Insights on Education Policy, Practice, and Research Archive

SEDL was a private, not-for-profit corporation specializing in education research, development and dissemination (RD&D). SEDL worked with educators, parents, community members, and policymakers to build, find and use strategies and tools addressing educational problems. One such tool was Insights on Education Policy, Practice, and Research that offers policy briefings and addresses emerging issues of importance to policymakers and policy analysts in SEDL's five-state region.

	Getting Smart About Teacher Pay Insights #19 February 2006 A PDF version is available.
	Enhancing Data Use and Quality to Shape Education Policy Insights #18 December 2005 A PDF version is available.
	A Best-Fit Approach to Effective Teacher Policy Insights #17 September 2004 A PDF version is available.
	School Finance Adequacy: The State Role Insights #16 March 2004 PDF version
	Investing in Instruction for Higher Student Achievement Insights #15 September 2003 A PDF version is available.
	Making Education Dollars Work: Understanding Resource Allocation Insights #14 November 2001 PDF version
	Policymakers Build Bridges Insights #13 November 2000 PDF version
	Vouchers: Yea or Nay Insights #12 September 2000 PDF version
	"Tough Love:" State Accountability Policies Push Student Achievement Insights #11 August 2000 PDF version
	Deliberating About Education: A New Policy Tool? Insights #10 December 1999 PDF version
	Speak Up! Engaging Policymakers with Educators and Communities in Deliberative Dialogue Insights #9 October 1999 PDF version
	Alternative Learning Environments Insights #6 December 1995
	Charter Schools: Early Learnings Insights #5 July 1995

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Some publications may be based on work sponsored wholly, or in part, by the Institute of Education Sciences, under contract number ED 01C00009 and contract number RJ 96006101. The contents of these publications do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Education or any other agency of the U.S. Government.

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