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Applied Research - The Extra Effort that Makes a DifferenceWe have selected some links to applied research to improve understanding of needs and proven practices that will have the greatest net social impact. Know of a good research resource link? Please send it along to info@extralearning.org. Research LinksFast Track to College: Increasing Post-Secondary Success for All Students by Hilary Pennington. Center for American Progress. 2004 High Schools - Motivation Engaging Schools: Fostering High School Students' Motivation to Learn Achievement Gap The Twin Challenges of Mediocrity and Inequality: Literacy in the U.S. from an International Perspective by Andrew Sum, Irwin Kirsch and Robert Taggart. Policy Information Center, Educational Testing Service. 2002. Parsing the Achievement Gap: Baselines for Tracking Progress by Paul E. Barton. Policy Information Center, Educational Testing Service. 2003 Alternative Education CBO High Schools: Their Value and Their Needs in and Era of Accountability by Kali-Ahset Amen and Michael DiMaggio with Linda Brown Warren. Council of Chief State School Officers. 2003. Disconnected Youth Youth Disconnection in Large Cities by Neeta Fogg, Paul Harrington and Kevin McCabe. Center for Labor Market Studies, Northeastern University. Prepared for U.S. Conference of Mayors. June 2005 Labor Market and Skills Teen Summer Joblessness Continues at Historically High Rates. Center for Labor Market Studies, Northeastern University. August 2005 The Young, the Restless and the Jobless: The Case for a National Jobs Stimulus Program Targeted on America's Young Adults by Andrew Sum, Garth Mangum and Robert Taggart. Sar Levitan Center for Social Policy Studies, Johns Hopkins University. 2002. Confronting the Youth Demographic Challenge: The Labor Market Prospects of Out-of-School Young Adults by Andrew Sum, Neeta Fogg and Garth Mangum. 2000. A Fisherman's Guide: An Assessment of Training and Remediation Strategies by Robert Taggart. W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. 1981. Small Schools Small Schools (SEE: School Size Research: Reference List) by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. 2003.
Links to LinksNo need to reinvent the wheel. Several respected organizations have found and classified sets of useful links. As you explore the "links to links" below, we encourage you to learn more about the organizations hosting these web sites. If you would like us to link your web links page here, please contact us at info@extralearning.org. Afterschool Alliance The Milton S. Eisenhower Foundation National Youth Employment Coalition Promising Practices In Afterschool
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