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Policy Letters to States - These policy letters provide guidance and insight on a variety of topics of interest to State Educational Agencies (SEAs), school districts, federal program directors, and others in implementing No Child Left Behind.
Policy Letters from the Secretary and Deputy Secretary
See also: Title I, Part A, Legislation, Regulations, and Guidance

Webcasts

Identifying, Recognizing, and Learning from Effective Schools is designed to prompt SEAs and LEAs to think about how to identify the qualities of effective, high-poverty schools, recognize the achievements of those schools, and use them to assist improvement efforts in other schools. (October 14, 2004)
Key Title I Fiscal Issues Webcast focuses on the Title I, Part A requirements for maintenance of effort, comparability, supplement not supplant, carryover, and reallocation. (October 2004)
Parental Involvement: From the Practitioner's Perspective Webcast focuses on the Title I, Part A requirements for meaningful parental involvement. (August 2004)
Federal Monitoring Process for Title I, Part A Webcast (April 29, 2004)
Supplemental Educational Services Webcast (April 2004)
LEA and School Improvement Guidance Webcast and Webcast Transcript (January 23, 2004)
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Conferences

Beyond Boundaries: National Title I Directors' Conference (February 2003)
Student Achievement and School Accountability Conference (October 2002)

Ideabooks

Helping Hispanic Students Reach High Academic Standards: An Idea Book, December 2000
Implementing Schoolwide Programs, Profiles of Successful Schoolwide Programs: An Ideabook (Volume II), December 1998
Implementing Schoolwide Programs: An Ideabook on Planning (Volume I), October 1998
Roles for Paraprofessionals in Effective Schools: An Ideabook, 1997
Implementing Schoolwide Projects: An Ideabook, May 1994
Raising the Educational Achievement of Secondary School Students: An Ideabook on Serving Secondary Students Under Title I, August 1995
Extending Learning Time for Disadvantaged Students: An Ideabook, August 1995

Reports

Fact Sheet on Title I Part A, July 2001
Visit the Department's Office of Planning and Evaluation Services (PES) website for this series of reports on Title I Grants for Schools Serving At-Risk Children:
- The Longitudinal Evaluation of School Change and Performance in Title I Schools: Final Report
- High Standards for All Students: A Report from the National Assessment of Title I on Progress and Challenges Since the 1994 Reauthorization
- State ESEA Title I Participation Information for 1997-90: Summary Report
- Stepping Up to the Challenge: Case Studies of Educational Improvement and Title I in Secondary Schools
- State ESEA Title I Participation Information for 1996-97
- Promising Results, Continuing Challenges: Final Report of the National Assessment of Title I, (1999)
- State Educational Indicators with a Focus on Title I: 1999
- School-Level Implementation of Standards-Based Reform: Findings from the Follow-Up Public School Survey on Education Reform
- Dispelling the Myth: High-Poverty Schools Exceeding Expectations
- One System or Two? Title I Accountability in the Context of High Stakes for Schools in Local Districts and States
- Targeting Schools: Study of Title I Allocations Within School Districts
- The Longitudinal Evaluation of School Change and Performance
- Mapping Out the National Assessment of Title I: The Interim Report
Education Resources and Federal Funding Study
The Department's Office of Educational Research and Improvement sponsors five National Institutes to carry out programs of educational research in their topical areas. The following reports are produced by the National Institute of the Education of At-Risk Students:
- From At-Risk to Excellence is a newsletter published by the National Institute on the Education of At-Risk Students. This newsletter is part of the Institute's ongoing effort to provide leadership and research-based information to members of the education community who may not be researchers. By translating technical research findings into practice-oriented strategies, and by disseminating useful research-based information to policymakers and administrators, the institute hopes to help those most likely to effect changes in schools that serve large numbers of at-risk students.
- Family Involvement in Children's Education: Successful Local Approaches (October 1997) identifies and describes successful strategies used by 20 local Title I programs that have overcome barriers to parent involvement. This publication suggests ways that schools, families, and communities can work together to build strong partnerships. Although the most appropriate strategy for a particular community will depend on local interests, needs, and resources, successful approaches to promoting family involvement in the education of their children share an emphasis on innovation and flexibility.
- Reaching All Families: Creating Family-Friendly Schools (August 1996) presents accumulated knowledge and fresh ideas on school outreach strategies. With them, schools can reach out to all families and help involve them in their children's education.

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Speeches

The No Child Left Behind Act: 9¾ Challenges for Title I, keynote address delivered by Thomas M. Corwin, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, at the National Title I Conference Tampa, Florida.

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