
Education and Literacy;Government Reform;Human Rights and Civil Liberties
Examines approaches to and the rationale and support structures for human rights training in primary, secondary, and higher education; the community and voluntary sector; the public sector; and the legal industry. Outlines a national plan.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: Europe (Northern) / Ireland

Highlights early outcomes of school reform efforts launched under a new state law with support from the Race to the Top program, including progress in turnaround schools, charter schools, and innovation schools. Outlines challenges and recommendations.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America-United States (Northeastern)-Massachusetts

Education and Literacy;Employment and Labor
Examines lifetime earnings by educational attainment, occupation, age, gender, and race/ethnicity; variations in earnings at the same degree level by occupation and in the same occupation by degree level; and top-earning occupations by degree level.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America / United States

Examines current state policies and practices for ensuring accountability and quality control of teacher education programs; proposes a framework for a redesigned system, including common standards across states; and state policy recommendations.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America-United States

Examines the growth of charter school management organizations, characteristics of students served, and use of resources; CMO practices; impact on students, including middle school test scores; and structures and practices linked to positive outcomes.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America-United States

Evaluates how effectively small academically nonselective high schools that replaced large failing ones achieved sustained improvement in academic progress and graduation rates across variations in prior proficiency, family income, and demographics.
August 1970
Geographic Focus:

Analyzes how teacher and school characteristics - including demographics, quality and qualification, specialty, school type (public, magnet, charter) and size, academic climate, and teacher-student racial match - influence teacher turnover.
August 1970
Geographic Focus:

Children and Youth, Education and Literacy, Immigration
Examines gaps in school readiness among low-income children, especially those in immigrant and linguistically isolated families; the type of early care and education they receive; and the need for targeted center-based preschool programs to close gaps.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America-United States (Western)-California