donna Folkemer, Elaine Cunningham, Ryan Johnson

Emigration and Schooling Among Second-Generation Mexican-American Children - 2007

Michael S. Rendall, Berna M. Torr

Evaluating Teacher Quality under No Child Left Behind - 2007

Beatrice Birman, Kerstin Carlson Le Floch, Amy Klekotka, Meredith Ludwig, James Taylor, Walters Kirk, Andrew Wayne, Kwang-Suk Yoon, Georges Vernez, Michael Garet, Jennifer O'Day

Getting to Outcomes: 10 Steps for Achieving Results-Based Accountability - 2007

Shelley Wiseman, Matthew Chinman, Patricia A. Ebener, Sarah Hunter, Pamela S. Imm, Abraham Wandersman

Haciendo Camino: Analisis Del Sistema De Evaluacion Y Del Impacto Del Programa De Estimulos Docentes Carrera Magisterial En Mexico - 2007

Lucrecia Santibañez, Jose-Felipe Martinez, Ashlesha Datar, Patrick J. McEwan, Claude M. Setodji, Ricardo Basurto-Davila

How Educators in Three States Are Responding to Standards-Based Accountability under No Child Left Behind - 2007

Laura S. Hamilton, Brian M. Stecher, Julie A. Marsh, Jennifer Sloan McCombs, Abby Eisenshtat Robyn, Jennifer Lin Russell, Scott Naftel, Heather Barney

How Schools Responded to Student Mental Health Needs Following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita - 2007

Lisa Jaycox, Terri L. Tanielian, Priya Sharma, Lindsey Morse, Gretchen Clum, Bradley Stein

Merit Pay for Florida Teachers: Design and Implementation Issues - 2007

Richard J. Buddin, Daniel F. McCaffrey, Sheila Nataraj Kirby, Nailing Xia

A New System for K-12 Education in Qatar - 2007

Dominic J. Brewer, Catherine H. Augustine, Gail Zellman, Gery Ryan, Charles A. Goldman, Cathleen Stasz, Louay Constant

Partners in Pittsburgh Public Schools' Excellence for all Initiative: Findings from the First Year of Implementation - 2007

Shannah Tharp-Taylor, Catherine Awsumb Nelson, Jacob W. Dembosky, Brian Gill

RAND Review. Vol. 31, No. 1, Spring 2007 - 2007

Roger Cliff, Evan S. Medeiros, Keith Crane, Michael Seid, Brian P. Gill, Jennifer Rubin, Lila Rabinovich, James A. Thomson, John Godges

Rhetoric Versus Reality: What We Know and What We Need to Know About Vouchers and Charter Schools - 2007

Brian P. Gill, P.Michael Timpane, Karen E. Ross, Dominic J. Brewer

School-Based Drug Prevention Among At-Risk Adolescents: Effects of ALERT Plus - 2007

Douglas Longshore, Phyllis L. Ellickson, Daniel F. McCaffrey, Patricia A. St.Clair

Schools' Mental Health Responses After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita - 2007

Lisa H. Jaycox, Terri L. Tanielian, Priya Sharma, Lindsey Morse, Gretchen Clum, Bradley D. Stein

Standards-Based Accountability under No Child Left Behind: Experiences of Teachers and Administrators in Three States - 2007

Laura S. Hamilton, Laura S. Hamilton, Brian M. Stecher, Julie A. Marsh, Jennifer Sloan McCombs, Abby Eisenshtat Robyn, Jennifer Lin Russell, Scott Naftel, Heather Barney

State Takeover, School Restructuring, Private Management, and Student Achievement in Philadelphia - 2007

Brian P. Gill, Ron W. Zimmer, Jolley Christman, Suzanne Blanc

State and Local Implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act: Volume I--Title I School Choice, Supplemental Educational Services, and Student Achievement - 2007

Ron W. Zimmer, Brian P. Gill, Paula Razquin, Kevin Booker, J.R. Lockwood, Georges Vernez, Beatrice Birman, Michael Garet, Jennifer O'Day

State and Local Implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act: Volume II--Teacher Quality under NCLB: Interim Report - 2007

Beatrice Birman, Kerstin Carlson Le Floch, Amy Klekotka, Meredith Ludwig, James Taylor, Walters Kirk, Andrew Wayne, Kwang-Suk Yoon, Georges Vernez, Michael Garet, Jennifer O'Day

State and Local Implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act: Volume III--Accountability under NCLB: Interim Report - 2007

Kerstin Carlson Le Floch, Jose Felipe Martinez, Jennifer O'Day, Brian M. Stecher, James Taylor, Andrea Cook, Georges Vernez, Beatrice Birman, Michael Garet

Student Achievement in Privately Managed and District-Managed Schools in Philadelphia Since the State Takeover - 2007

Brian P. Gill, Ron W. Zimmer, Jolley Christman, Suzanne Blanc

Value-Added Assessment in Practice: Lessons from the Pennsylvania Value-Added Assessment System Pilot Project - 2007

Daniel F. McCaffrey, Laura S. Hamilton

Weekend Schoolyard Accessibility, Physical Activity, and Obesity: The Trial of Activity in Adolescent Girls (TAAG) Study - 2007

Molly M. Scott, Deborah A. Cohen, Kelly R. Evenson, John P. Elder, Diane Catellier, J.Scott Ashwood, Adrian Overton

Who Is Ahead and Who Is Behind?: Gaps in School Readiness and Student Achievement in the Early Grades for California's Children - 2007

Jill Cannon, Lynn A. Karoly

2006

Assessing the Effectiveness of California Charter Schools - 2006

Richard J. Buddin

Assessing the Effects of Parental Decisions About School Type and Involvement on Early Elementary Education - 2006

Maria Teresa V. Taningco

Challenges in the Evaluation and Implementation of School-Based Prevention and Intervention Programs on Sensitive Topics - 2006

Lisa Jaycox, Daniel F. McCaffrey, Beverly Weidmer, Gene A. Shelley, Susan M. Blake, Donna J. Peterson, Lucinda S. Richmond, Joan E. Kub

Charter School Type Matters When Examining Funding and Facilities: Evidence from California - 2006

