EPRUEducation Policy Research Unit
On March 21, 2008 this became an archive site. All documents published before this date are still available here. All documents published after this date are available at our new combined site (http://www.epicpolicy.org/), a joint effort of CERU, EPIC, and EPRU.
2003 - Non-EPRU Publications/Writing
These articles and/or reports are copyrighted material, the use of which has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such material available in our efforts to advance understanding of educational issues, etc. We believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml. If you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for purposes of your own that go beyond fair use, you must obtain permission from the copyright owner.
Document categories:
» Academic/Professional
» Advocacy Groups
» Government
» Popular Press
» Professional Organizations
» Think Tank/Policy Institute
» Point of View Essays
» Advocacy Groups
» Government
» Popular Press
» Professional Organizations
» Think Tank/Policy Institute
» Point of View Essays
Proceedings of the State Forum on Teacher Education in Arizona
Date:
May 19, 2003
Source:
The State Forum
State leaders convened to define Arizona's
critical need for teachers and to frame a collaborative response for recruitment,
credentialing, and retention of high quality teachers for Arizona classrooms.
PDFDate:
April 8, 2003
Authors:
Bruce Fuller, Marytza Gawlik, Emlei Kuboyama Gonzales, Sandra Park and Gordon Gibbings
Source:
Policy Analysis for California Education
Charter schools
suffer from ill-prepared teachers - unequal funding reform experiment may
reinforce achievement gap.
Funding a Movement
Date:
November 21, 2003
Source:
People for the American Way
An initial People For the American Way analysis of federal education grants has uncovered
a pattern of major and at times unsolicited grants made to a small cadre of pro-voucher private advocacy groups.
WordIdentifying and Implementing Educational Practices Supported by Rigorous Evidence: A User-Friendly Guide
Date:
December 2003
Source:
U.S. Department of Education
U.S. Department of Education acknowledges the strength of class size research evidence.
Date:
October 2003
Source:
U.S. General Accounting Office
This report detailing the prevalence of privately managed public schools and
their student achievement scores relied primarily on data provided by the Education Policy Studies
Laboratory.
Date:
Spring 2003
Source:
National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators
This report seeks to develop understanding among Hispanic legislators nationwide about the
symptoms, root causes, and ameliorative change strategies concerning Hispanic educational achievement and
attainment.
Edison Schools Accepts Buyout
Date:
November 13, 2003
Author:
Marc Caputo
Source:
Miami Herald
Edison Schools, a company created to
run public schools like private businesses, accepted a $182 million buyout from Florida's pension fund
Wednesday in a deal that follows years of losses but promises millions of dollars for the CEO.
Date:
November 13, 2003
Source:
Akron Beacon Journal
Charter schools are submitting such poor educational
data to the state that lawmakers should demand answers or stop supporting the publicly funded, privately run schools,
a nonpartisan state agency reported.
New York Times education columnist Michael Winerip
says NCLB "may go down in history as the most unpopular piece of education legislation
ever created."
Date:
September 20, 2003
Authors:
Kimberly Miller and Shirish Date
Source:
Palm Beach Post
Two Internet schools, including one run by politically
connected William Bennett, got state permission to give "virtual school" vouchers to children who did not attend
public school last year, despite a law that says exactly the opposite.
Date:
January 8, 2003
Author:
Debra Viadero
Source:
Education Week
A news report on the Amrein-Berliner studies on high-stakes testing.
Class Size: Counting Students Can Count
Date:
Fall 2003
Source:
American Educational Research Association
This policy brief points out that all reduced class size initiatives are not alike,
and must be carefully crafted to assure that schools and students reap the maximum
benefits from smaller classes.
State Approaches for Calculating High School Graduation Rates
Date:
October 1, 2003
Author:
Christopher Swanson
Source:
Urban Institute
This report focuses on state definitions of high school graduation
rates and their strategies for constructing a graduation rate indicator.
Date:
September 2003
Authors:
Julian Betts, Andrew Zau, and Lorien Rice
Source:
Public Policy Institute of California
The quality of K-12 education ranks at the top among concerns for Californians.
This study addresses concerns over the efficiency and equity of public schools in San Diego.
Arizona's Dropouts Lost in the Calculation Shuffle
Date:
October 17, 2003
Author:
Teresa Huerta
Institution:
Arizona State University
Source:
Arizona Capital Times
Only by obtaining accurate information can Arizona determine the magnitude of the dropout
problem and create solutions.
Date:
January 28, 2003
Author:
Jay Mathews
Source:
Washington Post
An interview with Gerald W. Bracey, an EPRU Fellow,
and Andrew J. Rotherham of the Progressive Policy Institute, on the Adequate
Yearly Progress provision of the No Child Left Behind Act.