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National Education Technology Plan
National Education Technology Plan
National Education Technology Plan

The National Education Technology Plan (NETP) sets a national vision and plan for learning enabled by technology through building on the work of leading education researchers; district, school, and higher education leaders; classroom teachers; developers; entrepreneurs; and nonprofit organizations. The principles and examples provided in this document align to the Activities to Support the Effective Use of Technology (Title IV A) of Every Student Succeeds Act as authorized by Congress in December 2015.
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San Bernardino County CAST Results Overview
San Bernardino County CAST Results Overview
San Bernardino County CAST Results Overview

The 2019 California Science Test (CAST) results show that a little over 20 percent (22.70%) of the 96,804 students with scores in San Bernardino County Met Standard or Exceeded Standards. 17.30% of students received an overall performance level of Standard Met and 5.32% received an overall performance level of Standard Exceeded. Students in 5th, 8th, 10th and 11th grade each scored above 20% standard met or standard exceeded. Students in 5th grade (24.70% standard met or above) scored higher than the rest of the other grades; followed by, 11th grade (24.35%), 8th grade (22.70%), 10th grade (20.99%), and 12th grade (19.08%). Students across all grade levels scored better in both Life Sciences (8% Above Standard, 47% Near Standard) and Earth and Space Sciences (8% Above Standard, 45% Near Standard) than in Physical Sciences (7% Above Standard, 41% Near Standard).
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Early Childhood Education: Long-Term Benefits
Early Childhood Education: Long-Term Benefits
Early Childhood Education: Long-Term Benefits

This study was designed to substantiate the positive, long-term outcomes demonstrated by children from economically disadvantaged homes who received a high-quality, early education.
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Adult College Completion In the 21st Century
Adult College Completion In the 21st Century
Adult College Completion In the 21st Century

This report focuses on adult college completion of both adults with some college credit upon entering and those enrolling for the first time in a higher education program.
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Developmental Education - Challenges and Strategies for Reform
Developmental Education - Challenges and Strategies for Reform
Developmental Education - Challenges and Strategies for Reform

This resource discusses how approximately one third of college going students are place in developmental or remedial courses before they can begin taking credit-bearing courses that count towards a degree.
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Funding Down, Tuition Up - State Cuts to Higher Education Threaten Quality and Affordability at Public Colleges
Funding Down, Tuition Up - State Cuts to Higher Education Threaten Quality and Affordability at Public Colleges
Funding Down, Tuition Up - State Cuts to Higher Education Threaten Quality and Affordability at Public Colleges

This article discusses the cuts to higher education budgets and the impact on students' educational experience.
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How Strong Communication Contributes to Student and School Success
How Strong Communication Contributes to Student and School Success
How Strong Communication Contributes to Student and School Success

This report addresses the vital link between school communication and school and student success. The Communication Accountability Project (CAP) by the National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA) has undertaken a number of research and educational efforts.
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Building Mutually Beneficial Relationships Between Schools and Communities: The Role of a Connector
Building Mutually Beneficial Relationships Between Schools and Communities: The Role of a Connector
Building Mutually Beneficial Relationships Between Schools and Communities: The Role of a Connector

This report describes and analyses a successful effort to create a school-community connector, a person whose job it is to find and build relationships with a wide range of neighborhood assets (residents, voluntary associations, local institutions, businesses) and then connect them to the neighborhood school.
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Sharing Responsibility for the Whole Child
Sharing Responsibility for the Whole Child
Sharing Responsibility for the Whole Child

This paper addresses how to develop the whole child in the context of a high-stakes testing policy and to identify strategies that would make it possible for policymakers and practitioners in education and related fields to pursue a more balanced approach to educating our children.
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Holding States and Schools Accountable
Holding States and Schools Accountable
Holding States and Schools Accountable

Motoko Rich, writing for the New York Times, reviews the progress and status of the Elementary and Secondary Act, the law that governs all public schools that receive federal financing.
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Middle Childhood Success and Economic Mobility
Middle Childhood Success and Economic Mobility
Middle Childhood Success and Economic Mobility