Cathy S. Krop, Ron W. Zimmer

Childhood Overweight and Elementary School Outcomes - 2006

Ashlesha Datar, Roland Sturm

Comprehensive School Reform: The Implementation Gap - 2006

Georges Vernez, Rita Karama, Louis Mariano, Christine Demartini

Depression and Role Impairment Among Adolescents in Primary Care Clinics - 2006

Joan Rosenbaum Asarnow, Lisa Jaycox, Naihua Duan, Anne P. LaBorde, Margaret M. Rea, Lingqi Tang, Martin Anderson, Pamela Murray, Christopher Landon, Beth Tang, Diana P. Huizar, Kenneth B. Wells

Does Reform-Oriented Teaching Make a Difference?: The Relationship Between Teaching Practices and Achievement in Mathematics and Science - 2006

Vi-Nhuan Le, Brian M. Stecher, J.R. Lockwood, Laura S. Hamilton, Abby Eisenshtat Robyn, Valerie L. Williams, Gery Ryan, Kerri A. Kerr, Felipe Martinez, Stephen Klein

Evaluating Comprehensive School Reform Models at Scale: Focus on Implementation - 2006

Georges Vernez, Rita Karama, Louis Mariano, Christine Demartini

Governing Urban School Districts: Efforts in Los Angeles to Effect Change - 2006

Catherine H. Augustine, Diana Epstein, Mirka Vuollo

How Schools Can Help Children Recover from Traumatic Experiences - 2006

Lisa Jaycox, Lindsey K. Morse, Terri L. Tanielian, Bradley D. Stein

How Schools Can Help Students Recover from Traumatic Experiences: A Tool-Kit for Supporting Long-Term Recovery - 2006

Lisa Jaycox, Lindsey Morse, Terri Tanielian, Bradley Stein

How the 2005 Hurricanes Affected Students in Louisiana - 2006

John F. Pane, Daniel F. McCaffrey, Shannah Tharp-Taylor, Gary J. Asmus, Billy R. Stokes

Improving Mathematics and Science Education: A Longitudinal Investigation of the Relationship Between Reform-Oriented Instruction and Student Achievement - 2006

Vi-Nhuan Le, Brian M. Stecher, J.R. Lockwood, Laura S. Hamilton, Abby Eisenshtat Robyn, Valerie L. Williams, Gery Ryan, Kerri A. Kerr, Felipe Martinez, Stephen Klein

Making Sense of Charter Schools: Evidence from California - 2006

Ron W. Zimmer, Richard J. Buddin

Making Sense of Data-Driven Decision Making in Education: Evidence from Recent RAND Research - 2006

Julie A. Marsh, John F. Pane, Laura S. Hamilton

National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign and School-Based Drug Prevention: Evidence for a Synergistic Effect in ALERT Plus - 2006

Douglas Longshore, Bonnie Ghosh-Dastidar, Phyllis L. Ellickson

The PedsQLTM 4.0 as a School Population Health Measure: Feasibility, Reliability, and Validity - 2006

James W. Varni, Tasha M. Burwinkle, Michael Seid

Ready for School: Can Full-Day Kindergarten Level the Playing Field? - 2006

Vi-Nhuan Le, Sheila Nataraj Kirby, Heather Barney, Claude M. Setodji, Daniel Gershwin

Reducing Substance Use Improves Adolescents' School Attendance - 2006

John Engberg, Andrew R. Morral

Reforming Teacher Education: Something Old, Something New - 2006

Sheila Nataraj Kirby, Jennifer Sloan McCombs, Heather Barney, Scott Naftel

School Readiness, Full-Day Kindergarten, and Student Achievement: An Empirical Investigation - 2006

Vi-Nhuan Le, Sheila Nataraj Kirby, Heather Barney, Claude M. Setodji, Daniel Gershwin

Student Displacement in Louisiana After the Hurricanes of 2005: Experiences of Public Schools and Their Students - 2006

John F. Pane, Daniel F. McCaffrey, Shannah Tharp-Taylor, Gary J. Asmus, Billy R. Stokes

An Update on Adolescent Drug Use: What School Counselors Need to Know - 2006

Katherine E. Watkins, Phyllis L. Ellickson, Mary E. Vaiana, Scott Hiromoto

2005

Achievement Effects of Five Comprehensive School Reform Designs Implemented in Los Angeles Unified School District - 2005

Bryce Mason

Advancing Systemwide Instructional Reform: Lessons from Three Urban Districts Partnered with the Institute for Learning - 2005

Julie A. Marsh, Kerri A. Kerr, Gina Ikemoto, Hilary Darilek, Marika Suttorp, Ron W. Zimmer, Heather Barney

Assessment as a Policy Tool - 2005

Laura S. Hamilton

California's K-12 Public Schools: How Are They Doing? - 2005

Stephen J. Carroll, Cathy S. Krop, Jeremy Arkes, Peter A. Morrison, Ann Flanagan

Children at Risk: Consequences for School Readiness and Beyond - 2005

Lynn A. Karoly, M.Rebecca Kilburn, Jill Cannon

A Decade of Entrepreneurship in Education: A Look at Edison Schools' Improvement Strategies and Their Effects on Student Achievement - 2005

Brian P. Gill, Laura S. Hamilton, J.R. Lockwood, Julie A. Marsh, Ron W. Zimmer, Deanna Hill, Shana Pribesh

Decentralized Decision-Making for Schools: New Promise for and Old Idea? - 2005

Janet S. Hansen, Marguerite Roza

Delaying Kindergarten: Effects on Test Scores and Childcare Costs - 2005

Ashlesha Datar

Developmental Considerations for Substance Use Interventions from Middle School Through College - 2005

Elizabeth J. D'Amico, Phyllis L. Ellickson, Eric F. Wagner, Rob Turrisi, Kim Fromme, Bonnie Ghosh-Dastidar, Douglas Longshore, Daniel F. McCaffrey, Marilyn J. Montgomery, Matthias Schonlau, Dale Wright

Early Childhood Interventions: Proven Results, Future Promise - 2005

Lynn A. Karoly, M.Rebecca Kilburn, Jill S. Cannon

Education in Mexico: Challenges and Opportunities - 2005

Lucrecia Santibañez, Georges Vernez, Paula Razquin

Examining Federal Impact Aid's Reimbursement for Local School Districts - 2005

Richard J. Buddin, Brian P. Gill, Ron W. Zimmer

Examining Gaps in Mathematics Achievement Among Racial Ethnic Groups, 1972-1992 - 2005

Mark Berends, Samuel R. Lucas, Thomas Sullivan, R.J. Briggs

Helping Children Cope with Violence: A School-Based Program That Works - 2005

Lisa Jaycox, Bradley D. Stein, Sheryl H. Kataoka, Marleen Wong, Arlene Fink, Pia Escudero, Catalina Zaragoza, Wenli Tu, Marc N. Elliott

