Archived Publications — 2002

All Talk, No Action: Putting an End to Out-of-Field Teaching

This report offers the first available state-by-state analysis of the newest federal data on the percentage of core academic secondary school classes taught by a teacher without a major or minor in the subject.

Publication date: 
August 1 2002

The Funding Gap

This 2002 report documents large funding gaps between high- and low-poverty and minority districts in many states.

Publication date: 
August 1 2002

Interpret With Caution: The First State Title II Reports on the Quality of Teacher Preparation

This report offers the first available state-by-state analysis of the newest federal data on the percentage of core academic secondary school classes taught by a teacher without a major or minor in the subject, a practice known as out-of-field teaching.

Publication date: 
June 1 2002

Add It Up: Mathematics Education in the U.S. Does Not Compute

This report marshals findings from several large-scale studies of mathematics achievement – both national and international – to argue that improving mathematics achievement in the United States will require a coordinated K-16 approach involving both K-12 and higher education.

Publication date: 
June 1 2002