Education Policy Briefs
Focus On Indiana
Special Reports
Public Opinion Survey Reports

Education Policy Briefs

 2009

• Vol.7 No.3:  Open Enrollment in K-12 Public Education
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• Vol.7 No.2:  Changes in Indiana School Funding.
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• Vol.7 No.1:  The Advantages and Disadvantages of Multiage Classrooms in the Era of NCLB Accountability
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 2008

• Vol.6 No.1:  Models of State K-12 Educational Governance: Where Does Indiana Stand?
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• Vol.6 No.2:  Latino Students and Disproportionality in Special Education
  
• Vol.6 No.3:  Using Data to Address Equity Issues in Special Education
  
• Vol.6 No.4:  The Status of Male Teachers in Public Education Today
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• Vol.6 No.5:  Calculating High School Graduation Rates
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• Vol.6 No.6:  Promises and Pitfalls of Virtual Education in the United States and Indiana
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• Vol.6 No.7:  Improving High School Graduation Rates
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• Vol.6 No.8:  Arguments and Evidence: The Debate over Collective Bargaining’s Role in Public Education.
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• Vol.6 No.9:  Single-Sex Education in the 21st Century
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   2007

• Vol.5 No.1:  Is it Time to Change Indiana’s School-Year Calendar?
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• Vol.5 No.2:  What is the Complexity Index?
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• Vol.5 No.3:  Alternatives to the Traditional School-Year Calendar
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• Vol.5 No.4:  Special Education Service Delivery in Indiana
• Vol.5 No.5:  Assessing the Policy Environment for School Corporation Collaboration, Cooperation, and
  Consolidation in Indiana.
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• Vol.5 No.6:  The Daily Schedule: A Look at the Relationship Between Time and Academic Achievement
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• Vol.5 No.7:  Indiana’s Mathematics and Science Performance: Do We Measure Up?
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• Vol.5 No.8:  Outcomes of the School Choice and Supplemental Educational Services Provisions of NCLB
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• Vol.5 No.9:  Improving School Climate and Student Behavior: A New Paradigm for Indiana Schools
  

   2006

• Vol.4 No.1:  Are Indiana’s Public Schools in Need of Education Deregulation?
• Vol.4 No.2:  Enriching the High School Curriculum Through Postsecondary Credit-Based Transition Programs
• Vol.4 No.3:  Cyber Charter Schools in Indiana: Policy Implications of the Current Statutory Language
• Vol.4 No.4:  Educational Technology in Indiana: Is it Worth the Investment?
• Vol.4 No.5:  Examining College Remediation Trends in Indiana
• Vol.4 No.6:  Redesigning High Schools to Prepare Students for the Future: 2006 Update
• Vol.4 No.7:  Closing the Achievement Gap Series: Part I Is Indiana Ready for State-Sponsored Prekindergarten Programs?
• Vol.4 No.8:  Closing the Achievement Gap Series: Part II Response to Intervention (RTI) – Basic Elements, Practical Applications, and Policy Recommendations?
• Vol.4 No.9:  Local Equity Action Development (LEAD)
• Vol.4 No.10:  Disclipline, Disability, and Race: Disproportionality In Indiana Schools
• Vol.4 No.11:  Closing the Achievement Gap Series: Part III What is the Impact of NCLB on the Inclusion of Students with Disabilities?
• Vol.4 No.12:  Emerging Trends in Teacher Recruitment and Retention in the No Child Left Behind Era
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   2005

• Vol.3 No.1:  Child Obesity in Indiana: A Growing Public Policy Concern
• Vol.3 No.2:  Demystifying School Funding in Indiana
• Vol.3 No.3:  ISTEPing in the Right Direction? An Analysis of Fall versus Spring Testing - 2005 Update
• Vol.3 No.4:  Short-Lived Gains or Enduring Benefits? The Long-Term Impact of Full-Day Kindergarten
• Vol.3 No.5:  Rewarding Teachers for Students' Performance: Improving Teaching through Alternative Teacher Compensation Programs
• Vol.3 No.6:  No Child Left Behind Spring 2005 Implementation Update
• Vol.3 No.7:  Homeschooling in Indiana: A Closer Look