Improving Inferences About Student Achievement - 2005

Laura S. Hamilton

Inspiration, Perspiration, and Time: Operations and Achievement in Edison Schools - 2005

Brian P. Gill, Laura S. Hamilton, J.R. Lockwood, Julie A. Marsh, Ron W. Zimmer, Deanna Hill, Shana Pribesh

Making Out-of-School-Time Matter - 2005

Susan J. Bodilly, Megan Beckett

Making Out-of-School-Time Matter: Evidence for an Action Agenda - 2005

Susan J. Bodilly, Megan Beckett

Math Science Partnership of Southwest Pennsylvania: Two Year Evaluation Report - 2005

Valerie L. Williams, John F. Pane, Cynthia A. Tananis, Stuart S. Olmsted

Meeting Decision Makers' Needs for Evidence-Based Information on Child and Family Policy - 2005

Jill Cannon, M.Rebecca Kilburn

Meeting Literacy Goals Set by No Child Left Behind: A Long Uphill Road - 2005

Jennifer Sloan McCombs, Sheila Nataraj Kirby, Heather Barney, Hilary Darilek, Scarlett Magee

Nonclassroom-Based Charter Schools in California and the Impact of SB 740 - 2005

Cassandra M. Guarino, Ron W. Zimmer, Cathy S. Krop, Derrick Chau

Nonclassroom-Based Charter Schools in California and the Impact of SB 740 - 2005

Cassandra M. Guarino, Ron W. Zimmer, Cathy S. Krop, Derrick Chau

Outcomes and Processes in Vocational Learning: A Review of the Literature - 2005

Cathleen Stasz, Geoff Hayward, Su-Ann Oh, Susannah Wright

Policy Options for Interventions in Failing Schools - 2005

Connor P. Spreng

Proven Benefits of Early Childhood Interventions - 2005

Lynn A. Karoly, M.Rebecca Kilburn, Jill Cannon

Quantity over Quality - 2005

Darius Lakdawalla

RAND Review. Vol. 29, No. 1, Spring 2005 - 2005

Jennifer Sloan McCombs, Stephen J. Carroll, Kevin F. McCarthy, Melissa K. Rowe, Julia Lowell, James Dobbins, Ed Balkovich, John Godges

RAND Review. Vol. 29, No. 3, Fall 2005 - 2005

Lynn A. Karoly, M.Rebecca Kilburn, Jill Cannon, J.H. Bigelow, Rachel Christina, James T. Bartis, Mark Bernstein, Tom LaTourrette, Debra S. Knopman, Margaret Maglione, Lisa R. Shugarman, Melony Sorbero, John Godges

The Role of Districts in Fostering Instructional Improvement: Lessons from Three Urban Districts Partnered with the Institute for Learning - 2005

Julie A. Marsh, Kerri A. Kerr, Gina Ikemoto, Hilary Darilek, Marika Suttorp, Ron W. Zimmer, Heather Barney

Student Achievement in Charter Schools: A Complex Picture - 2005

Richard J. Buddin, Ron W. Zimmer

Unintended Consequence of Centralized Public School Funding in Michigan Education - 2005

Ron W. Zimmer, John T. Jones

2004

Achieving State and National Literacy Goals: A Long Uphill Road: a Report to Carnegie Corporation of New York - 2004

Jennifer Sloan McCombs, Sheila Nataraj Kirby, Heather Barney, Hilary Darilek, Scarlett Magee

Arts Education Partnerships: Lessons Learned from One School District's Experience - 2004

Melissa K. Rowe, Laura Werber Castaneda, Tessa Kaganoff, Abby Eisenshtat Robyn

Career Paths of School Administrators in Illinois: Insights from an Analysis of State Data - 2004

Jeanne S. Ringel, Susan M. Gates, Catherine Chung, Abigail Brown, Bonnie Ghosh-Dastidar

Career Paths of School Administrators in North Carolina: Insights from an Analysis of State Data - 2004

Susan M. Gates, Cassandra M. Guarino, Lucrecia Santibañez, Abigail Brown, Catherine Chung, Bonnie Ghosh-Dastidar

The Careers of Public School Administrators: Policy Implications from an Analysis of State-Level Data - 2004

Jeanne S. Ringel, Susan M. Gates, Catherine Chung, Abigail Brown, Bonnie Ghosh-Dastidar, Cassandra M. Guarino, Lucrecia Santibañez

The Challenges of Building Local Collaboratives for Sustaining Educational Improvement - 2004

Susan J. Bodilly, Joan Chun, Gina Ikemoto, Sue Stockly

Childhood Overweight and Academic Performance: National Study of Kindergartners and First-Graders - 2004

Ashlesha Datar, Roland Sturm, Jennifer L. Magnabosco

Classroom Drug Prevention Works: But Left Unchecked, Early Substance Use Haunts Older Teens and Young Adults - 2004

Phyllis L. Ellickson, Daniel F. McCaffrey, Bonnie Ghosh-Dastidar, Douglas Longshore, Joan S. Tucker, David J. Klein

Efforts to Improve the Quality of Vocational Education in Secondary Schools: Impact of Federal and State Policies - 2004

Cathleen Stasz, Susan J. Bodilly, Sarah C. Remes, Tammi J. Chun, Daniel McCaffrey, Tessa Kaganoff, Dionne Barnes

Evaluating Value-Added Models for Teacher Accountability - 2004

Daniel F. McCaffrey, Daniel M. Koretz, J.R. Lockwood, Laura S. Hamilton

Expanding the Reach of Education Reforms: Perspectives from Leaders in the Scale-Up of Educational Interventions - 2004

Thomas Keith Glennan, Susan J. Bodilly, Jolene Rae Galegher, Kerri A. Kerr

Expanding the Reach of Education Reforms: What Have We Learned About Scaling Up Educational Interventions? - 2004

Thomas Keith Glennan, Susan J. Bodilly, Jolene Rae Galegher, Kerri A. Kerr

External Audiences for Test-Based Accountability: The Perspectives of Journalists and Foundations - 2004

Laura S. Hamilton, Brian M. Stecher

Focus on the Wonder Years: Challenges Facing the American Middle School - 2004

Jaana Juvonen, Vi-Nhuan Le, Tessa Kaganoff, Catherine H. Augustine, Louay Constant.

