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Research & Reports
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Narrowing the Achievement Gap: Schools in Pennsylvania that are Making Significant Progress, 2003-04 to 2004-05
Standard & Poor’s, Summer 2006
Making Progress, But Miles to Go: Achievement Gaps in Pennsylvania Public Schools
Education Law Center – Pennsylvania, July 2005
Advanced Placement Report to the Nation (full report)
Pennsylvania State Report
The College Board, January 2005
Pennsylvania’s Achievement Gap
Good Schools Pennsylvania, January 2004
A policy brief on Pennsylvania’s history of funding public education and how it relates to the achievement gap.
2004 Report On Fifth Grade Proficiency In Reading And Math
A report from the Allegheny Conference on Community Development, 2004
Student Performance in the Pittsburgh Public Schools
RAND, September 2003
Education Watch: Pennsylvania Key Education Facts and Figures
The Education Trust, Winter 2002-2003
Summary of Pennsylvania’s student achievement, attainment and opportunity.
Poverty, Race, Resources, Results in the Pittsburgh Public Schools
A report commissioned by the Pennsylvania Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), April 2003
Similar Students, Different Results: Why Do Some Schools Do Better?
EdSource, October 2005
Closing the Racial Achievement Gap: The Role of Reforming Instructional Practices
By Harold Wenglinsky, Education Policy Analysis Archives,
November 2004
All Students Reaching the Top
North Central Regional Educational Laboratory, 2004
A report of the National Study Group for the Affirmative Development of Academic Disability that discusses the difference in achievement between majority and minority students and provides recommendations to improve the achievement gap.
The Progress of Education Reform 2003: Closing the Achievement Gap
Education Commission of the States, March 2003
An ECS Research Brief
Closing the Achievement Gap in Suburban and Urban School Communities
North Central Regional Educational Laboratory, December 2002
Closing the Achievement Gap: Principles for Improving the Educational Success of All Students
Educational Research Information Center, 2002
A report that discusses different approaches to close the achievement gap.
Taking on the Achievement Gap
North Central Regional Educational Laboratory, June 2002
Research-Based Review of Reports on Closing Achievement Gaps
The North Carolina Education Research Council, April 2002
A report to the Education Cabinet and the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee
Awareness to Action: Recognizing and Addressing the Achievement Gaps in Delaware Schools
Delaware Education Research and Development Center, 2002
Can the Achievement Gaps Be Overcome?
North Central Regional Educational Laboratory
A resource for research on how to close the achievement gap.
How Well are American Students Learning?
Brown Center On Education Policy, September 2001
It Takes More than Testing: Closing the Achievement Gap
Center on Education Policy, April 2001
Closing the Gap One School at a Time
Harvard Education Newsletter, 2001
Teacher’s research on the black/white achievement gap.
Good Teaching Matters: How Well Qualified Teachers Can Close the Gap
The Education Trust, “Thinking K-12,” Summer 1998
A Policy Brief that discusses how teachers can close the achievement gap.
Achievement Trap: How America is Failing Millions of High-Achieving Students from Lower-Income Families
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation & Civic Enterprises, with original research by Westat, 2007
Reaching Capacity: A Blueprint for the State Role in Improving Low Performing Schools and Districts
The Rennie Center for Education Research & Policy at MassINC,
Spring 2005
Latino Students & the Educational Pipeline: A three-part series
Education Policy Institute, April 2005
Beating the Odds V: A City-by-City Analysis of Student Performance and Achievement Gaps on State Assessments
Council of the Great City Schools, March 2005
Inside the Black Box of High-Performing High-Poverty Schools
Prichard Commission for Academic Excellence, February 2005
The Progress of Education Reform 2004: Hispanic Achievement
Education Commission of the States, August 2004
A policy brief on the Hispanic-White achievement gap.
Addressing Racial Disparities in High Achieving Suburban Schools
North Central Regional Educational Laboratory, December 2002
Inequality at the Starting Gate: Social Background Differences in Achievement as Children Begin School
Economic Policy Institute, September 2002
Raising Minority Academic Achievement: A Compendium of Education Programs and Practices
American Youth Policy Forum, 2001
Resource on organizations and initiatives working to close the racial and socioeconomic achievement gap.
