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Testing service-sponsored survey showing a majority of Americans want both increased federal
funding and greater accountability in public education.
http://www.ets.org/aboutets/americaspeaks/survey2001.html
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Institute for Responsive Education
The Institute for Responsive Education is a research, policy, and advocacy organization that
supports and encourages school, family, community partnerships to enable high quality educational
opportunities for all children
http://www.responsiveeducation.org
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MDRC Education Research
Education research focused on programs with the potential to improve education outcomes for large
numbers of low-income students.
http://www.mdrc.org/area_index_1.html
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Do Children Need Recess?
A collection of references to research, journal articles, position statements, and news about the
importance of recess in elementary school education.
http://www.geocities.com/recessplease
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School Reform in Massachusetts: Initiatives in 1893 and 1997
Looks at two education reform models used in Massachusetts public schools in the past. A comparison
of Charles Eliot's proposal in 1893 and the state government mandate of 1997.
http://www.libraryreference.org/edreform.html
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Society for the Advancement of Excellence in Education
Non partisan research and policy analysis related to raising achievement in Canada's public
schools.
http://www.saee.ca
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National Issues Forum - Education
A non-partisan site that presents summary information and opposing viewpoints on education reform
issues.
http://www.nifi.org/issuesp3.html#education
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Farming the Permafrost: How Public Education Defeats Reform
An essay by Jonathan Marin, describing a unique political landscape created by the constituencies
on both sides of education reform debates.
http://users.rcn.com/jonmarin//ed_reform.htm
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Program on Education and Civil Society
PECS promotes critical analysis and public understanding of school reform efforts nationwide. Since
1996 PECS has commissioned over 60 research papers on education...
http://www.nyu.edu/wagner/education/pecs/
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There Are No Failing Schools
The idea of failed schools maybe the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people. This is
an analysis of the idea.
http://hometown.aol.com/mjackson717/myhomepage/rant.html
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Transforming Learning Communities
A research project on school change and school improvement.
http://www.ode.state.oh.us/tlc/
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The Delphi Technique.
What is that new process being used at public forums to reach consensus? This method is used by
many educators to squeeze the public out of the reform process.
http://www.eagleforum.org/educate/1998/nov98/focus.html
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Education Week on the Web--Special Reports
Special reports and in depth research of issues that affect education and reform.
http://www.edweek.org/sreports/
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Education Reform - The "Tough Standards" Movement
A critical examination of formal education is presented from many perspectives: political, medical,
psychological, and sociological. It makes a case that the student should be in charge of his own
education.
http://www.education-reform.net/
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Success Oriented Schools
Save our schools through success orientation, without increasing costs are adding personnel.
http://save-our-schools.com/
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School Reform for Efficiency in Instruction
School organization should respect the diversity in abilities and attainments of the students.
http://www.mindspring.com/~kenwear/educrefm.htm
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Prisoners Of Time
Report of the U.S. National Education Commission on Time and Learning. Schools tend to structure
the learning process according to time allotted, not the other way around. The Commission
recommends various solutions to this problem.
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/PrisonersOfTime/index.html
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Redesigning Public Education: The Kentucky Experience
A historical review of the origins and implementation of the Kentucky Education Reform Act of 1990
(KERA).
http://home1.gte.net/fosterjd/index.htm
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Franchise by Examination, Education and Intelligence
The nature of intelligence is examined in terms of education and heredity . The author proposes
radical changes to law and education to further human social advance.
http://www.abelard.org/iqedfran/iqedfran.htm
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The Decay Of Western Education
Articles describing the decay of education in western civilization in modern times.
http://www.ourcivilisation.com/dumb/index.htm
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Remedial Course Report in College
A report discussing the trends in the increasing percentage of university students requiring
remedial courses, because of poor high school quality output.
http://mwhodges.home.att.net/remediation.htm
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Balancing Accountability and Local Control
Identifies school takeover efforts that have seen some success including increased accountability,
expanded flexibility, and more involved local officials and parents.
http://www.rppi.org/education/ps268.html
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School Funding Equity Mischief
An essay about the root causes and the effects of wasteful spending in the public school system.
http://home.att.net/~pcbworks/TandI.html
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Research for Action
A Philadelphia-based non-profit organization working in educational research and reform to insure
opportunities and outcomes for all students.
http://www.researchforaction.org/
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Student Achievement and School Design
Two real schools whose outstanding standardized test scores are natural outgrowths of intentional
curriculum and program design.
http://www.topschools.com/TestScores.htm
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A Nation Still At Risk
A follow-up to "A Nation At Risk", from the Center for Education Reform.
http://edreform.com/pubs/manifest.htm
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A Nation At Risk
The prominent 1983 report on American education, from the National Commission on Excellence in
Education.
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/NatAtRisk/index.html
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Grandfather Education Report
A comprehensive review, in picture/graphic form,of the status and trends of education quality and
its cost.
http://mwhodges.home.att.net/education.htm
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Success for All: An Independent Look at Robert Slavin's SFA
Research and opinions about a leading school reform model from independent sources.
http://www.alt-sfa.com/index.shtml
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