This paper reviews the use of multiple trials, defined as multiple sites or multiple arms in a single evaluation and replications, in evaluating social programs. After defining key terms, the paper discusses the rationales for conducting multiple trials, which include increasing sample size to increase statistical power; identifying the most…

The Innovative Assessment Demonstration Authority (IADA) program, written into the Every Student Succeeds Act, gives up to seven state educational agencies the opportunity to launch innovative assessment pilots in their public schools, with the goal of eventual statewide implementation. As of August 2020, the U.S. Department of Education had…

In the 2020-2021 school year, many schools and districts around the country implemented routine COVID-19 testing to proactively detect cases among teachers, students, and staff and stop the spread of the virus. Such testing made it possible for many communities to gain the needed support from teachers and parents to reopen schools and resume…

The FNS Research Corner provides a continuing series to summarize recently completed and current research conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) in the area of child nutrition. Summaries of recently completed research projects and in-progress research are provided in this article.

Auditioning is often uncomfortable but can lead to great rewards. Music educators can do much to help their students be at their best in front of a panel. In this article, four experts share their experiences as adjudicators and their advice on how best to prepare students for the process.

The "Policy to Performance Toolkit" is designed to provide state adult education staff and key stakeholders with guidance and tools to use in developing, implementing, and monitoring state policies and their associated practices that support an effective state adult basic education (ABE) to postsecondary education and training transition…

An educational intervention's effectiveness is judged by whether it produces positive outcomes for students, with the randomized controlled trial (CRT) as a valuable tool for determining intervention effects. However, the intervention-as-implemented in an experiment frequently differs from the intervention-as-designed, making it unclear whether…

This report provides initial results of Illinois' Shifting Gears Initiative that operated between July 1, 2007 and June 30, 2009. This mixed method (qualitative and quantitative) evaluation sought to accomplish three goals: (1) to assess program and student outcomes for two models (adult education and developmental education) for two target groups…

COMPENSATORY EDUCATION PILOT PROJECTS BEING CONDUCTED IN CALIFORNIA WERE LISTED. SOME OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS INVOLVED WERE BERKELEY UNIFIED, BISHOP UNION ELEMENTARY, FRESNO CITY, LOS ANGELES CITY, MERCED CITY, OAKLAND UNIFIED, PASADENA UNIFIED, RIVERSIDE COUNTY, SAN BERNARDINO, SAN DIEGO UNIFIED, AND SAN FRANCISCO. FOR EACH OF THE SCHOOL…

The preparation of interested and well-trained individuals for service in editorial, advertising, and management positions on rural and small town newspapers is the intent of Sampson Technical Institute's 2-year pilot journalism program. (JO)

Context: Obesity is a chronic disease of epidemic proportions in the United States. Primary care providers are critical to timely diagnosis and treatment of obesity, and need better tools to deliver effective obesity care. Purpose: To conduct a pilot randomized trial of a chronic care model (CCM) program for obesity care in rural Kansas primary…

This booklet is prepared annually by the Research Advisory Committee of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) to advise the NCTM Board of Directors on the status of research in mathematics education. The booklet contains listings of funded projects (new and continuing); publications (conference reports and proceedings, journals,…

The purpose of the adult education program in Louisiana is to provide for the initiation, maintenance, and expansion of instructional offerings for adults. A minimum of 10 percent of the annual federal allocation is to be used to fund special experimental demonstration projects and teacher-training grants. This monograph provides detailed…

AN INVESTIGATION WAS MADE OF THE EFFECTIVENESS AND VALUE OF A CONTROLLED CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT, ESPECIALLY PREPARED MATERIALS, AND HIGHLY STRUCTURED TEACHING METHODS UPON LEARNING PROBLEMS AND SCHOOL ADJUSTMENT OF MENTALLY RETARDED, EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED CHILDREN, WITH OR WITHOUT CLINICALLY DIAGNOSED BRAIN INJURY. CHILDREN WHOSE EMOTIONAL…

Addresses are given for the 4 Experience-Based Career Education (EBCE) demonstration sites, the 12 EBCE pilot sites, and the 9 market demand sites. Names and addresses are provided of persons who may be contacted for further information. (AJ)