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Cover graphic: Investing in Technology: The Learning Return Investing in Technology: The Learning Return (2002)
This Policy Brief addresses the question of how and under what circumstances technology can make a difference in instruction and learning.
Cover graphic: Seamless Schooling Seamless Schooling (2001)
"Seamless education" results when K-12 systems and higher education work as partners. It's been happening in Long Beach for six years, with exemplary results in student achievement and teacher preparation.
Cover graphic: Formative Assessment Policies, Programs, and Practices in the Southwest Region Formative Assessment Policies, Programs, and Practices in the Southwest Region
Formative assessments help educators target instructional practices to meet specific student needs and monitor and support student progress toward valued state learning outcomes. Policies and programs in the five Southwest Region states suggest a range of strategies to support the development and use of formative assessments.


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