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REL-NEI seeks to address the overarching concern about students’ acquisition and understanding of content, particularly methods used to support students struggling with literacy, math, and science. REL-NEI provides education stakeholders in the region with research and models that exist on these topics, both at the Local Education Agency (LEA) level or at the state level, to help them make informed decisions on policy implementation and guidance.
A Description of Foundation Skills Interventions for Struggling Middle-Grade Readers in Four Urban Northeast and Islands Region School Districts
This study describes how four midsize urban school districts in the Northeast and Islands Region were providing foundation skills assessments and programs to struggling middle-grade readers. Researchers found variations, but also some similarities, in the districts’ use of tests and programs. (Posted 6/12/08)
Performance Patterns for Students with Disabilities in Grade 4 Mathematics Education in New York State
This report describes the mathematics performance of fourth-graders with disabilities across schools categorized by need-to-resource capacity and compares their performance by school with that of general education students across New York State from 2003 to 2005. It finds that the percentage of students with disabilities scoring proficient increased over time and that the proficiency gap between this subgroup and general education students narrowed by 1 percentage point. (Posted 8/25/08)
Performance Patterns for Students with Disabilities in Grade 4 Mathematics Education in Massachusetts
This report—analyzing the mathematics performance of fourth-graders with disabilities in Massachusetts across several metrics (by locale-need combination categories, in top-performing schools, and relative to general education students)—finds that the proportion of students with disabilities scoring proficient fell by less than 1 percentage point between 2004 and 2006. The proficiency gap between general education students and students with disabilities was 30 percentage points in 2006 and decreased by almost 2 percentage points over the period. (Posted 9/2/08)
Math Education Practices for Students with Disabilities and Other Struggling Learners: Case Studies of Six Schools in Two Northeast and Islands Region States
This report describes in-depth practices at six schools that are making targeted efforts to improve math education for students with disabilities and other struggling learners. It examines each school’s practices for improving the math learning of all students as well as specific supports for students with disabilities and other struggling learners and identifies the challenges that schools face in serving students with diverse needs. (Posted 9/2/08)
Five States’ Efforts to Improve Adolescent Literacy
State Education Agency (SEA) officials and policymakers in the Northeast and Islands Region are acutely aware of the need to improve adolescent literacy and are at different points in developing and implementing a state approach to adolescent literacy improvement. This report informs the efforts of state policymakers engaged in this work by describing the policy activities of five states that have focused considerable attention and resources on developing and implementing policy to support adolescent literacy improvement. Each state is presented as a case study providing contextual information and specifics about adolescent literacy programs, policies, and implementation factors. Commonalities across states, particularly challenges and lessons learned by state policymakers, are also included. (Posted 4/6/09)
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