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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>What Works Clearinghouse What's New</title><link>http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/whatsnew/</link><description>For the latest in events, developments, and updates to the What Works Clearinghouse website, check back here often.</description><language>en-us</language><category>education</category><category>statistics</category><category>data access tools</category><category>libraries</category><category>schools</category><category>colleges</category><item><title>WWC Releases Three New Quick Reviews</title><description><![CDATA[See how the WWC rated a study that looked at the use of board games to
improve the numeracy skills of preschoolers, an Arkansas teacher
performance-pay study, and an examination of the effectiveness of student incentive programs in charter schools.
]]></description><pubDate>8/7/2008</pubDate><link>http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/publications/quickreviews/</link></item><item><title>WWC Releases Two New Quick Reviews</title><description><![CDATA[One of the latest quick reviews rates a study that examined whether having a Teach For America teacher affects the academic performance of high school students. Also rated is a study that investigated whether it is more effective to teach mathematical concepts with abstract symbols or concrete examples. ]]></description><pubDate>7/15/2008</pubDate><link>http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/publications/quickreviews/</link></item><item><title>WWC Releases Accelerated Middle Schools Intervention Report</title><description><![CDATA[Accelerated middle schools are self-contained academic programs designed to help middle school students who are one to two years behind grade level to catch up to their peers. Read the WWC intervention report now.]]></description><pubDate>7/8/2008</pubDate><link>http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/reports/dropout/ams/</link></item><item><title>WWC Releases Two New Quick Reviews</title><description><![CDATA[See how the WWC rated a study that explores whether placing sixth graders in middle schools rather than elementary schools affects their behavior and academic performance. Read the second new review, rating a study of a Texas Advanced Placement Incentive Program and its effect on students' SAT/ACT scores and college attendance.]]></description><pubDate>6/3/2008</pubDate><link>http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/publications/quickreviews/</link></item><item><title>Turning Around Chronically Low-Performing Schools: A Practice Guide</title><description><![CDATA[Read the latest IES practice guide that looks at practices a chronically low-performing school can adopt to quickly change school strategies to improve student outcomes.]]></description><pubDate>5/6/2008</pubDate><link>http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/publications/practiceguides/index.asp#turning_pg</link></item><item><title>New From the WWC - Quick Reviews</title><description><![CDATA[Learn about the WWC's newest product, designed to provide objective assessments of the quality of the evidence from recently released research, and read quick reviews of studies of after-school programs, the SATURN random drug testing initiative, and SimCalc Mathworlds<sup>TM</sup>.]]></description><pubDate>5/6/2008</pubDate><link>http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/publications/quickreviews/</link></item><item><title>WWC Releases Job Corps Intervention Report</title><description><![CDATA[Read the WWC rating of Job Corps, a program offering remedial education, GED preparation, vocational training, and job placement assistance to economically disadvantaged youth.]]></description><pubDate>4/1/2008</pubDate><link>http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/reports/dropout/jobcorps/index.asp </link></item><item><title>WWC Releases JOBSTART Intervention Report</title><description><![CDATA[JOBSTART is an alternative education and training program designed to improve the economic prospects of young, disadvantaged high school dropouts. See how the WWC rated JOBSTART for dropout prevention.]]></description><pubDate>3/25/2008</pubDate><link>http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/reports/dropout/jobstart/ </link></item><item><title>WWC Releases New Chance Intervention Report </title><description><![CDATA[New Chance, a program for young welfare mothers who have dropped out of school, aims to improve both their employment potential and their parenting skills. Read the WWC analysis.]]></description><pubDate>1/24/2008</pubDate><link>http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/reports/dropout/new_chance/</link></item><item><title>First Things First Intervention Report Released</title><description><![CDATA[Find out how the WWC rated First Things First, a reform model intended to transform schools serving economically disadvantaged students.]]></description><pubDate>1/24/2008</pubDate><link>http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/reports/dropout/ftf/</link></item><item><title>Customizable Rating Charts</title><description><![CDATA[Create your own chart by learning outcomes and effectiveness.]]></description><pubDate>12/28/2007</pubDate><link>http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/reports/topic.aspx?tid=01</link></item><item><title>Encouraging Girls in Math and Science </title><description><![CDATA[Encouraging Girls in Math and Science is the second in a series of IES guides in education; Organizing Instruction and Study to Improve Student Learning is the third IES Practice Guide.  Developed by a panel of experts, Encouraging Girls in Math and Science brings together the best available evidence and expertise to provide educators with specific and coherent evidence-based recommendations on how to encourage girls in the fields of math and science. is the third IES Practice Guide. Organizing Instruction and Study to Improve Student Learning reflects an expert panel's consensus on some of the most important principles to emerge from research on learning and memory.]]></description><pubDate>9/28/2007</pubDate><link>http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/publications/practiceguides/index.asp#girlsmath_pg</link></item><item><title>WWC Releases New Intervention Report - Success for All</title><description><![CDATA[Success for All (SFA) is a comprehensive school reform model that includes a reading, writing, and oral language development program for students in pre-kindergarten through grade eight. 

]]></description><pubDate>8/13/2007</pubDate><link>http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/reports/beginning_reading/success_for_all</link></item><item><title>WWC Releases New Intervention Report - Ladders to Literacy for Kindergarten Students</title><description><![CDATA[Ladders to Literacy is a supplemental early literacy curriculum published in Ladders to Literacy: A Kindergarten Activity Book. 

]]></description><pubDate>8/13/2007</pubDate><link>http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/reports/beginning_reading/ladders</link></item><item><title>WWC Releases New Intervention Report - The Voyager Universal Literacy System</title><description><![CDATA[The Voyager Universal Literacy System is a core reading program designed to help students learn to read at or above grade level by the end of the third grade.]]></description><pubDate>8/13/2007</pubDate><link>http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/reports/beginning_reading/vuls</link></item></channel></rss>
