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	Impact: Puerto Rico
Regional Impact Overview Connecticut Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire New York Puerto Rico Rhode Island Vermont Virgin Islands	Puerto Rico Introduction Website Usage Webinar Participants Reference Desk Requests Research Support Fast Response Projects Randomized Controlled Trial Sites Puerto Rico Newsletter Stories Policy Challenges Conferences Governing Board Reference Desk Requests To provide stakeholders with timely responses to their education questions, the REL-NEI Reference Desk is available to education decision-makers—state education staff, superintendents, principals, district-level specialists, association heads, legislators, teachers unions, and parent-association staff—seeking to set priorities with limited financial resources. Responses contain links to relevant websites, research reports, and journal articles, as well as targeted referrals to organizations or government-funded centers that provide more information and/or offer technical assistance. How does the Reference Desk work? REL-NEI researchers search journal articles and relevant research and prepare a list of resources especially for you. Visit the Reference Desk Sample Questions Accountability and Assessment Educational Equity and Special Populations Low-Performing Schools and School Improvement Highly Qualified Teachers Core Subject Areas What GED testing and placement testing instruments are available for Spanish-speaking or ESL students in Puerto Rico? What GED testing and placement testing instruments are other states using for their Spanish-speaking and ESL students? What does the research say about the use of physical education classes in ways that enhance student achievement in the core subjects, particularly reading at the elementary level? What career ladders do school administrators in the U.S. have? In Spain and Belgium, Mexico, and Argentina, what are some different models of school district (or district like structures) organization specifically in terms of decision making, leadership and funding? What GED testing and placement testing instruments are available for Spanish-speaking or ESL students in Puerto Rico? What GED testing and placement testing instruments are other states using for their Spanish-speaking and ESL students? What rigorous research is there available on the critical characteristics that differentiate low performing schools from successful schools? How are research units structured within State Education Agencies (SEAs)? What does the research say about the use of physical education classes in ways that enhance student achievement in the core subjects, particularly reading at the elementary level? What does the research say about the impact of extended class time on student achievement? Request for information on high-poverty, high-performing schools. What career ladders do school administrators in the U.S. have? What schools in the US would be comparable to the successful ones participating in the Technology Project CENIT? What is known about the effectiveness of world language instruction in relation to when the instruction begins for a student [primary grades vs. high school]? What research exists regarding cultural competence training or preparation of teachers and student achievement and success? Are any stand-alone educational software products effective in delivering core subject instruction? What does the research say about the use of physical education classes in ways that enhance student achievement in the core subjects, particularly reading at the elementary level? Can you show grade 8 math learning standards in Massachusetts and Puerto Rico and show similar standards for each state side by side?

Impact: Puerto Rico

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