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How Well AreStatesEducating Our NeediestChildren?The Fordham Report 2006Table of ContentsExecutive Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Reader’s Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7The Future of Education Reform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Chester E. Finn, Jr.Measuring Education Reform & Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12STATE REVIEWSAPPENDIX: Detailed Source Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124TABLES1: Student Achievement by Rank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42: Achievement Trends for Poor and Minority Students. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53: Education Reform Grades by Rank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54: Overall State Grades for Student Achievement, Achievement Trends, and Education Reform . . . . . . . . . 65: Student Achievement: Indicators and National Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126: National Performance on Student Achievement Indicators by Major Student Subgroups . . . . . . . . . . . 137: Trends in Student Achievement: Indicators and National Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158: Student Achievement Grades by State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169: Achievement Trends by State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1710: National Education Reform Results by Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1811: Does Education Reform Drive Gains in Student Achievement? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2112: Education Reform Grades for Each Indicator and State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22FIGURES1: Definitions for “Trends in Student Achievement” Ratings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152: Curricular Content: Indicators and National Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193: Standards-Based Reform: Indicators and National Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204: School Choice: Indicators and National Results. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Alabama . . . . . . . . . . 24Alaska . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Arizona . . . . . . . . . . . 28Arkansas . . . . . . . . . . 30California . . . . . . . . . 32Colorado. . . . . . . . . . 34Connecticut . . . . . . . 36Delaware. . . . . . . . . . …
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