In this article the authors analyze the effect of private voucher education on student academic performance using new data on Chilean students and a novel identification strategy. Most schools in Chile provide either primary or secondary education. The authors analyze the effect of private voucher education on students who are forced to enroll at…

The author examined the effects of professional development (PD) on literacy instruction using 75,689 lessons from 1,945 classrooms in 112 schools participating in the Study of Instructional Improvement. Stratifying over 94 pretreatment covariates, including prior instruction, the results revealed the importance of PD as a lever for changing…

A brief description of the development of the ESEA Title I evaluating and reporting system is provided. An analysis and assessment of the kinds of concerns state evaluation officers have about implementing the new guidelines are outlined. Appropriate recommendations based on the findings are provided. (Author/AL)

Graduates of a master's degree program for training reading specialists responded to a questionnaire concerning need for and competence in 40 teaching skills. Self-report data differentiated the competency training group (CTG) graduates (1973) from the conventionally trained group (1970), with the CTG clearly superior in their self-estimates of…