The Best Evidence Encyclopedia (BEE) from the Center for Data-Driven Reform in Education (CDDRE) at the Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD, US) provides a marvelous set of resources to help educators and the public understand effective practices. BEE, which is funded by the Institute of Education Sciences in the U.S. Department of Education, summarizes the results of meta-analyses or other integrative sumamaries that have examined the efficacy of curricula, computer applications, and instructional practices.
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Daily Archive for June 10th, 2007
US federal law requires that US states report the percentages of students who attain proficiency in reading and mathematics in 3rd through 8th grades. The percentages differ from state to state. In Mississippi 88% of 4th graders test as proficient, but in South Carolina only 35% of the 4th graders test as proficient. Does that mean that some states are doing a better job than other? Should everyone move her sons and daughters to Mississippi?
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