NCLB Research Reports

Thomas B. Fordham Foundation
Charter School Funding: Inequity's Next Frontier
August 2005
Charter Schools has been a major topic in NCLB recently because people feel their money for their public schools are being taken away to start charter schools. This report looks at this phenomenon and shows how much is actually being spent on charter schools and how much of a difference it is making.

Grading the System: The guide to state standards, tests, and accountability policies.
January 2004
"We are often told that American education is the new era, one marked by high standards, scientific, and in depth assessment of student achievement; and stringent accountability measures that hold students, schools, and districts accountable for what is being taught and learned... Yet is this true?"

Less Than Proficient: A Review of the Draft Science Framework for the 2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress
October 2005
This report is an evaluation of the Science Framework for the 2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress framework which was put out in September of 2005. More specifically they are evaluating a group study of the K-12 science standards issued by 49 states and the District of Columbia.