A study describes the importance of mastering specific academic and social and emotional skills by the end of elementary school and discusses gaps in achievement by gender, race, and socioeconomic status.
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Early Warning! Why Reading by the End of Third Grade Matters
Early Warning! Why Reading by the End of Third Grade Matters
Early Warning! Why Reading by the End of Third Grade Matters

Millions of American children get to fourth grade without learning to read proficiently and that puts them on the high school dropout track. The ability to read by third grade is critical to a child’s success in school, life-long earning potential and their ability to contribute to the nation’s economy and its security.
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CSU - Graduation Initiative 2025
CSU - Graduation Initiative 2025
CSU - Graduation Initiative 2025

CSU's Graduation Initiative 2025 includes graduate rate targets for students and lists strategies to better serve freshmen and transfer students.
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Who Goes to Graduate School and Who Succeeds?
Who Goes to Graduate School and Who Succeeds?
Who Goes to Graduate School and Who Succeeds?

This brief is the first in a series addressing questions about enrollment and success in graduate school, funding of graduate students, the conceptual differences between undergraduate and graduate students, and the data available to address these questions.
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Full Employment for All
Full Employment for All
Full Employment for All

This resource examines how the economy would be stronger if employment were higher, particularly for underrepresented racial, ethnic, and gendered subgroups.
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The Effects of Involvement in Campus Religious Communities on College Student Adjustment and Development
The Effects of Involvement in Campus Religious Communities on College Student Adjustment and Development
The Effects of Involvement in Campus Religious Communities on College Student Adjustment and Development

This study examined the effects of involvement in campus-based religious organizations on first year students’ adjustment and development.
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College Enrollment and Work Activity of Recent High School and College Graduates
College Enrollment and Work Activity of Recent High School and College Graduates
College Enrollment and Work Activity of Recent High School and College Graduates

The U.S. Department of Labor summarizes the college enrollment and work activity of recent high school and college graduates.
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Should I Get a Master's Degree?
Should I Get a Master's Degree?
Should I Get a Master's Degree?

The U.S. Department of Labor provides data and information on wage increases linked to master's degrees as well as questions to consider before deciding on graduate school.
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Research on Adult Learners: Supporting Needs of Student Population
Research on Adult Learners: Supporting Needs of Student Population
Research on Adult Learners: Supporting Needs of Student Population

This article discusses research on adult learners and how higher education institutions can supports adults seeking advanced degrees.
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Education Pays
Education Pays
Education Pays

This report from the College Board discusses the economic benefits of advanced education, drawing on data from the U.S. Census Bureau and other sources.
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Increasing College Opportunity for Low-Income Students
Increasing College Opportunity for Low-Income Students
Increasing College Opportunity for Low-Income Students

This 47-page report discusses barriers to increase college access for low-income students and promising actions to expand access.
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Career Pathways: Approaches for Delivery of Education, Training, Employment, and Human Services
Career Pathways: Approaches for Delivery of Education, Training, Employment, and Human Services
Career Pathways: Approaches for Delivery of Education, Training, Employment, and Human Services

This report summarizes responses to a request for information about career pathways systems, including barriers and implementation, as well as promising practices.
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Vision for Success: Strengthening the CA Community Colleges to Meet California's Needs
Vision for Success: Strengthening the CA Community Colleges to Meet California's Needs
Vision for Success: Strengthening the CA Community Colleges to Meet California's Needs

This document presents a vision for the future of the California Community Colleges and includes a set of seven commitments for community colleges to achieve these goals.
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The Role of Community-Based Organizations in the College Access and Success Movement
The Role of Community-Based Organizations in the College Access and Success Movement
The Role of Community-Based Organizations in the College Access and Success Movement

This research brief focuses on the role and impact of community-based organizations in the college access and success movement and lists implications for practitioners.
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Readiness Matters: The Impact of College Readiness on College Persistence and Degree Completion
Readiness Matters: The Impact of College Readiness on College Persistence and Degree Completion
Readiness Matters: The Impact of College Readiness on College Persistence and Degree Completion

