Reports

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2011

The Transformation of a School System: Principal, Teacher, and Parent Perceptions of Charter and Traditional Schools in Post-Katrina New Orleans — 2011

Fulfilling The Pittsburgh Promise®: Early Progress of Pittsburgh's Postsecondary Scholarship Program — 2011

A Big Apple for Educators: New York City's Experiment with Schoolwide Performance Bonuses: Final Evaluation Report — 2011

Hawai'i P-3 Initiative: Findings from the First Year of the Evaluation — 2011

Making Summer Count: How Summer Programs Can Boost Children's Learning — 2011

Federal and State Roles and Capacity for Improving Schools — 2011

Expanded Measures of School Performance — 2011

Continuing Challenges and Potential for Collaborative Approaches to Education Reform — 2011

Service Members in School: Military Veterans' Experiences Using the Post-9/11 GI Bill and Pursuing Postsecondary Education — 2011

2010

Incorporating Student Performance Measures into Teacher Evaluation Systems — 2010

Hours of Opportunity, Volume 3: Profiles of Five Cities Improving After-School Programs Through a Systems Approach — 2010

Hours of Opportunity, Volume 1: Lessons from Five Cities on Building Systems to Improve After-School, Summer School, and Other Out-of-School-Time Programs — 2010

Hours of Opportunity, Volume 2: The Power of Data to Improve After-School Programs Citywide — 2010

Toward a Culture of Consequences: Performance-Based Accountability Systems for Public Services — Executive Summary — 2010

Toward a Culture of Consequences: Performance-Based Accountability Systems for Public Services — 2010

Analyzing the Operation of Performance-Based Accountability Systems for Public Services — 2010

Reauthorizing No Child Left Behind: Facts and Recommendations — 2010

2009

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

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

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

The Collegiate Learning Assessment: Setting Standards for Performance at a College or University — 2009

Implementation of the K-12 Education Reform in Qatar's Schools — 2009

The Reform of Qatar University — 2009

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

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

Lessons from the Field: Developing and Implementing the Qatar Student Assessment System, 2002-2006 — 2009

Achievement and Attainment in Chicago Charter Schools — 2009

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

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

Assessing the Future of Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh: Pathways to Sustainability — 2009

2008

Facing Human Capital Challenges of the 21st Century: Education and Labor Market Initiatives in Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates: Executive Summary — 2008

State Arts Policy: Trends and Future Prospects — 2008

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

Facing Human Capital Challenges of the 21st Century: Education and Labor Market Initiatives in Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates — 2008

Child-Care Quality Rating and Improvement Systems in Five Pioneer States: Implementation Issues and Lessons Learned — 2008

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

Assessing the Validity of the Qualistar Early Learning Quality Rating and Improvement System as a Tool for Improving Child-Care Quality — 2008

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

A Survey of Qatari Secondary School Seniors: Methods and Results — 2008

A Survey of Recent Qatari Secondary School Graduates: Methods and Results — 2008

The Step by Step Early Childhood Education Program: Assessment of Reach and Sustainability — 2008

Aligning Post-Secondary Educational Choices to Societal Needs: A New Scholarship System for Qatar — 2008

Brain Korea 21 Phase II: A New Evaluation Model (Korean-language version) — 2008

Brain Korea 21 Phase II: A New Evaluation Model — 2008

Revitalizing Arts Education Through Community-Wide Coordination — 2008

Toward a K-20 Student Unit Record Data System for California — 2008

2007

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

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

Post-Secondary Education in Qatar: Employer Demand, Student Choice, and Options for Policy — 2007

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

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