Data Matters Using Chronic Absence to Accelerate Action for Student Success, by Hedy N. Chang, Lauren Bauer and Vaughan Byrnes, September 2018. This report provides a national and state analysis of how many schools face high levels of chronic absence and discusses the implications for state and local action. Based on data released by the […]

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Our Goal To increase the on-time high school graduation rate to 90 percent by the Class of 2020 and put millions more young people on the path to adult success. What we do The GradNation campaign brings focus and energy, research and best practices, national attention and a broad coalition to the graduation challenge. For […]

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The 2018 Building a Grad Nation report takes an in-depth look at the progress that was made between 2011 and 2016 in raising high school graduation rates and the state and district sources of those improvements, and identify where challenges remain. The report links improvements in high school graduation rates to the need to ensure […]

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HomeWork: Lessons Learned in the Home for Success in School and Life is written for professionals who work with parents and caregivers as a training resource to prepare them to perform successfully as their children’s primary teachers in the home. The book can be a viable reference for helping parents and caregivers become more competent, capable, […]

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The effects of coaching on English teachers’ reading instruction practices and adolescent students’ reading comprehension Marcia H. Davis, James M. McPartland, Charlene Pryseski & Elizabeth Kim April 4, 2018 ABSTRACT Although the use of literacy coaches is becoming more common, few research studies have shown positive effects of coaching on teacher practices and student achievement. In the […]

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Using Data and the Human Touch: Evaluating the NYC Inter-Agency Campaign to Reduce Chronic Absenteeism Robert Balfanz and Vaughan Byrnes February 9, 2018 Following a 2008 report that documented the extent of chronic absenteeism in New York City’s schools, the city organized an interagency task force to develop and implement a citywide effort to reduce chronic absenteeism. Given […]

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Critical Thinking and Questioning: Fact or Fiction Evaluating a News Source Charlottesville Evaluating a News Source Illegals Handout E4.1 Evaluating a News Source Dearborn Handout E4.2 Evaluating a News Source hillary Handout E4.3 Evaluating a News Source RuPaul Handout E4.4 Evaluating a News Source Sharia Handout E4.6 Detecting Fake News Handout E4.7 Lesson Plan Sites […]

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By Marcia H. Davis, Stephen M. Tonks, Michael Hock, Wenhao Wang, and Aldo Rodriguez January 2018 Reading motivation is a critical contributor to reading achievement and has the potential to influence its development. Educators, researchers, and evaluators need to select the best reading motivation scales for their research and classroom. The goals of this review […]

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HomeWork: Lessons Learned in the Home for Success in School & Life contains many resources, references, and web links embedded in the book. The references on this page include digital downloads of the forms used in the book as well as an expanded version of the Family Reading Resource Guides. The resources and are meant to […]

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Diplomas Now is a public-private partnership that helps some of America’s toughest middle and high schools ensure that their students graduate ready for college or career. Diplomas Now combines three major nonprofits, local school districts and funders, and is the first fully integrated approach that improves a school’s curriculum and instruction as it provides the right support […]

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