Girls Speak: A New Voice in Global Development

Education and Literacy, International Development, Women

Girls Speak: A New Voice in Global Development

Presents adolescent girls' views on the value of education and its impact on their lives, their aspirations, and barriers to long-term change as guidance for targeting interventions to improve self-determination and health, social, and economic outcomes.

August 1970

Geographic Focus: Global

Funding Formulas for California Schools IV: An Analysis of Governor Brown's Weighted Pupil Funding Formula, May Budget Revision

Education and Literacy

Funding Formulas for California Schools IV: An Analysis of Governor Brown's Weighted Pupil Funding Formula, May Budget Revision

Compares how the weighted pupil funding formula proposed in the 2012-13 budget and a revised proposal would affect allocation of additional revenue among school districts, with a focus on districts with high percentages of disadvantaged students.

August 1970

Geographic Focus: North America-United States (Western)-California

Women's Well-Being: Ranking America's Top 25 Metro Areas

Education and Literacy, Health, Women

Women's Well-Being: Ranking America's Top 25 Metro Areas

Analyzes American Human Development Index data on women's life expectancy, school enrollment and degree attainment, and median earnings by metropolitan area. Examines contributing factors and disparities by race/ethnicity, location, and marital status.

August 1970

Geographic Focus: North America-United States

Adolescent Physical Education and Physical Activity in California

Athletics and Sports, Education and Literacy, Health

Adolescent Physical Education and Physical Activity in California

Based on 2007 California Health Interview Survey data, examines participation in physical education and other physical activity among adolescents ages 12 to 17 by gender and county, and implications for health outcomes. Makes policy recommendations.

August 1970

Geographic Focus: North America-United States (Western)-California

Principal Turnover in Illinois Public Schools, 2001-2008

Education and Literacy

Principal Turnover in Illinois Public Schools, 2001-2008

Analyzes trends in turnover among public school principals in 2001-08 compared with 1987-2001, school-based and personal reasons for the moves, characteristics of their new positions, and the role of school accountability pressures. Examines implications.

August 1970

Geographic Focus: North America-United States (Midwestern)-Illinois

State of State Science Standards 2012, The

Education and Literacy, Science

State of State Science Standards 2012, The

American science performance is lagging as the economy becomes increasingly high tech, but our current science standards are doing little to solve the problem. Reviewers evaluated science standards for every state for this report and their findings were deeply troubling: The majority of states earned Ds or Fs for their standards in this crucial subject, with only six jurisdictions receiving As. Explore all the state report cards and see how your state performed.

August 1970

Geographic Focus: North America-United States

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