Gifts of the Muse: Reframing the Debate About the Benefits of the Arts - 2004

Kevin F. McCarthy, Elizabeth Heneghan Ondaatje, Laura Zakaras, Arthur C. Brooks

Improving Arts Education Partnerships - 2004

Melissa K. Rowe, Laura Werber Castaneda, Tessa Kaganoff, Abby Eisenshtat Robyn

Improving Educational Outcomes Through Accountability - 2004

Brian M. Stecher, Heather Barney, Sheila Nataraj Kirby, Marjorie L. Pearson, Marc Chow, Laura S. Hamilton

Meeting Literacy Goals Set by No Child Left Behind: A Long Uphill Road - 2004

Jennifer Sloan McCombs, Sheila Nataraj Kirby

Organizational Improvement and Accountability: Lessons for Education from Other Sectors - 2004

Brian M. Stecher, Sheila Nataraj Kirby

Physical Education in Elementary School and Body Mass Index: Evidence from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study - 2004

Ashlesha Datar, Roland Sturm

Problems and Promise of the American Middle School - 2004

Jaana Juvonen, Vi-Nhuan Le, Tessa Kaganoff, Catherine H. Augustine, Louay Constant.

The Promise and Peril of Using Value-Added Modeling to Measure Teacher Effectiveness - 2004

Daniel F. McCaffrey, Daniel M. Koretz, J.R. Lockwood, Laura S. Hamilton

Reforming Teacher Education: A First Year Progress Report on Teachers for a New Era - 2004

Sheila Nataraj Kirby, Jennifer Sloan McCombs, Scott Naftel, Heather Barney, Hilary Darilek, Fred C. Doolittle, Joseph J. Cordes

Reforming Teacher Education: Spotlight on the University of Virginia - 2004

Sheila Nataraj Kirby, Jennifer Sloan McCombs, Scott Naftel, Heather Barney, Hilary Darilek, Fred C. Doolittle, Joseph J. Cordes

A Review of the Research Literature on Teacher Recruitment and Retention - 2004

Cassandra M. Guarino, Lucrecia Santibañez, Glenn A. Daley, Dominic J. Brewer

What We Can--and Cannot--Expect from School-Based Drug Prevention - 2004

Jonathan P. Caulkins, Rosalie Liccardo Pacula, Susan Paddock, James Chiesa

2003

Are Schools Facing a Shortage of Qualified Administrators? - 2003

Assessment of Students with Disabilities in Kentucky: Inclusion, Student Performance, and Validity - 2003

Daniel M. Koretz, Laura S. Hamilton

Black Teachers in Indiana: A Potential Shortage? - 2003

Sheila Nataraj Kirby, Lisa Hudson

Bullying Among Young Adolescents: The Strong, the Weak and the Troubled - 2003

Jaana Juvonen, Sandra Graham, Mark A. Schuster

Charter School Operations and Performance: Evidence from California - 2003

Ron W. Zimmer, Richard J. Buddin, Derrick Chau, Glenn A. Daley, Brian P. Gill, Cassandra M. Guarino, Laura S. Hamilton, Cathy S. Krop, Melissa Sandler, Dominic J. Brewer

Class-Size Reduction in California: A Story of Hope, Promise, and Unintended Consequences - 2003

Brian M. Stecher, George W. Bohrnstedt, Michael W. Kirst, Joan McRobbie, Trish Williams

Crash Courses: Hard Lessons from Educational Interventions - 2003

Susan J. Bodilly, Brian P. Gill, Mark Berends, Sheila Nataraj Kirby, Jacob W. Dembosky, Jonathan P. Caulkins

Developing a Strategic Research and Development Program in Mathematics Education - 2003

Developing an R&D Program to Improve Reading Comprehension - 2003

Distributional Effects and Distorted Incentives: Funding Policy under the Federal Impact Aid Program - 2003

Ron W. Zimmer, Richard J. Buddin, Brian P. Gill

Does Class Size Matter? - 2003

Ronald G. Ehrenberg, Dominic J. Brewer, Adam Gamoran, J.Douglas Willms

Does Marijuana Use Impair Human Capital Formation? - 2003

Rosalie Liccardo Pacula, Jeanne Ringel, Karen E. Ross

Does Teacher Certification Matter?: High School Teacher Certification Status and Student Achievement - 2003

Daniel D. Goldhaber, Dominic J. Brewer

The Effects of Content, Format, and Inquiry Level on Science Performance Assessment Scores - 2003

Brian M. Stecher, Stephen P. Klein, Guillermo Solano-Flores, Daniel McCaffrey, Abby Eisenshtat Robyn, Richard J. Shavelson, Edward Haertel

Estimating the Cost of National Class Size Reductions under Different Policy Alternatives - 2003

Dominic J. Brewer, Cathy Krop, Brian P. Gill, Robert Reichardt

Evaluating the Evidence on Teacher Certification: A Rejoinder - 2003

Daniel D. Goldhaber, Dominic J. Brewer

Examining the Impact of Capital on Academic Achievement - 2003

John T. Jones, Ron W. Zimmer

Gender Differences on High School Science Achievement Tests: Do Format and Content Matter? - 2003

Laura S. Hamilton

How California Charter Schools Operate and Perform - 2003

How Should We Measure the Effect of Ability Grouping on Student Performance? - 2003

Daniel I. Rees, Dominic J. Brewer, Laura M. Argys

The Impact of Changes in Kindergarten Entrance Age Policies on Children's Academic Achievement and the Child Care Needs of Families - 2003

Ashlesha Datar

Integrating Findings from Surveys and Case Studies: Examples from a Study of Standards-Based Educational Reform - 2003

Brian M. Stecher, Hilda Borko

Interactions Among Instructional Practices, Curriculum and Student Achievement: The Case of Standards-Based High School Mathematics - 2003

Daniel McCaffrey, Laura S. Hamilton, Brian M. Stecher, Stephen P. Klein, Delia Bugliari, Abby Eisenshtat Robyn

The Lost Cause of Homework Reform - 2003

Brian P. Gill, Steven L. Schlossman

Mathematical Proficiency for all Students: Toward a Strategic Research and Development Program in Mathematics Education - 2003

Deborah Loewenberg Ball

A Mental Health Intervention for Schoolchildren Exposed to Violence: A Randomized Controlled Trial - 2003

Bradley D. Stein, Lisa H. Jaycox, Sheryl Kataoka, Marleen Wong, Wenli Tu, Marc N. Elliott, Arlene Fink

