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2007-08 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:08) Restricted-Use Data File (Nov 6)
The NPSAS:08 restricted-use data file is now available to restricted-use data licensees. » more info

WWC releases report on YouthBuild, a dropout prevention intervention (Nov 3)
The Clearinghouse's review of the research on the effectiveness of YouthBuild found no studies that fall within the scope of the WWC Dropout Prevention review protocol that meet What Works Clearinghouse standards. » more info

Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems Competition Deadline Extended to December 4, 2009 (Oct 30)
A notice extending the deadline for the Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems competition under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 has been sent to the Federal Register. » more info

REL Northwest releases report on “Indian Education Policies in Five Northwest Region States” (Oct 26)
In this comprehensive effort to study Indian education policies, the report categorizes the policies of five Northwest Region states based on 13 key policies identified in the literature and describes the legal methods used to adopt them, such as statutes, regulations, and executive orders. » more info

NCEE Technical Methods Report: Do Typical RCTs of Education Interventions Have Sufficient Statistical Power for Linking Impacts on Teacher Practice and Student Achievement Outcomes (Oct 13)
Reports in this series are designed for use by researchers, methodologists, and evaluation specialists to provide guidance in resolving or advancing challenges to evaluation methods. For RCTs of education interventions, it is often of interest to estimate associations between student and mediating teacher practice outcomes, to examine the extent to which the study’s conceptual model is supported by the data, and to identify specific mediators that are most associated with student learning. » more info

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