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There are very few school districts that aren’t feeling the effect of the recession. It’s meant layoffs, cutbacks in services and program cuts. Though nearly $100 billion for education in the federal stimulus package will help school districts staunch the bleeding, it may only be a temporary fix. (Photo: San Francisco Chronicle)
Latest in K through 12
The Nation’s Children 2010
A compilation of the latest statistics on the health and welfare of U.S. children, including individual fact sheets on each state.
Can I Get A Little Advice Here?
The report finds that 60 percent of young adults who went on to further education gave their high school counselors poor grades for their college advice.
Ringing the Bell for K-12 Teacher Tenure Reform
The report provides an overview and history of teacher tenure in the United States, including an analysis of case studies and recommendations for reforms.
Summary and Analysis of President Obama’s Education Budget Request
The issue brief provides a summary of the Obama administration's education budget request, released Monday, February 1.
Schools Without Diversity: Education Management Organizations, Charter Schools and the Demographic Stratification of the American School System
The study concludes that charter schools are substantially more segregated by race, wealth, disabling condition and language than the local public school districts in which they reside.
Choice Without Equity: Charter School Segregation and the Need for Civil Rights Standards
The study reveals that not only are charter schools more racially isolated than traditional public schools in virtually every instance, but troubling data gaps also make it impossible to assess charter schools enrollments of low-income and English Learner students.
Key Questions on President Obama's 2011 Education Budget Request
In an effort to heighten the quality of debate on federal education policy, FEBP has reviewed the president's proposals and generated a list of key questions policymakers, the media, stakeholder groups, and the public should ask about the proposals.
2009 State Policy Yearbook
The 2009 edition of the State Teacher Policy Yearbook is the National Council on Teacher Quality’s third annual review of state laws, rules and regulations that govern the teaching profession. This year’s report is a comprehensive analysis of the full range of each state’s teacher policies, measured against what the council calls "a realistic blueprint for reform."
How Zero Tolerance and High-Stakes Testing Funnel Youth Into the School-To-Prison Pipeline
Have zero tolerance and high-stakes testing produced a threat to the educational opportunities of America’s youth and consequently created a dropout crisis?
“The Economic Benefits from Halving the Dropout Rate: A Boom to Businesses in the Nation’s Largest Metropolitan Areas”
The study estimates the city-by-city economic growth that would result from cutting the high-school dropout rate in half.
"2002-2003 Head Start Impact Study"
The study suggests that children’s gains from participating in Head Start do not last through the end of first grade.
“Charter School Performance in New York City”
The study finds that New York City charter school students outperform their peers in district schools on state tests.
“Students in Rural Schools Have Limited Access to Advanced Mathematics Courses”
Findings come amid calls by the Obama administration to improve student achievement in math and science.
“2010 Education Appropriations Guide”
The issue brief details the federal education appropriations for fiscal year 2010, which were finalized December 13, 2009.
“Monitoring the Future 2009”
The federal survey, which tracks drug use among U.S. teens, finds that marijuana use has increased within the past two years, whereas cigarette use has declined.