The Mental Health for Immigrants Programs: Program Design and Participatory Research in the Real World - 2003

Bradley D. Stein, Sheryl Kataoka, Lisa Jaycox, Erika M. Steiger, Marleen Wong, Arlene Fink, Pia Escudero, Catalina Zaragoza

New Inroads in Preventing Adolescent Drug Use: Results from a Large-Scale Trial of Project ALERT in Middle Schools - 2003

Phyllis L. Ellickson, Daniel F. McCaffrey, Bonnie Ghosh-Dastidar, Douglas L. Longshore

A New Twist in the Educational Tracking Debate - 2003

Ron W. Zimmer

Provision of Title I Services: Recent Evidence from the National Longitudinal Survey of Schools - 2003

Sheila Nataraj Kirby, Jennifer Solan McCombs, Sheila E. Murray, Scott Naftel, Mark Berends

RAND Review. Vol. 27, No. 1, Spring 2003 - 2003

Brian Michael Jenkins, Paul K. Davis, Paul G. Shekelle, Margaret A. Maglione, Sally C. Morton, Susan J. Bodilly, Brian P. Gill, Mark Berends, Sheila Nataraj Kirby, Jacob W. Demobsky, Jonathan P. Caulkins, Caroline S. Wagner, John Godges

The Role of Schools in Meeting Community Needs During Bioterrorism - 2003

Bradley D. Stein, Terri L. Tanielian, Mary E. Vaiana, Hilary J. Rhodes, M.Audrey Burnam

The Same High Standards for Migrant Students: Holding Title I Schools Accountable. Vol. 1, Title I Schools Serving Migrant Students: Recent Evidence from the National Longitudinal Survey of Schools - 2003

Sheila Nataraj Kirby, Scott Naftel, Jennifer Solan McCombs, Mark Berends

A School-Based Mental Health Program for Traumatized Latino Immigrant Children - 2003

Sheryl Kataoka, Bradley D. Stein, Lisa H. Jaycox, Marleen Wong, Pia Escudero, Wenli Tu, Catalina Zaragoza, Arlene Fink

Schools Identified as in Need of Improvement under Title I: Recent Evidence from the National Longitudinal Survey of Schools - 2003

Sheila Nataraj Kirby, Scott Naftel, Mark Berends, Jennifer Solan McCombs

A Sin Against Childhood: Progressive Education and the Crusade to Abolish Homework, 1897-1941 - 2003

Brian P. Gill, Steven L. Schlossman

Student Performance in the Pittsburgh Public Schools - 2003

Brian P. Gill, Rachel Christina, Rebecca Clothey, Deanna Hill

Studying Large-Scale Reforms of Instructional Practice: An Example from Mathemetics and Science - 2003

Laura S. Hamilton, Daniel F. McCaffrey, Brian M. Stecher, Stephen P. Klein, Abby Eisenshtat Robyn, Delia Bugliari

Suicide Prevention in Schools: Are We Reaching Minority Youths? - 2003

Sheryl H. Kataoka, Bradley D. Stein, Richard Lieberman, Marleen Wong

Supply and Demand of Minority Teachers in Texas: Problems and Prospects - 2003

Sheila Nataraj Kirby, Mark Berends, Scott Naftel

Testing for Sample Selection in the Milwaukee School Choice Experiment - 2003

Daniel D. Goldhaber, Dominic J. Brewer, Eric R. Eide, Daniel I. Rees

Using State School Accountability Data to Evaluate Federal Programs: A Long Uphill Road - 2003

Sheila Nataraj Kirby, Daniel McCaffrey, J.R. Lockwood, Jennifer Sloan McCombs, Scott Naftel, Heather Barney

Who Is Leading Our Schools?: An Overview of School Administrators and Their Careers - 2003

Susan M. Gates, Jeanne S. Ringel, Lucrecia Santibanez, Karen Ross, Catherine H. Chung

Working Smarter to Leave No Child Behind - 2003

Brian M. Stecher, Laura S. Hamilton, Gabriella Gonzalez

Working Smarter to Leave No Child Behind: Practical Insights for School Leaders - 2003

Brian M. Stecher, Laura S. Hamilton, Gabriella Gonzalez

2002

Benefits of a Statewide Student Identifier System for California - 2002

Laura Hamilton

Challenges of Conflicting School Reforms: Effects of New American Schools in a High-Poverty District - 2002

Mark Berends, JoAn Chun, Gina L. Schuyler, Sue Stockly, R.J. Briggs

A Decade of Whole-School Reform: The New American Schools Experience - 2002

Distributional Effects and Distorted Incentives: Funding Policy Nder the Federal Impact Aid Program - 2002

Ron Zimmer, Richard J. Buddin, Brian P. Gill

Facing the Challenges of Whole-School Reform: New American Schools After a Decade - 2002

Mark Berends, Susan J. Bodilly, Sheila Nataraj Kirby

Fixing a Fat Nation: Why Diets and Gyms Won't Save Us from the Obesity Epidemic - 2002

Tom Farley, Deborah Cohen

In Our Backyard: How 3 L.A. Neighborhoods Affect Kids' Lives - 2002

Anne R. Pebley, Mary E. Vaiana

Making Sense of Test-Based Accountability in Education - 2002

Laura Hamilton, Brian M. Stecher, Stephen P. Klein

Mathematical Proficiency for all Students: Toward a Strategic Research and Development Program in Mathematics Education - 2002

Deborah Loewenberg Ball

Merging University Students into K-12 Science Education Reform - 2002

Valerie L. Williams

Quadrennial Milepost Accountability Testing in Kentucky - 2002

Brian M. Stecher, Sheila I. Barron

RAND Review. Vol. 26, No. 1, Spring 2002 - 2002

Richard H. Speier, Brian Chow, Brian M. Stecher, Laura Hamilton, Rick Eden, J.T. Quinlivan, John Godges

Reading for Understanding: Toward an R&D Program in Reading Comprehension - 2002

Catherine E. Snow

School Choice in California: Who Chooses Private Schools? - 2002

Richard J. Buddin, Joseph J. Cordes, Sheila Nataraj Kirby

School-Based Drug Prevention: What Kind of Drug Use Does It Prevent? - 2002

Jonathan P. Caulkins, Rosalie Liccardo Pacula, Susan Paddock, James Chiesa

The Social Functions of Attributional Face Saving Tactics - 2002

Jaana Juvonen

State Monitoring of National School Lunch Program Nutritional Content. Appendix: State by State Results - 2002

