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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

An Outcome Evaluation of the Spirituality for Kids Program - 2008

Nicole Maestas, Sarah Gaillot

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

Paul Heaton

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

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

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

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

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

Revitalizing Arts Education Through Community-Wide Coordination - 2008

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

State and Local Implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act: Volume IV--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

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

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

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 Santibaņez, 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 - 2007

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


2005

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

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

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.787: 1 : |7nnam Cannon

Education in Mexico: Challenges and Opportunities - 2005

Lucrecia Santibaņez, 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

Student Achievement in Charter Schools: A Complex Picture - 2005

Richard J. Buddin, Ron W. Zimmer

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

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

Ron W. Zimmer, John T. Jones


2004

A Review of the Research Literature on Teacher Recruitment and Retention /Cassandra Guarino ... [Et Al.] - 2004

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

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

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 Santibaņez, Abigail Brown, Catherine Chung, Bonnie Ghosh-Dastidar

Childhood Overweight and Academic Performance: National Study of Kindergartners and First-Grade - 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 Arts Education Partnerships: Lessons Learned from One School District's Experience - 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.

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

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 Santibaņez

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

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

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

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

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


2003

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

A New Twist in the Educational Tracking Debate - 2003

Ron W. Zimmer

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

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

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

Brian P. Gill, Steven L. Schlossman

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

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

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

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

Deborah Loewenberg Ball

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ashlesha Datar

The Lost Cause of Homework Reform - 2003

Brian P. Gill, Steven L. Schlossman

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

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

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

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

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

State Monitoring of National School Lunch Program Nutritional Content - 2002

Liisa S. Hiatt, Jacob Alex Klerman

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

Liisa S. Hiatt, Jacob Alex Klerman

The Social Functions of Attributional Face Saving Tactics - 2002

Jaana Juvonen

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

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

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

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)

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

Brian M. Stecher, Tammi J. Chun

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

Daniel M. Koretz, Laura Hamilton

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

David W. Grissmer, Ann E. Flanagan

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

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

Mark Berends, Sheila Nataraj Kirby, Scott Naftel