Publications The Partnership for 21st Century Skills (the Partnership) issued a new national report, "Results That Matter: 21st Century Skills and High School Reform," which outlines a compelling framework for 21st century learning that focuses on the results that matter for today’s high school graduates.
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To download the report in PDF format, go to: http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/documents/RTM2006.pdf
Annual Report: Year 4 of the No Child Left Behind Act
According to a new report by the Center on Education Policy (CEP), The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) is having a greater impact on the everyday activities of schools and districts. CEP is tracking federal, state and local implementation of the law. This report, "From the Capital to the Classroom: Year 4 of the No Child Left Behind Act," is the fourth in a series of annual reports to be issued through 2008 by CEP, and offers a long-term look at how the law’s implementation is affecting states and school districts.
To read the press release, go to:
http://www.cep-dc.org/nclb/Year4/Press/CEPNewsRelease24March2006.pdf
To download this report in PDF (232 pages), go to:
http://www.cep-dc.org/nclb/Year4/CEP-NCLB-Report-4.pdf
Secretary Spellings Honors Teachers
In honor of Celebrating Teachers Week, which was celebrated from April 3-May 6, U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings issued the following letter to America's teachers.
To read the letter, go to: http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2006/05/05022006a.html
For more on National Teacher's Day, go to: http://www.nea.org/teacherday/index.html
Promising State Policies to Help Students Move Easily from High School
A new report by the Community College Research Center (CCRC) of Teachers College, Columbia University looks at state policies that promote students' seamless transition from high school to postsecondary education and rewarding careers.
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Reliable Public High School Graduation Rates
There is a wide disparity in the public high school graduation rates of white and minority students and female students graduate high school at a higher rate than male students. Learn about these findings and more in this study, which uses a widely respected method to calculate public high school graduation rates for the nation, for each state, and for the 100 largest school districts in the United States.
For more information, go to:
http://www.educationnews.org/Commentaries/Leaving_Boys_Behind.htm
Evidence on an After-School Supplemental Instruction Program
Results from a year-long, two-phase study that was conducted to monitor the context, processes and early outcomes of an after-school supplemental program in a New York elementary school were released this month. Learn about the design challenges and early findings in light of NCLB.
For more, go to: http://epaa.asu.edu/epaa/v14n12/
Help for Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities
Education World recently featured NCLD’s Director of Professional Services, Dr. Sheldon Horowitz, in a Wire Side Chat about teaching students with learning disabilities. Dr. Horowitz discusses how the resources in NCLD's Parent Center can help teachers and parents work together to provide the best educational programs for a child and answers questions about the different challenges facing classroom teachers of students with learning disabilities.
To read this interview, go to: http://www.education-world.com/a_issues/chat/chat181.shtml