Liisa S. Hiatt, Jacob Alex Klerman

State Monitoring of National School Lunch Program Nutritional Content - 2002

Liisa S. Hiatt, Jacob Alex Klerman

What Are the True Benefits of School-Based Drug Prevention Programs? - 2002


2001

Before and After Class Size Reduction: A Tale of Two Teachers - 2001

Cathleen Stasz, Brian M. Stecher

Changes in High School Grading Standards in Mathematics, 1982-1992 - 2001

Daniel M. Koretz, Mark Berends

Does Matching Student and Teacher Racial/Ethnic Group Improve Math Scores? - 2001

Stephen P. Klein, Vi-Nhuan Le, Laura Hamilton

Effects of New American Schools' Designs in a High-Poverty District: A Cautionary Tale - 2001

Mark Berends, JoAn Chun, Gina L. Schuyler, Sue Stockly, R.J. Briggs

The Effects of the Washington Education Reform on Schools and Classroom Practice, 1999-2000 - 2001

Brian M. Stecher, Tammi J. Chun

Evidence of Positive Student Outcomes in JROTC Career Academies - 2001

Marc N. Elliott, Lawrence M. Hanser, Curtis L. Gilroy

Goal: To Double the Rate of Hispanics Earning a Bachelor's Degree - 2001

Georges Vernez, Lee Mizell

Hands-on Science and Student Achievement - 2001

Allen Ruby

Impact Aid and the Education of Military Children - 2001

Richard J. Buddin, Brian P. Gill, Ron W. Zimmer

Implementation in a Longitudinal Sample of New American Schools: Four Years into Scale-Up - 2001

Sheila Nataraj Kirby, Mark Berends, Scott Naftel

Increasing the Education Attainment of Hispanics: Program Effectiveness - 2001

Lee Mizell, Georges Vernez

New American Schools' Concept of Break the Mold Designs: How Designs Evolved and Why - 2001

Susan J. Bodilly

Options for Restructuring the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act - 2001

Peter Reuter, P.Michael Timpane

Options for Restructuring the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: Report with Background Papers and Focus Group Summary - 2001

Peter Reuter, P.Michael Timpane, Mina Kimmerling, Melissa Bradley, David L. Kirp, Aaron D. Good, Paul Sandhu, Lawrence W. Sherman, Jackson Toby

The Performance of Students with Disabilities on New York's Revised Regents Comprehensive Examination in English - 2001

Daniel M. Koretz, Laura Hamilton

Private Giving to Public Schools and Districts in Los Angeles County: A Pilot Study - 2001

Rewarding Schools Based on Gains: It's all in How You Calculate the Index and Set the Target - 2001

Brian M. Stecher, Jeremy Arkes

Rhetoric Versus Reality: What We Know and What We Need to Know About Vouchers and Charter Schools - 2001

Brian P. Gill, P.Michael Timpane, Karen Ross, Dominic J. Brewer

The Role of Federal Resources in Closing the Achievement Gaps of Minority and Disadvantaged Students - 2001

David W. Grissmer, Ann E. Flanagan

School Violence: Prevalence, Fears and Prevention - 2001

Jaana Juvonen

Teacher-Reported Effects of New American School Designs: Exploring Relationships to Teacher Background and School Context - 2001

Mark Berends

Teaching Mathematics and Language Arts in Reduced Sized and Non-Reduced Size Classrooms - 2001

Cathleen Stasz, Brian M. Stecher

Teaching Practices and Student Achievement: Evaluating Classroom-Based Education Reforms - 2001

Laura Hamilton, Daniel McCaffrey, Stephen P. Klein, Brian M. Stecher, Abby Eisenshtat Robyn, Delia Bugliari, RAND Education (Institute)

Use "Teachable Moments" to Save Young Lives - 2001

What Do We Know About Vouchers and Charter Schools?: Separating the Rhetoric from the Reality - 2001


2000

Class Size Reduction in California: Summary of the 1998-99 Evaluation Findings - 2000

George W. Bohrnstedt, Brian M. Stecher

Class Size Reduction in California: The 1998-99 Evaluation Findings - 2000

George W. Bohrnstedt, Brian M. Stecher

The Effects of the Washington State Education Reform on Schools and Classrooms - 2000

Brian M. Stecher, Sheila I. Barron, Tammi J. Chun, Karen Ross

The Effects of the Washington State Education Reform on Schools and Classrooms: Initial Findings - 2000

Brian M. Stecher, Sheila I. Barron, Tammi J. Chun, Karen Ross

Implementation and Performance in New American Schools: Three Years into Scale-Up - 2000

Mark Berends, Sheila Nataraj Kirby, Scott Naftel, Christopher J. McKelvey

Implementing High School JROTC Career Academies - 2000

Lawrence M. Hanser, Abby Eisenshtat Robyn

Improving Student Achievement: What State NAEP Test Scores Tell Us - 2000

Grissmer, David; Flanagan, Ann E.; Kawata, Jennifer H.

Longer Term Effects of Head Start - 2000

Eliana Garces, Duncan Thomas, Janet Currie

Peer Effects in Private and Public Schools Across Countries - 2000

Ron W. Zimmer, Eugenia F. Toma

Profile of the Santa Monica-Malibu School District - 2000

Brian M. Stecher

RAND Review. Vol. 24, No. 1, Summer 2000 - 2000

James A. Thomson, John Godges

Teaching Practices and Student Achievement: Report of First-Year Findings from the "Mosaic" Study of Systematic Initiatives in Mathematics and Science - 2000

Stephen P. Klein, Laura Hamilton, Daniel McCaffrey, Brian M. Stecher, Abby Eisenshtat Robyn, Delia Burroughs, RAND Education (Institute)

Using Web-Based Testing for Large-Scale Assessment - 2000

Laura Hamilton, Stephen P. Klein, William Lorie

1999

Adolescent Use of Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana: How Important Is Social Bonding and for Which Ethnic Groups? - 1999

Phyllis L. Ellickson, Rebecca L. Collins, Robert M. Bell

Assessing the Progress of New American Schools: A Status Report - 1999

Mark Berends, Joanna Z. Heilbrunn, Christopher J. McKelvey, Thomas J. Sullivan

Closing the Education Gap: Benefits and Costs - 1999

Georges Vernez, Richard A. Krop, C.Peter Rydell

Detecting Gender-Based Differential Item Functioning on a Constructed-Response Science Test - 1999