   2004

• Vol.2 No.1:  Zero Tolerance: The Assumptions and the Facts
• Vol.2 No.2:  Unplanned Outcomes: Suspensions and Expulsions in Indiana
• Vol.2 No.3:  Discipline is Always Teaching: Effective Alternatives to Zero Tolerance in Indiana Schools
• Vol.2 No.4:  Children Left Behind: Series Summary and Recommendations
• Vol.2 No.5:  Charter Revocations: Legal Considerations Concerning Procedure
• Vol.2 No.6:  Redesigning High Schools to Prepare Students for the Future

   2003

• Vol.1 No.1:  Analysis of Indiana’s Efforts to Improve Student Literacy, 1997-2002
• Vol.1 No.2:  The Four-Day School Week
                      Moving to a 4-day week: How much is saved?
  
• Vol.1 No.3:  ISTEPing in the Right Direction? An Analysis of Fall versus Spring Test­ing
• Vol.1 No.4:  Highly Qualified Teachers in Indiana
• Vol.1 No.5:  Bullying in Schools: What Is It and What Can Be Done About It?
• Vol.1 No.6:  Title IX and Women’s Athletic Opportunities in Indiana Colleges and Universities

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Focus On Indiana

   2009

• Vol.3 No.1:  Adult Literacy Rates in Indiana: 1992 and 2003
• Vol.3 No.2:  An Analysis of Recent National Reports as They Relate to Indiana
• Vol.3 No.3:  High School Dropout and Completion Rates in the United States: 2007
  

   2008

• Vol.2 No.1:  Indicators of School Crime and Safety 2007 Report
  

   2007

• Vol.1 No.1:  Numbers and Types of Public Elementary and Secondary Schools From the Common Core of Data: School Year 2005-06
  
• Vol.1 No.2:  Revenues and Expenditures for Public Elementary and Secondary School Districts: School Year 2004-05
  
• Vol.1 No.3:  Analysis of Indiana's Mathematics and Reading Scores on the 2007 National Assessment of Educational Progress
  

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Special Reports

• The Core Components of RTI: A Closer Look at Leadership, Parent Involvement, and Cultural Responsivity
• The Core Components of RTI: A Closer Look at Evidence-based Core Curriculum, Assessment and Progress Monitoring, and Data-based Decision Making
• Perspectives on Indiana’s Key K-12 Legislation of 2009
• Study of the Effectiveness and Efficiency of Charter Schools in Indiana, 2009
• Indiana’s Vision of Response to Intervention
• Perspectives on Indiana’s Key K-12 Legislation of 2008
• An Analysis of Purchasing and Cooperative Agreements Among School Corporations, Charter Schools, and Education Service Centers
• Latino Language Minority Students in Indiana: Trends, Conditions, and Challenges
• Perspectives on Indiana’s Key K-12 Legislation of 2007
• 2006 CEEP Annual Report
• Charter Schools in Indiana: Overview, Funding, and Federal Expenditures
  
• University Sponsorship of Charter Schools in Indiana
  
• 2006 Trend Analysis of Indiana K-8 Library Services Since the School Library Printed Materials Grant
  
• Is the Achievement Gap in Indiana Narrowing?
  
• Indiana’s Early Literacy Intervention Grant Program 1997 – 2004
  
• Is the Indiana Early Literacy Intervention Grant Program Working?
  

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Public Opinion Survey Reports

• 2008 Public Opinion Survey on Education in Indiana
• 2007 Public Opinion Survey on Education in Indiana
• 2007 Public Opinion Survey of Higher Education Issues in Indiana
• 2006 Public Opinion Survey on Education in Indiana
• 2005 Public Opinion Survey on Education in Indiana
• 2004 Public Opinion Survey on Education in Indiana
• 2003 Public Opinion Survey on Education in Indiana

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