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Appendix B: Descriptions of Program Evaluations and Other Studies (continued)

Descriptions of Program Evaluations and Other Studies
	Study or Data Collection	Who sponsors? Contractor or grantee?	Who collected on?	What collected?	When collected? (Years  collected, frequency)
Other Surveys and Studies
50.	Advanced Placement (AP) Examination Data	The College Board	High school students taking AP exams in public and private schools	Knowledge, skills, and performance of high school students on AP examinations.	Annual
51.	Key State Education Policies on K-12 Education	Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO)	State education agencies	Information on state development of content standards, graduation, teacher licensure, time and attendance.	Biennial; next in 1998
52.	Magnet Schools of America Annual Directory	Magnet Schools of America, Inc.	Districts/schools with magnet programs nationally	Name of school, school mailing address, school phone number, district location, name of principal, grades served, type of program (whole school or program within a school), and theme type (e.g., math, performing/fine arts, Montessori).	Updated continuously
53.	Making Standards Matter, 1997	American Federation of Teachers	State education agencies	Information on state development of academic standards in the core subjects. Report also assesses quality of standards.	1995, 1996, 1997; annual
54.	Setting Education Standards High Enough	Southern Regional Education Board	Secondary analysis of student assessment data, for grades 4 & 8	Comparison of performance on NAEP to performance on state assessments.	1996
55.	State Student Assessment Programs Database	OERI and Council of Chief State School Officers. Grantee: North Central Regional Educational Lab (NCREL)	State education agencies	Information on state assessment systems.	1996, 1997; annual
56.	States' pass rates on rigorous licensing exams	PES Contractor: Westat, Inc.	Teachers taking the National Teacher Exam/Praxis in 50 states	Pass rates on the National Teacher Exam/Praxis.	1997-2002, annual
57.	Textbook and Instructional Materials Analysis	OERI Independent Expert Panel	Textbooks and instructional materials on the market	Percent of textbooks and instructional materials that independent experts consider exemplary and align with high standards.	1998

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