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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
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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
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Making Sense of Data-Driven Decision Making in Education: Evidence from Recent RAND Research - 2006
Julie A. Marsh, John F. Pane, Laura S. Hamilton
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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
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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
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