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May 14, 2013 New Brief Explores 21st Century Skills How do we promote a more responsive, integrated model to meet twenty-first century learning requirements?
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May 9, 2013 ALEC's Report Card Receives Failing Marks Policymakers should insist on referencing evidence-based research
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May 2, 2013 Major Virtual Schools Report Released Analysis uncovers underperforming schools
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April 30, 2013 What Makes KIPP Effective? Review examines a recent study by Mathematica Policy Research
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April 23, 2013 Mayor-Led Schools Report Problematic, Academic Review Finds
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April 9, 2013 Review Explains Weaknesses of Teach For America Texas Study
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April 2, 2013 Tracking Students Continues To Be An Unproven Strategy
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March 26, 2013 Second 'School Staffing Surge' Report Suffers From Same Flaws As Original
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March 19, 2013 Enhancing Education for English Learners through Parental Involvement
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March 14, 2013 Costs and Considerations in Scaling-up Innovations School innovations deserve a balance of skepticism, enthusiasm, and tougher scrutiny that weighs all costs and benefits
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March 5, 2013 School Principal Report Has Limited Utility To Guide Policy and Practice, Review Finds
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February 28, 2013 Policies Undermining Teacher Professionalism Policy brief finds three education policies, now in vogue, have the likely effect of de-professionalizing teachers and teaching
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February 21, 2013

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February 20, 2013 Agenda Drives Education Report Card Review of StudentsFirst "report card" finds little or no usefulness as an examination of existing policy or as guidance for future policy
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February 12, 2013 Sound CREDO Michigan Charter School Report Provides Little Basis for Advocacy
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February 7, 2013 New Brief Discusses Why Money Matters, Effective School Expenditures
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February 5, 2013 Spanish-Language Initiative Launched Today
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January 31, 2013 Brookings School Choice Report Fails To Enlighten Policy Debate, Review Finds
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January 29, 2013 Brookings School Choice Report Fails To Enlighten Policy Debate, Review Finds Education Choice and Competition Index also receives an ‘F' grade
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January 17, 2013 Solutions To School Dropouts Must Be Coordinated With Outside Agencies Poverty is bigger than schools and schools end up trying to control the symptoms
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January 15, 2013 Public Agenda Report Embraces "No Excuses" Rhetoric, Misleads Policymakers and the Public
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