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Education Watch State Report: Minnesota
Education Trust, April 2009, 16 pp.
This report , part of a national series, provides an overview of Minnesota's student population, the levels of achievement in reading and mathematics, and high school and college graduation rates.
Bridges to a better bottom line
Citizens League, March 2009, 70 pp.
In response to the economic downturn, five foundations came together to find practical ways to improve public services and that cost less.
2008 Metropolitan survey
Metropolitan Council, February 2009, 4 pp.
Results of a survey of Twin Cities residents which asks them to rank the region's top public concerns and quality of life.
Minnesota's future: World-class schools, world-class jobs
The Minnesota Business Partnership and The Itasca Project, February 2009, 18 pp.
Examines how Minnesota's education system compares with the best in the world and identifies four areas for improvement: improving traditional teacher preparation programs, recruiting top talent to teaching, providing leadership development for principals, and ensuring data is available and useful for continuous improvement.
Education for Success program evaluation
Hennepin County Research, Planning & Development, February 2009, 21 pp.
Results of the first year of the Education for Success program, a program that uses early interventions with families to address poor school attendance in Hennepin County elementary schools.
The lost decade: Taking a closer look at Minnesota's public investments in the 2000s
Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, December 2008, 36 pp.
This report looks at the status of Minnesota's investments in four areas of the budget that significantly impact the well-being of Minnesota families and are important for ensuring that all Minnesotans have the opportunity to succeed: early childhood through grade 12 education, higher education, child care assistance, and affordable housing and homelessness prevention.
The Cost burden to Minnesota K-12 when children are unprepared for kindergarten: Prepared for the Bush Foundation
Wilder Research, December 2008, 27 pp.
Estimates the cost burden to the Minnesota K-12 system due to children entering kindergarten unprepared for school success. The study also provides estimates of the dollars already in the K-12 system that could be used differently by the state and school districts to ensure more school readiness and, therefore, less spending at the K-12 level.
Smart investments in Minnesota's students: A research-based investment proposal
Growth & Justice, October 2008, 32 pp.
Shows how to apply what is known about cost-effective investments in education to address a looming shortage of educated workers that could undermine the state’s economic well being.
Enrollment patterns of students from low-income families
Minnesota Office of Higher Education, October 2008, 50 pp.
Provides information about recent trends and practices for meeting the needs of postsecondary students in Minnesota who are from low-income families. The report includes data on enrollment, persistence, and degree attainment, tuition and financial aid, programs available from public and private institutions, and identifies areas for further study.
Minnesota Measures 2008: Report on higher education performance
Minnesota Office of Higher Education, April 2008
This is the second annual report in an ongoing statewide effort to assess the performance, effectiveness and productivity of Minnesota's higher education sector. Its purpose is to provide information that will lead to educational improvement and inform policy decisions relating to higher education.
Cities in crisis: A Special analytic report on high school graduation
Educational Projects in Education Research Center, April 2008, 14 pp.
Examines graduation rates in the school districts serving the nation's 50 most-populous cities as well as the larger metropolitan areas in which they are situated, including Minneapolis. Results show that graduation rates are considerably lower in the nation's largest cities than they are in the average urban locale.
What matters for staying on-track and graduating in Chicago Public High Schools
Consortium on Chicago School Research at the University of Chicago, July 2007, 68 pp.
According to this study, the two best predictors of whether or not a ninth-grader will graduate from high school on time are the student's attendance rate and grade point average.
Analyzing the social return on investment in youth mentoring programs: A framework for Minnesota
Wilder Research, March 2007, 4 pp.
Puts forward a framework for doing social return on investment (SROI) analysis of youth mentoring programs and then uses that framework to estimate the return to a representative mentoring program
Mind the gap: Reducing disparities to improve regional competitiveness in the Twin Cities
Brookings Institution, October 2005, 44 pp.
A look at race, class, and place disparities in the Twin Cities and why reducing them is important to build a more competitive workforce, bring more money into the region, and make the region stronger and more competitive. Also presents a policy framework for reducing disparities.
Related web sitesEducation Policy Research
Education section of Mathmatica Policy Research. Provides research information about topics including curriculum, teacher quality, at-risk youth, technology and school choice.
The Educator's reference desk
Resources on all aspects of education.
The Campbell Collaboration
International collaboration that is compiling a database of effective programs and practices in the areas of crime and justice, education and social welfare.
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