TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary.....................................................................................................................................18 1. Introduction and Organization of Report.................................................................................................30 2. Demographics and Achievement in Large City Schools and TUDA Districts........................................36 3. Methodology and Analysis of TUDA Data..............................................................................................50 4. Content, Subscale, and Alignment Analysis on the Selected Districts....................................................74 4a. Reading...................................................................................................................................75 4b. Mathematics.........................................................................................................................106 4c. Science..................................................................................................................................137 5. Policies, Programs, and Practices of the Selected Districts...................................................................160 6. Recommendations and Conclusions......................................................................................................180 Bibliography..............................................................................................................................................194 Appendix A. How NAEP Is Administered.................................................................................................198 Appendix B. District Demographics, NAEP Trends, Funding, and Teachers...........................................200 Appendix C. NAEP Analysis Methodology..............................................................................................254 Appendix D. Alignment Analysis Methodology........................................................................................266 Appendix E. Case Study Methodology and Protocol................................................................................304 Appendix F. Atlanta Case Study................................................................................................................326 Appendix G. Boston Case Study...............................................................................................................342 Appendix H. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Case Study.....................................................................................360 Appendix I. Individuals Interviewed on Site Visits and Materials Reviewed...........................................376 Appendix J. Research Advisory Panel and Research Team.......................................................................392
Council of the Great City Schools • American Institutes for Research • Fall 2011
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