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 Here you will find a wide range of research and reports that don't fit perfectly in one of the other Research/Issues topics. Posting here does not indicate Georgia Partnership endorsement. The Schott 50 State Report on Black Males and Public Education This report reveals that the overall 2007/8 graduation rate for Black males in the U.S. was only 47 percent. Half of the states have graduation rates for Black male students below the national average. (August 2010) Here's an interesting Georgia/Atlanta resource if you are into blogging! Check out Maureen Downey's Atlanta Journal-Constitution "Get Schooled." Child Well-Being in Georgia At a Glance - 2010 KIDS COUNT Georgia Fact Sheet Georgia maintained its national ranking of 42 in the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s 2010 KIDS COUNT Data Book, a state-by-state study comparing the well-being of America’s children. Press release. (July 2010) The Worst of Times - Children in Extreme Poverty in the South and Nation More than 5.7 million children lived in extreme poverty in the United States in 2008—surviving on less than $7 or $8 per day. Almost 1 in every 12 children was in a household with an income below 50 percent of the federal poverty line. (June 2010) America After 3PM - Special Report: On Summer - Missed Opportunities, Unmet Demand Three-quarters of America's schoolchildren do not participate in summer learning programs. Yet, 56 percent of kids (an estimated 24 million) who are not participating in summer learning programs, would likely enroll in a program, based on parent interest. (June 2010) Online Education - Seed of Doubt Is online education as good as traditional, face-to-face education? This paper presents the first experimental evidence on the effects of live versus internet media of instruction. (June 2010) The State of Metropolitan America This report portrays the demographic and social trends (including educational attainmenmt) shaping the nation’s essential economic and societal units—its large metropolitan areas—and discusses what they imply for public policies to secure prosperity for these places and their populations. (May 2010) Review of the Draft K-12 Common Core Standards Expert reviewers have analyzed the draft Common Core K-12 education standards according to rigorous criteria. Their analyses lead to a grade of A- for the draft math standards and B for those in English language arts. (April 2010) Beating the Odds - Analysis of Student Performance on State Assessments and NAEP According to this annual report, students in urban districts have improved markedly in math and reading proficiency as measured both on state exams and the National Assessment of Educational Progress - ECS. (March 2010) State Test Score Trends Through 2007-08, Part 5: Are There Differences in Achievement Between Boys and Girls? Using data from state reading and math tests, this report takes an in-depth look at the performance of male and female students. The study includes a national snapshot of 2008 achievement differences in both subjects at grades 4, 8, and in high school. (March 2010) A Blueprint for Reform - The Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act This is the Obama administration's blueprint for the reauthorization of the No Chil;d Left Behind Act passed under President George W. Bush. (March 2010) The Educational Crisis Facing Young Men of Color This report cites "overwhelming barriers" for U.S. minority males in becoming educated and productive citizens, proposes national strategies to erase "disparities in educational attainment" and find "new ways of reaching the increasingly diverse U.S. student population." (February 2010) Foreign Language Teaching in U.S. Schools: Results of a National Survey The good news is there's some serious language training going on in our schools. The bad news it's almost all Spanish. (January 2010) 2009 DQC Annual Survey Results: Georgia At the Top Each year, DQC surveys all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico to assess states’ progress toward implementing the 10 Essential Elements of a high-quality longitudinal data system. Georgia is one of only 11 states with a perfect record. (November 2009) Stars By Which to Navigate - Scanning National and International Standards in 2009 - An interim report on common core, NAEP, TIMSS and PISA A high-profile effort to establish common academic standards across states is far from complete, but an early blueprint earned a B grade in both language arts and math. (October 2009) Principles for Measuring the Performance of Turnaround Schools The Alliance proposes several principles for measuring the performance of schools involved in turnaround efforts. (September 2009) SREB States Maintain Lead in Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate Programs This report shows SREB states continue to lead the nation in student participation in AP and IB programs and are making long-term progress on passing rates for AP exams. (September 2009) Projections for Education Statistics to 2018 This is the 37th report in a series begun in 1964. It includes statistics on elementary and secondary schools and degree granting institutions. It provides alarming college enrollment numbers. (September 2009) Time to Act: An Agenda for Advancing Adolescent Literacy for College and Career Success This pinpoints adolescent literacy as a cornerstone of the current education reform movement, upon which efforts such as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act must be built. (September 2009) U.S. Performance Across International Assessments of Student Achievement This special analysis examines the performance of U.S. students in reading, mathematics and science compared with the performance of their peers in other countries that participated in PIRLS, PISA, and TIMSS. (August 2009) Average ACT Scores by State - Graduating Class 2009 This 2-page report shows state average ACT scores from the most recent graduating class. (August 2009) Is the Emphasis on 'Proficiency' Shortchanging Higher- and Lower-Achieving Students? State Test Score Trends Through 2007-08, Part 1 This is the first in a series describing findings from a study of student achievement trends on state reading and math tests used for NCLB accountability. (June 2009, updated July) Gender Differences in the College and Career Aspirations of High School Valedictorians This study looked at high school valedictorians over a three year period to determine the differences in the choices made by male and female high achieving students. (First published summer 2008, posted here June 2009) Unlocking the Full Spectrum of Community Support - A briefing for school and district leaders Faced with unexpectedly severe budget cuts, school districts across the country have begun cutting expenses and shedding staff. Educators must look beyond the immediate crisis, analyze the future funding environment, and develop a strategy to thrive. (June 2009) The Nation's Report Card: Arts 2008 Music and Visual Arts About the same share of 8th graders attend schools where music and visual arts instruction are offered as a decade ago. (June 2009) Lessons Learned from Rural Schools “This study of high-performing Alabama schools in high-poverty areas is such an The Condition of Education This required by law annual report includes 46 indicators