Education & learning publications
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An Unfinished Canvas: District Capacity and the Use of New Funds for Arts Education in California
We assessed districts’ capacity with respect to arts education, explored early spending choices, and examined the relationship between the two.
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An Unfinished Canvas: Local Partnerships in Support of Arts Education in California
We highlight the ways that a sample of partnerships promotes arts education in California elementary schools to inform others who may be interested in building partnerships between school districts and…
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Some Economic Consequences of Improving Mathematics Performance
In this report, we examine how improving mathematics performance has economic consequences through raising high school graduation rates.
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An Unfinished Canvas: Fact Sheet
An Unfinished Canvas revealed that an overwhelming majority of California schools fail to meet these guidelines and that key barriers include inadequate and unstable funding, insufficient instructional time, and limited…
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Evaluation of the California Subject Matter Project: California Reading and Literature Project Case Study
We share here the story of how this partnership evolved, some of the impacts it had on the teachers and administrators involved and the students they served, and a few…
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High School Reform in Chicago Public Schools: Autonomous Management and Performance Schools (Part Four of a Series of Five Reports)
The Autonomous Management and Performance Schools Program (AMPS) in the Chicago Public Schools is designed to grant high-performing and/or promising schools certain academic, programmatic, and operational freedoms. In theory, AMPS…
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High School Reform in Chicago Public Schools: Instructional Development Systems (Part Two of a Series of Five Reports)
This report sets forth preliminary evaluative work concerning the implementation and early outcomes of the IDS initiative. We describe the successes and challenges associated with implementing the IDS initiative.
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High School Reform in Chicago Public Schools: Renaissance 2010 (Part Three of a Series of Five Reports)
The Renaissance 2010 initiative was established to increase the number of high-quality education options across Chicago. This report presents findings about Renaissance 2010 high schools drawn from a larger study…
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Addressing The Assessment Challenge In An Online System That Tutors As It Assesses
Our hypothesis is that we can achieve more accurate assessment by not only using data on whether students get test items right or wrong, but by also using data on…
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Evaluation of the California Subject Matter Project: California Foreign Language Project Case Study
This case study describes a partnership between the California Foreign Language Project (CFLP) at Stanford University and the Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD).
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Evaluation of the California Subject Matter Project: California International Studies Project Case Study
The California International Studies Project (CISP) strives to provide standards-based professional development in history and international studies to prepare students to live, work, and be informed, active citizens.
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Evaluation of the California Subject Matter Project: California Mathematics Project Case Study
This is a case study of a partnership between the mathematics department at California State University, Bakersfield (CSUB) and Green Hills High School (GHHS).