Education Policy

This toolkit was written to help schools and local education agency staff better understand and apply the Family and Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), a federal law that protects privacy

This national, nonprofit organization is composed of law enforcement leaders and violence survivors, and works to promote research-based, early education crime prevention programs.

This report examines two competing approaches to measuring school quality and improvement as mandated by the No Child Left Behind Act, and discusses their limitations on making high-stakes decision

This report focuses on the components of anti-bullying polices on a state level.

This dissertation discusses the theories underlying responses to the problem of failing schools, including parental choice and government interventions. It examines New Zealand's experience with failing schools and intervention strategies in underperforming schools in California.

This Web site provides key definitions of site-based management policies at the school-building level and summarizes state policies.

This annual series compiles statistical information of the U.S.

This resource report on the work of the American Psychological Association-commissioned Zero Tolerance Task Force in testing the effectiveness and potential adverse consequences of Zero Tolerance p

This report describes state data on academic acheivement among students with limited English proficiency.

This organization seeks to promote best practices in youth policy, practice and research through professional development of the education workforce and illustrations of successful interventions.