This policy report presents key findings regarding the importance of college readiness on postsecondary outcomes and provides recommendations to support students' college readiness.
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Empathy in the Workplace - A Tool for Effective Leadership
Empathy in the Workplace - A Tool for Effective Leadership
Empathy in the Workplace - A Tool for Effective Leadership

This white paper discusses the value of empathy in the workplace, as well strategies to increase employees' empathy.
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Age of Entry to Kindergarten and Children’s Academic Achievement and Socioemotional Development
Age of Entry to Kindergarten and Children’s Academic Achievement and Socioemotional Development
Age of Entry to Kindergarten and Children’s Academic Achievement and Socioemotional Development

Perhaps no other issue appears so frequently and dominantly in parents’ discussions of school readiness or school districts’ readiness policies as that of the age at which children are eligible (or required) to start kindergarten. This research report presents its findings from a study following more than 900 children from kindergarten through third grade.
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Engaging Teachers: Measuring the Impact of Teachers on Student Attendance in Secondary School
Engaging Teachers: Measuring the Impact of Teachers on Student Attendance in Secondary School
Engaging Teachers: Measuring the Impact of Teachers on Student Attendance in Secondary School

This study found that highly engaging teachers can decrease absences by 49 percent, making it clear that a teacher’s impact extends well beyond test scores and grades.
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California Preschool Learning Foundations - Volume 2
California Preschool Learning Foundations - Volume 2
California Preschool Learning Foundations - Volume 2

The California Preschool Learning Foundations Series outline key knowledge and skills that most children can achieve when provided with the kinds of interactions, instruction, and environments that research has shown to promote early learning and development. Volume 2 of the series, a 126-page document, discusses the learning foundations on visual and performing arts, physical development, and health.
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California Preschool Learning Foundations - Volume 1
California Preschool Learning Foundations - Volume 1
California Preschool Learning Foundations - Volume 1

The California Preschool Learning Foundations Series outline key knowledge and skills that most children can achieve when provided with the kinds of interactions, instruction, and environments that research has shown to promote early learning and development. Volume 1 of the series, a 205-page document, discusses the learning foundations on social-emotional development, language and literacy, English-language development, and mathematics.
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California Preschool Learning Foundations - Volume 3
California Preschool Learning Foundations - Volume 3
California Preschool Learning Foundations - Volume 3

The California Preschool Learning Foundations Series outline key knowledge and skills that most children can achieve when provided with the kinds of interactions, instruction, and environments that research has shown to promote early learning and development. Volume 3 of the series, a 184-page document, discusses the learning foundations related to history/social science and science.
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California Infant/Toddler Learning and Development Foundations
California Infant/Toddler Learning and Development Foundations
California Infant/Toddler Learning and Development Foundations

The purpose of the California Infant/Toddler Learning and Development Foundations is to describe research and evidence-based expectations for the way most infants and toddlers make progress. This 128-page document discusses developmental foundations to ensure that early childhood development programs offer appropriate developmental support and care for young children.
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The Arts in Early Childhood
The Arts in Early Childhood
The Arts in Early Childhood

Led by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), several United States federal agencies have come together with a mutual interest in identifying and filling knowledge gaps in how the arts affect individual health and well-being across the lifespan. This literature review and gap analysis details the social and emotional benefits of arts participation and details what arts participation looks like in early childhood.
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Transitioning to Kindergarten - School Readiness
Transitioning to Kindergarten - School Readiness
Transitioning to Kindergarten - School Readiness

A detailed readiness indicators guide for students entering kindergarten. Includes, how to create an Early Learning Passport for your child, as it is helpful to have a portfolio containing checklists, documents, and work samples organized for the teacher in a meaningful way.
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The Economics of Early Childhood Investments
The Economics of Early Childhood Investments
The Economics of Early Childhood Investments

An analysis of the impact of early childhood education. Report emphasizes its effects on achievement and economic (individual and societal) outcomes. Findings may inform local policymaking.
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Voices of Career and Technical Education Teachers
Voices of Career and Technical Education Teachers
Voices of Career and Technical Education Teachers

This report details the results of a survey given to career and technical educators from across the U.S. asking about their experiences and challenges.