The Education Flatline: Causes and Solutions pdf
With the release of its annual Child and Youth Well-Being Index (CWI), the Foundation for Child Development and Kenneth Land of Duke University found that once again children's performance in the education domain was flat - a trend that has continued for 30 years. This report recommends four areas of reform - preK-3 implementation; charter schools; national standards for curriculum, and tests; and the training of high quality teachers.
Foundation for Child Development - Ron Haskins and Isabel Sawhill, 3/28/2006