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Two New Quick Reviews Released (Today!)
The WWC has released two new quick reviews: one looks at a study of the use of everyday language to teach scientific concepts to fifth graders; the other rates a study of "Children's Defense Fund Freedom Schools", a summer program that aims to improve the reading skills of disadvantaged elementary and middle school students. » more info

Preparing Teachers in the Southeast Region to Work With Students With Disabilities (Dec 2)
The study examines the extent to which elementary education teacher preparation programs in 36 randomly selected colleges and universities in the six Southeast Region states integrate content related to students with disabilities. » more info

Expectations and Reports of Homework for Public School Students in the First, Third, and Fifth Grades (Dec 2)
This brief uses data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99 (ECLS-K) to examine (1) the amount of time that students' public school teachers expected them to spend on reading/language arts and mathematics homework in first, third, and fifth grades; and (2) reports from parents of public school children of how often their children did homework at home in the first, third, and fifth grades. » more info

The Late Pretest Problem in Randomized Control Trials of Education Interventions (Dec 1)
NCEE announces the release of the third commissioned paper in its Technical Methods Report series, designed for use by researchers, methodologists, and evaluation specialists to provide guidance in resolving or advancing challenges to evaluation methods. » more info

IES 2008 Biennial Report to Congress (Nov 21)
This congressionally mandated report includes a description of the activities of IES and its four National Education Centers, as well as a summary of all IES grants and contracts during the biennium in excess of $100,000. » more info

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The Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (PDF 166 KB) established the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) within the U.S. Department of Education. IES brings rigorous and relevant research, evaluation and statistics to our nation's education system. Grover J. (Russ) Whitehurst was appointed as the first Director of IES in November 2002.

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