Laura Hamilton

An Ounce of Prevention, a Pound of Uncertainty: The Cost-Effectiveness of School-Based Drug Prevention Programs - 1999

Jonathan P. Caulkins, C.Peter Rydell, Susan M.Sohler Everingham, James R. Chiesa, Shawn Bushway

Prevention of Depressive Symptoms in Preadolescent Children of Divorce - 1999

Lynn S. Zubernis, Kimberly Wright Cassidy, Jane E. Gillham, Karen J. Reivich, Lisa Jaycox

School-Based Substance-Abuse Prevention: What Works, for Whom, and How? - 1999

Phyllis L. Ellickson

Teaching Practices and Student Achievement: Report of First-Year Findings from the "Mosaic" Study of Systematic Initiatives in Mathematics and Science - 1999

Stephen P. Klein, Laura Hamilton, Daniel McCaffrey, Brian M. Stecher, Abby Eisenshtat Robyn, Delia Burroughs, RAND Education (Institute)

Tracking K-12 Education Spending in California: An Updated Analysis - 1999

Cathy S. Krop, Stephen J. Carroll, John R. Anderson

1998

Diverting Children from a Life of Crime: Measuring Costs and Benefits - 1998

P.W. Greenwood, K.E. Model, C.P. Rydell, J.R. Chiesa

Does Early Drug Use Increase the Risk of Dropping Out of High School? - 1998

P.L. Ellickson, K. Bui, R.M. Bell, K.A. McGuigan

ESSCOTS for Learning: Transforming Commercial Software into Powerful Educational Tools - 1998

D. McArthur, M.W. Lewis, M.M. Bishay

Estimating AFQT Scores for National Education Longitudinal Study (NELS) Respondents - 1998

M.R. Kilburn, L.M. Hanser, J.A. Klerman

Findings from an Evaluation of the Parent Institute for Quality Education Parent Involvement Program - 1998

G. Zellman, B.M. Stecher, S.P. Klein, D. McCaffrey, S. Gutierrez, R. Madison, D. Quigley, L. Suarez

Gender Differences on High School Science Achievement Tests: Do Format and Content Matter? - 1998

L.S. Hamilton

Impact of a High School Condom Availability Program on Sexual Attitudes and Behaviors - 1998

M.A. Schuster, R.M. Bell, S.H. Berry, D.E. Kanouse

Lessons from New American Schools' Scale-Up Phase: Prospects for Bringing Designs to Multiple Schools - 1998

S.J. Bodilly, B. Keltner, S.W. Purnell, R.E. Reichardt, G.L. Schuyler

Monitoring the Progress of New American Schools: A Description of Implementing Schools in a Longitudinal Sample - 1998

M. Berends, J.Z. Heilbrunn, C. McKelvey, T. Sullivan

New American Schools After Six Years - 1998

T.K. Glennan

Profiles of Violent Youth: Substance Use and Other Concurrent Problems - 1998

P.L. Ellickson, H.L. Saner, K.A. McGuigan

Reforming America's Schools: Observations on Implementing "Whole School Designs" - 1998

The Sexual Practices of Asian and Pacific Islander High School Students - 1998

M.A. Schuster, R.M. Bell, G.A. Nakajima, D.E. Kanouse

The Social Returns to Increased Investment in Education: Measuring the Effect of Education on the Cost of Social Programs - 1998

R.A. Krop

Students' Acquisition and Use of School Condoms in a High School Condom Availability Program - 1998

M.A. Schuster, R.M. Bell, S.H. Berry, D.E. Kanouse

The Validity of Gains in Scores on the Kentucky Instructional Results Information System (KIRIS) - 1998

D.M. Koretz, S.I. Barron

Work-Based Learning: Student Perspectives on Quality and Links to Schools - 1998

C. Stasz, D.J. Brewer

1997

Evaluation of the NJROTC Multimedia Instructional System - 1997

P.D. Devin, A.E. Robyn

Learning How to Learn at Work: Lessons from Three High School Programs - 1997

C. Stasz, T. Kaganoff

Reporting Minority Students' Test Scores: How Well Can the National Assessment of Education Progress Account for Differences in Social Context? - 1997

M. Berends, D.M. Koretz

Why Don't Schools and Teachers Seem to Matter?: Assessing the Impact of Unobservables on Educational Productivity - 1997

D.D. Goldhaber, D.J. Brewer

1996

Associations Between Drug Use and Deviant Behavior in Teenagers - 1996

R.D. Hays, P.L. Ellickson

Detracking America's Schools: Equity at Zero Cost? - 1996

L.M. Argys, D.I. Rees, D.J. Brewer

Detracking America's Schools: The Reform Without Cost? - 1996

D.J. Brewer, D.I. Rees, L.M. Argys

Diverting Children from a Life of Crime: What Are the Costs and Benefits? - 1996

Does More School District Administration Lower Educational Productivity?: Some Evidence on the "Administrative Blob" in New York Public Schools - 1996

D.J. Brewer

Education Across Generations in South Africa - 1996

D. Thomas

Fostering the Use of Educational Technology: Elements of a National Strategy - 1996

T.K. Glennan, A. Melmed

How Immigrants Fare in U.S. Education - 1996

G. Vernez, A.F. Abrahamse, D. Quigley

Parental Investments in Schooling, the Roles of Gender and Resources in Urban Brazil - 1996

D. Thomas, R.F. Schoeni, J. Strauss

Perceived Effects of the Kentucky Instructional Results Information System (KIRIS) - 1996

D.M. Koretz, S. Barron, K.J. Mitchell, B.M. Stecher

Portfolio-Driven Reform: Vermont Teachers' Understanding of Mathematical Problem Solving and Related Changes in Classroom Practice - 1996

B.M. Stecher, K.J. Mitchell

Tracking in the United States: Descriptive Statistics from NELS - 1996

D.I. Rees, L.M. Argys, D.J. Brewer

1995

Charting the Progress of New American Schools: Creating a School Reform Portfolio - 1995

Karen J. Mitchell

Contracting: The Case for Privately Operated Public Schools - 1995

Designing New American Schools: Baseline Observations on Nine Design Teams - 1995

Susan J. Bodilly, S.W. Purnell, Kimberly Ramsey, Christina Smith

Did Teachers' Verbal Ability and Race Matter in the 1960s?: Coleman Revisited - 1995