Policy Brief: Raising the achievement of low-performing students
Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning, May 2000
Advancing Minority High Achievement: National Trends and Promising Programs and Practices
The College Board, February 2000
A report prepared for the National Task Force on Minority High Achievement
Reaching the Top: A Report of the National Task Force on Minority High Achievement
The College Board, 1999
Does School Choice Work? Effects on Student Integration and Achievement
Public Policy Institute of California, 2006
Summer Remediation Policies
Education Commission of the States, August 2005
Academic Intervention Services in Ohio
Ohio Legislative Office of Education Oversight, May 2005
Noteworthy Perspectives: Classroom Strategies for Helping At-Risk Students
Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning, 2003
Pennsylvania Academic Standards for Mathematics
Comparison Between NAEP and State Mathematics Assessment Results: 2003
National Center for Education Statistics, April 2008
Trial Urban Districts Assessment: Mathematics Report Card
National Center for Education Statistics, November 2007
2007 NAEP Mathematics Results
National Center for Education Statistics, September 2007
Middle School Math Curricula
Reviews from the U.S. Department of Education’s What Works Clearinghouse
Curriculum Focal Points for Prekindergarten through Grade 8 Mathematics
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 2006
Tracking Achievement Gaps and Assessing the Impact of NCLB on the Gaps: An In-depth Look into National and State Reading and Math Outcome Trends
By Jaekyung Lee, The Civil Rights Project at Harvard University, June 2006
Examining Gaps in Mathematics Achievement Among Racial-Ethnic Groups, 1972-1992
RAND, June 2005
Examining Gaps in Mathematics Achievement Among Racial-Ethnic Groups, 1972-1992
RAND, 2005
Highlights from the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study: TIMSS 2003
National Center for Education Statistics, December 2004
Scaling Up Innovative Practices in Mathematics and Science
National Center for Improving Student Learning and Achievement in Mathematics and Science, February 2004
The Effectiveness of Out-Of-School-Time Strategies in Assisting Low-Achieving Students in Reading and Mathematics: A Research Synthesis
Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning, January 2004
Improving Student Achievement in Mathematics, Part 1: Research Findings
ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education, December 2000
Pennsylvania Academic Standards for Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening
Comparison Between NAEP and State Reading Assessment Results: 2003
National Center for Education Statistics, April 2008
Trial Urban Districts Assessment: Reading 2007
National Center for Education Statistics, November 2007
2007 NAEP Reading Results
National Center for Education Statistics, September 2007
Keeping Watch on Reading First
Center on Education Policy, September 2006
Tracking Achievement Gaps and Assessing the Impact of NCLB on the Gaps: An In-depth Look into National and State Reading and Math Outcome Trends
By Jaekyung Lee, The Civil Rights Project at Harvard University, June 2006
Teaching Literacy Through Art, Year One: 2004-05 Study
Research study conducted by Randi Korn & Associates, Inc. for the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, November 2005
The Effectiveness of Out-Of-School-Time Strategies in Assisting Low-Achieving Students in Reading and Mathematics: A Research Synthesis
Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning, January 2004
International Comparisons in Fourth-Grade Reading Literacy: Findings from the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study of 2001
National Center for Education Statistics, April 2003
Early Reading and Scientifically-Based Research
Title I Directors’ Conference, U.S. Department of Education, February 2003
Research-Based Instruction in Reading
Student Achievement and School Accountability Conference, U.S. Department of Education, October 2002
Pennsylvania Academic Standards for Science and Technology
The Nation’s Report Card: Science 2005 Trial Urban District Assessment
National Center for Education Statistics, November 2006
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2005 Science Assessment Results
National Center for Education Statistics, May 2006
NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS REPORTS
The Nation’s Report Card: Writing 2007
National Center for Education Statistics, April 2008
2007 NAEP Assessment Results
National Center for Education Statistics, September 2007
Status and Trends in the Education of Racial and Ethnic Minorities
National Center for Education Statistics, September 2007
Comparative Indicators of Education in the United States and Other G-8 Countries: 2006
National Center for Education Statistics, August 2007
Advanced Mathematics and Science Coursetaking in the Spring High School Senior Classes of 1982, 1992, and 2004
National Center for Education Statistics, August 2007
The Nation’s Report Card: Economics 2006
National Center for Education Statistics, August 2007
Digest of Education Statistics, 2006
National Center for Education Statistics, July 2007
The Condition of Education 2007
National Center for Education Statistics, June 2007
Status of Education in Rural America
National Center for Education Statistics, June 2007
The Nation’s Report Card: U.S. History 2006
National Center for Education Statistics, May 2007
The Nation’s Report Card: Civics 2006
National Center for Education Statistics, May 2007
Student Achievement in Private Schools: NAEP 2000-2005 Results
National Center for Education Statistics, December 2005
Characteristics of U.S. 15-Year-Old Low Achievers in an International Context: Findings From PISA 2000
National Center for Education Statistics, October 2005
Projections of Education Statistics to 2014
National Center for Education Statistics, September 2005
NAEP 2004 Long-Term Trend Assessment Results
National Center for Education Statistics, June 2005
NAEP 1999 Long-Term Trend Technical Analysis Report: Three Decades of Student Performance
National Center for Education Statistics, April 2005
Success in the Middle: A Policymaker’s Guide to Achieving Quality Middle Level Education
National Middle School Association, May 2006
Leveling the Playing Field 2005: Identifying Outperforming and Underperforming States on the NAEP in Demographic Context
Standard & Poor’s, December 2005
Addressing Achievement Gaps: The Progress and Challenges of Women and Girls in Education and Work
Educational Testing Service, 2005
A Nation Deceived: How Schools Hold Back America’s Brightest Students (Volume I)
Scholarly Support Evidence (Volume II)
The Templeton National Report on Acceleration by Nicholas Colangelo, Susan G. Assouline and Miraca U.M. Gross, October 2004
Parsing the Achievement Gap – Baselines for Tracking Progress
Educational Testing Service, October 2003
A research synthesis that identifies 14 correlates of achievement as indicators of and potential sources of the achievement gap.
Making Low Performing Schools a Priority
National Education Association, 2002
A resource guide for low performing schools.
Opportunity to Learn Policies and Practices in High-Performing, High-Needs Schools
Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning, December 2002
Hope for Urban Education: A Study of Nine High-Performing, High-Poverty Urban Elementary Schools
U.S. Department of Education, 1999
