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      Assessing the Role of K-12 Academic Standards in States: Workshop Summary

      Committee on State Standards in Education,National Research Council

      Every state in the United States, the District of Columbia, and the Department of Defense Education Activity now has its own academic standards, at least in core subjects. These documents…

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      Common Standards for K-12 Education?: Considering the Evidence

      Committee on State Sandards in Education: A Workshop Series,National Research Council

      Is the establishment of common K-12 academic standards, which states could voluntarily adopt, the logical next step for standards-based reform? This book looks objectively at the evidence regarding the ways…

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      Best Practices for State Assessment Systems: Summary of a Workshop

      Committee on Best Practices for State Assessment Systems: Improving Assessment While Revisiting Standards,National Research Council

      Educators and policy makers in the United States have relied on tests to measure educational progress for more than 150 years. During the twentieth century, technical advances, such as machines…

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      State Assessment Systems: Exploring Best Practices and Innovations: Summary of Two Workshops

      Committee on Best Practices for State Assessment Systems: Improving Assessment While Revisiting Standards,National Research Council

      Educators and policy makers in the United States have relied on tests to measure educational progress for more than 150 years, and have used the results for many purposes. They…

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      State and Federal Standards for Mobile-Source Emissions

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,Committee on State Practices in Setting Mobile Source Emissions Standards,National Academy of Sciences

      Emissions from mobile sources contribute significantly to air pollution in the United States. Such sources include cars and light- and heavy-duty trucks; diesel-powered cranes, bulldozers, and tractors; and equipment such…

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      An Assessment of Research Doctorate Programs in the United States: Mathematical and Physical Sciences

      Committee on an Assessment of Quality Related Characteristics of Research-Doctorate Programs in the United States,American Council of Learned Sciences,American Council on Education,National Research Council,Social Science Research Council

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      Inner-City Poverty in the United States

      Committee on National Urban Policy,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council,Laurence E. Lynn

      Documents the growth of concentrated poverty in central cities of the United States and examines what is known about its causes and effects. This volume is useful for policymakers, program…

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      Preparing Teachers: Building Evidence for Sound Policy

      Committee on the Study of Teacher Preparation Programs in the United States,National Research Council

      Committee on the Study of Teacher Preparation Programs in the United States, Center for Education Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education.

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      Improving Student Learning in Mathematics and Science: The Role of National Standards in State Policy

      National Research Council,National Council of Teachers of Mathematics,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Science Education,Center for Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Education

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      Engineering Education and Practice in the United States: Foundations of Our Techno-Economic Future

      Committee on the Education and Utilization of the Engineer,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Studies both sides of the engineering equation, education and utilization. This volume presents a discussion of the development of engineering in the United States followed by an examination of the…

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      Agriculture’s Role in K-12 Education: Proceedings of a Forum on the National Science Education Standards

      Board on Agriculture,Professional Scientific Societies Related To Agriculture Food, And The Environment,National Research Council,Steering Committee on Agriculture's Role in K-12 Education

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      Engineering in K-12 Education: Understanding the Status and Improving the Prospects

      Committee on Understanding and Improving K-12 Engineering Education in the United States,National Research Council

      Engineering education in K-12 classrooms is a small but growing phenomenon that may have implications for engineering and also fo the other STEM subjects–science, technology, and mathematics.

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      Engineering Education and Practice in the United States: Engineering Technology Education

      Panel on Technology Education,Subcommittee on Engineering Educational Systems,Committee on the Education and Utilization of the Engineer,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences

      Both sides of the engineering equation–education and utilization–are studied in this unique volume. A brief discussion of the development of engineering in the United States is followed by an examination…

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      Premature Death in the New Independent States

      Committee on Population,National Research Council

      To help assess priorities for health policy, the Committee on Population organized two workshops. This volume consists of selected papers presented at the workshops. They assess the reliability of data…

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      Multiple Origins, Uncertain Destinies: Hispanics and the American Future

      Committee on Transforming Our Common Destiny: Hispanics in the United States,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Looks at the diverse populations encompassed by the term Hispanic. This title describes the trajectory of the younger generations and established residents, and it projects long-term trends in population aging…

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      The Growth of Incarceration in the United States: Exploring Causes and Consequences

      National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Law and Justice,Committee on Causes and Consequences of High Rates of Incarceration

      After decades of stability from the 1920s to the early 1970s, the rate of imprisonment in the United States has increased fivefold during the last four decades. The US penal…

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      Investigating the Influence of Standards: A Framework for Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education

      Committee on Understanding the Influence of Standards in K-12 Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education

      Examine the ways in which components of the educational system have been influenced by the standards. This work provides a framework to guide the design, conduct, and interpretation of research…

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      Protecting Youth at Work: Health, Safety and Development of Working Children and Adolescents in the United States

      Committee on the Health and Safety Implications of Child Labor,National Research Council and Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Sciences

      Looks at what is known about work done by children and adolescents and the effects of that work on their physical and emotional health and social functioning. This book provides…

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      Policy Implications of International Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars in the United States

      Commitee on Policy Implications of International Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars in the United States,Board on Higher Education and Workforce,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Explores the role and impact of students and scholars on US educational institutions and the US economy. This report discusses trends in international student enrollments, stay rates, and examines the…

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      Developing Assessments for the Next Generation Science Standards

      Committee on Developing Assessments of Science Proficiency in K-12

      Develops an approach to science assessment to meet the vision of science education for the future as it has been elaborated in A Framework for K-12 Science Education (Framework) and…

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      Embedding Questions: The Pursuit of a Common Measure in Uncommon Tests

      Committee on Embedding Common Test Items in State and District Assessments,National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Testing and Assessment

      Policy makers are caught between two powerful forces in relation to testing in America’s schools. One is increased interest on the part of educators, reinforced by federal requirements, in developing…

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      Literacy for Science: Exploring the Intersection of the Next Generation Science Standards and Common Core for Ela Standards: A Workshop Summary

      Board on Science Education,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Steering Committee on Exploring the Overlap Between Literacy in Science and the Practice of Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information,National Research Council

      The recent movement in K-12 education toward common standards in key subjects represents an unprecedented opportunity for improving learning outcomes for all students. These standards initiatives - the Common Core…

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      Food Insecurity and Hunger in the United States: An Assessment of the Measure

      Panel to Review U.S Department of Agriculture's Measurement of Food Insecurity and Hunger,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Food Insecurity and Hunger in the United States: An Assessment of the Measure (2006)

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