Ronald G. Ehrenberg, Dominic J. Brewer

Do Teachers' Race, Gender, and Ethnicity Matter?: Evidence from the National Educational Longitudinal Study of 1988 - 1995

Ronald G. Ehrenberg, Daniel D. Goldhaber, Dominic J. Brewer

Educational Stratification and Students' Social Bonding to School - 1995

Mark Berends

The Indonesian Family Life Survey: Overview and Descriptive Analysis of the Population, Health, and Education Data - 1995

Carl Serrato, Glenn Melnick

Intergenerational Education Mobility: Effects of Family and State in Malaysia - 1995

Lee A.|d1943- Lillard, Robert J. Willis

JROTC Career Academies' Guidebook: With Materials from the California Partnership Academies Handbook: A Guide to Success - 1995

Abby Eisenshtat Robyn, Lawrence M. Hanser

Race, Children's Cognitive Achievement and the Bell Curve - 1995

Janet Currie, Duncan Thomas

A Schooling and Employment Profile of Immigrant and Native Youth: 1970-1990 - 1995

Denise Quigley

Tracking K-12 Education Spending in California - 1995

Cathy S. Krop, Stephen J. Carroll, R.L. Ross

The Vermont Portfolio Assessment Program: Findings and Implications - 1995

Daniel M. Koretz, Brian M. Stecher, Stephen P. Klein, Daniel McCaffrey

1994

Can Portfolios Assess Student Performance and Influence Instruction? the 1991-92 Vermont Experience - 1994

Daniel M. Koretz, Brian M. Stecher, Stephen P. Klein, Daniel McCaffrey, Edward Deibert

Education in Context, Recent Trends in Child Welfare - 1994

Laura Kohn, Gail Zellman

Federal Policy Options for Improving the Education of Low-Income Students. Vol. III, Countering Inequity in School Finance - 1994

Stephen M. Barro

A Formative Assessment of the General Electric Foundation's College Bound Program - 1994

Susan J. Bodilly, S.W. Purnell, Paul Thomas Hill

Interim Report, the Reliability of Vermont Portfolio Scores in the 1992-93 School Year - 1994

Daniel M. Koretz, Stephen P. Klein, Daniel McCaffrey, Brian M. Stecher

Policymakers' Views of Student Assessment - 1994

Lorraine McDonnell

Reinventing Public Education - 1994

Paul Thomas Hill

Student Achievement and the Changing American Family - 1994

David W. Grissmer, Sheila Nataraj Kirby, Mark Berends, Stephanie Williamson

Student Achievement and the Changing American Family: An Executive Summary - 1994

David W. Grissmer, Sheila Nataraj Kirby, Mark Berends, Stephanie Williamson

Student Performance and the Changing American Family - 1994

What Happened to Test Scores, and Why? - 1994

Daniel M. Koretz

1993

Classrooms That Work: Teaching Generic Skills in Academic and Vocational Settings - 1993

Cathleen Stasz, Kimberley Ramsey, Rick Eden, Joan DaVanzo, Hilary Farris, Matthew W. Lewis

Do Drug Prevention Effects Persist into High School?: How Project ALERT Did with Ninth Graders - 1993

Robert M. Bell, Phyllis L. Ellickson, Ellen R. Harrison

Federal Policy Options for Improving the Education of Low-Income Students - 1993

Iris C. Rotberg

Federal Policy Options for Improving the Education of Low-Income Students. Vol. I, Findings and Recommendations - 1993

Iris C. Rotberg, James Harvey, Kelly E. Warner

Federal Policy Options for Improving the Education of Low-Income Students. Vol. II. Commentaries - 1993

Iris C. Rotberg, Kelly E. Warner, Nancy Rizor

Integrating Academic and Vocational Education: Lessons from Eight Early Innovators - 1993

Kimberly Ramsey, Susan J. Bodilly, Cathleen Stasz, Rick Eden

Intergenerational Educational Mobility, Effects of Family and State in Malaysia - 1993

Lee A.|d1943- Lillard, Robert J. Willis

Making Apprenticeships Work - 1993

David Finegold

Newcomers in American Schools: Meeting the Educational Needs of Immigrant Youth - 1993

Lorraine McDonnell, Paul Thomas Hill

Preventing Adolescent Drug Use: Long-Term Results of a Junior High Program - 1993

Phyllis L. Ellickson, Robert M. Bell, Kimberly A. McGuigan

Urban Education - 1993

Paul Thomas Hill

1992

Access to and Use of Vocational Education in Teen Parent Programs - 1992

Gail Zellman, Chris Naschak Feifer, Amy Hirsch

Educational Matchmaking: Academic and Vocational Tracking in Comprehensive High Schools - 1992

Jeannie Oakes, Molly Selvin, Lynn A. Karoly, Gretchen Guiton

High School Vocational Education: Low Esteem, Little Clout - 1992

Implementing a Novel Computer-Related Algebra Course - 1992

Abby Eisenshtat Robyn, Cathleen Stasz, David McArthur, Tor H. Ormseth, Matthew W. Lewis

Prenatal Care: A Literature Review and Quality Assessment Criteria - 1992

Paul J. Murata, Elizabeth A. McGlynn, Albert L. Siu, Robert H. Brook

1991

Overview of Object-Oriented Microworlds for Learning Mathematics Through Inquiry - 1991

David McArthur, Matthew W. Lewis

1990

Drug Prevention in Junior High: A Multisite, Longitudinal Test - 1990

Phyllis L. Ellickson, Robert M. Bell

High Schools with Character - 1990

Paul Thomas Hill, Gail E. Foster, Tamar Gendler

Linking Schools and Social Services: The Case of Child Abuse Reporting - 1990

Gail Zellman

Multiplying Inequalities: The Effects of Race, Social Class, and Tracking on Opportunities to Learn Mathematics and Science - 1990

Jeannie Oakes, Tor H. Ormseth, Robert M. Bell, Patti Camp

Prospects for Preventing Drug Use Among Young Adolescents - 1990

Phyllis L. Ellickson, Robert M. Bell

Teaching and Learning Generic Skills for the Workplace - 1990

Cathleen Stasz, David McArthur, Matthew W. Lewis, Kimberly Ramsey

Who Gets What and Why: Curriculum Decisionmaking at Three Comprehensive High Schools - 1990

Molly Selvin, Jeannie Oakes, Sharon E. Hare, Kimberly Ramsey, Diane C. Schoeff
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