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The Achiever. Volume 3, Number 2
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Ashby, Nicole, Ed. – US Department of Education, 2004
This biweekly newsletter contains news and information about school improvement in the United States. It is designed expressly for parents and families. This issue highlights an announcement, by U.S. Department of Education Secretary Rod Paige, of a contract to the National Institute of Statistical Sciences to convene a group of experts to review…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Dropout Rate, Graduation Rate, Dropouts
The Oxford Handbook of School Psychology. First Edition. Oxford Library of Psychology
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Bray, Melissa A., Ed.; Kehle, Thomas J., Ed. – Oxford University Press, 2011
With its roots in clinical and educational psychology, school psychology is an ever-changing field that encompasses a diversity of topics. "The Oxford Handbook of School Psychology" synthesizes the most vital and relevant literature in all of these areas, producing a state-of-the-art, authoritative resource for practitioners,…
Descriptors: School Psychology, Problem Solving, Delivery Systems, Cognitive Ability
What's It to Me? Educational Research, Bias, and Me: A Guide for Parents and Others Interested in Education.
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Campbell, Patricia B. – 1986
This pamphlet describes ways in which parents and others interested in education can effectively evaluate the usefulness of educational research. Almost everything that happens in the schools is related to educational research. Parents and concerned others should appreciate its benefits, but should be aware that: not all research is done well or…
Descriptors: Community Role, Counselor Role, Data Interpretation, Educational Research
Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress. Volume 4, Number 15
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Amos, Jason, Ed. – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2004
"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) Must be in the Front Row!: High Schools, Graduation Rates Receive New Attention from Policy Community and World of…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Graduation Rate, Dropouts, Federal Government
Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress. Volume 6, Number 17
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Amos, Jason, Ed. – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2006
"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) "Saving Futures, Saving Dollars": Five Percent Increase in Male Graduation Rate Could Lead to Savings of $8…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Graduation, Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries
Finding the Right Path: Researching Your Way to Discovery. Professional Growth Series.
Sutter, Lynne; Sutter, Herman – 1999
Intended for use by teachers, librarians, parents, and elementary school students, this book provides 115 pathfinders to a variety of subjects to guide a student's research and broaden a child's interest base. Each pathfinder (i.e., collection of resources on a given topic) includes: a description of the subject; the Dewey Decimal numbers specific…
Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Dewey Decimal Classification, Elementary Education, Information Literacy