The 2008 edition includes 43 indicators in five main areas: (1) participation in education; (2) learner outcomes; (3) student effort and educational progress; (4) the contexts of elementary and secondary education; and (5) the contexts of postsecondary education.
Education Week special issue on states' efforts to forge stronger connections between precollegiate and postsecondary education
The goal of this practice guide is to formulate
specific and coherent evidence-based recommendations for use by educators aiming to quickly and dramatically improve student achievement in low-performing
schools. Although schoolwide reform models exist, most assume a slow and steady approach to school reform. They do not seek to achieve the kind of quick school turnaround examined in this guide.
The Report Card from the American Legislative Exchange Council, collects and provides, within a single volume,the most basic and customary measures of educational resources and achievement on a state-by-state basis.
This six-year study conducted by the Annenberg Institute for School Reform found strong and consistent relationships between community organizing and policy and resource decisions,school-level improvements, and student outcomes.
Generate lists of South Carolina schools based on performance, expenditures, and teacher info, at the statewide or district level (2002/03-2006/07)
The Institute maintains this website to serve as a portal for American history on the Web; to offer high-quality educational material for teachers, students, historians, and the public; and to provide up-to-date information about the Institute's programs and activities.
A "best practice" guide from the Institute of Education Sciences. Includes evidence-based recommendations for encouraging girls in math and science.
This annual report provides a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of education from prekindergarten through graduate school.
Enormous collections of digitized historic maps, photos, documents, audio, and video in hundreds of subject areas. Invaluable primary sources for teachers and students.