New Publications of Interest

Center for Education Policy (December 2006). “Ten Big Effects of the No Child Left Behind
Act on Public Schools.”
http://www.cep-dc.org/nclb/NCLB-TenBigEffects.pdf   

The New Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce (December 2006). “Tough
Choices or Tough Times.”
http://skillscommission.org/report.htm   

National Center for Education Statistics (12/12/06) “Crime, Violence, Discipline and Safety in
U.S. Public Schools: Findings from the School Survey on Crime and Safety: 2003-04.”
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2007302   

U.S. Department of Education (December 2006). “Charter High Schools: Closing the
Achievement Gap.”
http://www.ed.gov/admins/comm/choice/charterhs/index.html   

Institute for Higher Education Policy (December 2006). “The Future of Private Loans: Who Is
Borrowing, and Why?”
http://www.ihep.org/organizations.php3?action=printContentItem&orgid=104&typeID=906&itemID=19818  

     
National Center for Education Statistics (12/4/06). “Indicators of School Crime and Safety:
2006.”
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2007003   

National Center for Education Statistics (November 2006). “Dropout Rates in the United States:
2004.”
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2007024