in five major areas. (June 2009) Lost Opportunity: A 50 State Report on the Opportunity to Learn In America This is a state-by-state analysis of student performance data reported by state departments of education that determines the opportunity to learn in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. (May 2009) Seclusion and Restraints - Selected cases of death and abuse at public and private schools and treatment centers Children with disabilities are being secluded and restrained against their will to control their behavior - interventions that have led to harm and, in rare cases, deaths. (May 2009) Building a High Quality Workforce - A Governor's Guide to Human Capital Development This report concludes governors should promote a higher-quality educator workforce by retooling state and local systems for recruiting, training and retaining talent. (May 2009) NAEP: 2008 Long-Term Trend Report Among the results: mathematics scores for 9 and 13-year-olds are higher than in all previous assessment years. (April 2009) Comparative Indicators of Education in the United States and Other G-8 Countries: 2009 This report describes how the education system in the United States compares with education systems in the other G-8 countries--Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Russian Federation, and the United Kingdom. Twenty-seven indicators are organized in five sections. (March 2009) The Educational Panopticon People who insult and denigrate teachers by forcing scripted curriculum on them are perfectly aware that they are forcing teachers to act against their conscience and students to close down their minds. What must be raised and answered for is the moral cost of creating joyless schools that resemble panopticons. (March 2009) Recent analyses challenge common wisdom regarding the superiority of private schools relative to public schools, raising questions about the role of school processes and climate in shaping achievement in different types of schools. Relating article in ScienceDaily. (March 2009) Obama-Biden Education Plan What is the new administration's plan to improve education in our country? This posting on the White House Web site spells it out. (February 2009) School Recess and Group Classroom Behavior This study of 8 and 9-year-olds clearly points out that the loss of recess has a detrimental impact in the classroom. (February 2009) Measuring What Matters States have come a long way in building longitudinal data systems, but dire budget conditions won't make it easy to finish them. States have a long way to go before they have the kinds of data systems that will help drive student improvement. (December 2008) Public Housing and Public Schools The first large-scale study to look at academic performance of children in New York City's public housing complexes finds that students in public housing are more likely to drop out of high school and less likely to graduate in four years than those who don't live in public housing. (November 2008) Rethinking Magnet Schools in a Changing Landscape Support for magnet schools has foundered nationwide even though they continue to shine compared to other types of public schools, including charters. Magnet programs, created to promote voluntary integration, have suffered court setbacks, stagnant federal funding and local budget cuts. (November 2008) Tough Choices Or Tough Times (Radical Makeover Called For) The country's education system needs a radical makeover because too many students are ill prepared to function in the modern global marketplace, which rewards creativity and technological competence over the most basic skills required in the past. (November 2008) How to Bring Our Schools Out of the 20th Century American schools aren't exactly frozen in time, but considering the pace of change in other areas of life, our public schools tend to feel like throwbacks. (November 2008) Transforming the Federal Role in America’s Public Schools The alliance -- a partnership of 18 major national education associations -- has put forth six principles for "appropriate and constructive federal involvement in education." (October 2008) Math Skills In U.S. Suffer The United States is failing to develop students' math skills, especially among those who could excel at the highest levels. A major reason is that American culture does not highly value talent in math, and so discourages students from excelling in the field. (October 2008) Parents' Income, Education Affect Kids' Health - State by State Data It’s no surprise that children born to poor and uneducated parents are more likely to be in bad health and die as infants than children of the wealthy and educated. (October 2008) The conservative magazine takes a close look at how the school choice movement has gained momentum in Georgia. You will find the article on page 21. (August 2008) So you think that the quality of public education has major implications for your community. If that's your view, it is also the chief conclusion to be drawn from this broad review of the literature -- about 150 books and articles. (August 2008) Gaining Momentum, Losing Ground This coalition of 16 of the nation's leading business organizations, has released this report assessing three years' progress in working towards the TAP goal of doubling the number of students earning bachelor's degrees in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) by 2015. (July 2008) America's Children in Brief: Key National Indicators of Well Being, 2008 This organization has released its annual report profiling the status of the nation's children and youth. (July 2008) If the United States is to reach our ambitious national education goals, we need to focus as much attention on the starting line as we do on the finish line. (June 2008) What We Think - Parental Perceptions of Urban School Climate This report reveals findings of a survey of 10,270 parents in 112 urban schools from 17 states gauging perceptions about bullying; expectations of student success; influence of race; parental involvement; safety; and trust, respect and ethos of caring. (April 2008) A 'Nation at Risk' - 25 years later In 1983, A Nation at Risk misidentified what is wrong with our public schools and consequently set the nation on a school reform crusade that has done more harm than good. (April 2008) Learning, Arts, and the Brain In 2004, the Dana Arts and Cognition Consortium brought together cognitive neuroscientists from seven universities across the U.S. to grapple with the question why arts training has been associated with higher academic performance. (March 2009) How Well Are American Students Learning? This is the seventh edition of the Brown Center Report on American education. (March 2008) Tough Choices or Tough Times Here you will find the Executive Summary of this report that, according to an Education Week story, presents "its vision for what is ailing American education and how to fix it . . . it takes on virtually every sacred cow and special-interest group in the system." You will find information here that will direct you where you can purchase the full report. Other materials relating to the report, including various research reports done by the staff and others to support the work of the Commission, can be accessed through the Commission's Web site at www.skillscommission.org. |
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