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  A Cultural, Linguistic, and Ecological Framework for Response to Intervention with English Language Learners

  1/1/08 - Julie Esparza Brown, Jennifer Doolittle

  Looking through the lens of culturally responsive practice, we consider how best to implement Response to Intervention (RTI) in a way that will provide equitable educational opportunity for students who are English Language Learners (ELLs).

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  Paving the path to urban school principalship

  1/1/08 - Coggshall, J., Stewart, J., Bhatt, M

  This brief focuses on what it takes to attract talented and experienced individuals to the principalship. It describes what inspires some people to start on this path, what gives them pause, and what deters others entirely. Using the research literature and results from four focus groups of aspiring principals in three major cities, this brief describes the steps along the pathway to the principalship as well as the characteristics of the individuals taking the journey. Based on these...

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  Response to intervention as it relates to early intervening services: Recommendations

  1/1/07 - Burdette, P.

  This brief from 2007 explains the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and the implications of the 2004 amendments. Project Forum organized a policy forum in October 2006 whose participants identified the challenges to implementing RTI and Early Intervening Services and provided recommendations for overcoming them.

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  The Cost of Quality Out-of-School-Time Programs

  1/1/09 - Jean Baldwin Grossman , Christianne Lind, Cheryl Hayes, Jennifer McMaken, Andrew Gersick

  Funders and program planners want to know: What does it cost to operate a high-quality after-school or summer program? This study answers that question, discovering that there is no "right" number. Cost varies substantially, depending on the characteristics of the participants, the goals of the program, who operates it and where it is located. Based on detailed cost data collected from 111 out-of-school-time programs in six cities, this report, along with an online calculator...