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Harlem Children's Zone study gets 'What Works' OK
- 03-31-2010
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Blog by Debra Viadero/Education Week
Harlem's Promise Academy Charter Middle School really might be a
successful as everyone says it is. At least that's the conclusion that's
what you might gather from reading the latest "quick review" from the
famously tough research reviewers over at the U.S. Department of
Education's What Works Clearinghouse. Rather than the usual in-depth
review of all the research on a particular topic, the clearinghouse uses
"quick reviews" as a means of taking a second look at single studies
that get a lot of media attention. The reviews are meant to let the
public know, in a timely way, whether the spotlight is deserved—or, more
accurately, did the study's methods meet the clearinghouse's stringent
research-design criteria? (more...)
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