Issue Briefs
Effective Use of AmeriCorps Tutors to Strengthen Early Literacy Skills (2005)
Summarizes the 2003-2004 evaluation results of AmeriCorps for Community Engagement and Education. [download free (pdf 792kb)]
Making Sense of Research for Improving Education (2003)
describes current research language and classifications of research, gives recommendations for using research to make decisions about teaching and learning, and discusses measuring and collecting the right data, using mathematics education in Texas as an example. [download free (pdf 284kb)]
Moving Toward World Class: Maintaining the Momentum of Fifteen Years of Mathematics and Science Reform in Texas and the U.S. (Fall 1998)
Describes the gains that have been made in Texas student achievement. [download free (pdf 60kb)]
Pre-AP Mathematics and Science: For Some or For All? (Spring 2001)
Addresses the challenge of preparing all students for the option of entry into college and successful completion of college-level coursework. [download free (pdf 235kb)]
Science in Texas Elementary Schools: A Report on the Texas Poll (February 1999)
Lists the results and recommendations of a survey of elementary teachers about elementary science teaching in Texas. [download free (pdf 40kb)]
Supporting Mathematics Teacher Education: Policy Recommendations (2005)
Provides recommendations for institutions in Texas involved in the education of prospective mathematics teachers. [download free (pdf 240kb)]
What It Means to Implement the TEKS: The Role of Local Curriculum Development (Fall 1998)
Recommends selecting high-quality materials to implement the mathematics and science TEKS and providing meaningful professional development in support of teaching the TEKS. [download free (pdf 43kb)]
