EDUCATION INFORMATION RESOURCES

General Education Reports

American Legislative Exchange Council
Report Card on American Education
A State-by-State Analysis: 1981-2003
http://www.alec.org/meSWFiles/pdf/2004_Report_Card_on_Education.pdf

Deloitte Reason Foundation Report
Driving More Money into the Classroom: The Promise of Shared Services
http://www.deloitte.com/dtt/cda/doc/content/DTT_DR_SS_Education_Nov05%281%29.pdf
(Pages 18-20 highlights and summarizes the seven benefits of the
shared service model.)

President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
Sustaining the Nation’s Innovation Ecosystem: Maintaining the Strength of Our
Science and Engineering Capabilities
http://www.competeamerica.org/resource/bibliography/FINALPCASTSECAPABILITIESPACKAGE.pdf
(Page 31, specific mention to instructional spending
allocations.)

2002- 2003 National Center for Education Statistics Revenues and
Expenditures Reports
Revenues and Expenditures for Public Elementary and Secondary Education:
School Year 2002–03
http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2005/2005353.pdf
The Nation’s Report Card
(Washington) State Mathematics 2005: Grade 8
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/pdf/stt2005/2006454WA8.pdf

Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
Pre-College (Remedial) Course Taking by Recent High School Graduates Who
Attend Washington Community and Technical Colleges – System Summary
Updated for the High School Graduating Class of 2003, Enrolled in College in
2003-04.
http://www.sbctc.ctc.edu/data/rsrchrpts/Resh04-1.doc

Education Resource Links

League of Education Voters
www.educationvoters.org

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
NCES is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data that are
related to education in the United States and other nations.
www.nces.ed.gov.

“The Nation’s Report Card” - National Assessment of Educational Progress
(NAEP)
NAEP is the only nationally representative and continuing assessment of what
America's students know and can do in various subject areas. Since 1969,
assessments have been conducted periodically in reading, mathematics, science,
writing, U.S. history, civics, geography, and the arts.
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/about/ted

Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
http://www.k12.wa.us/

SchoolMatters, a service of Standard and Poors
A place for parents, educators and leaders to research information about public
schools.
www.schoolmatters.com

Washington Policy Center
www.washingtonpolicy.org

Recommended Articles

The Houston Chronicle
Why Texas Schools Need the ‘65 Cent Solution’
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/editorial/outlook/3322433

Puget Sound Business Journal
The next big initiative? Requiring 65% of school funds to go to classroom
http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2005/09/19/story1.html

65% solution: School funding initiative isn't as simple as it seems at first
Editorial: http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2005/09/19/editorial1.html

School Reform News, October 2005
Texas Governor Requires School Districts in the State to Spend 65% of Their
Funds in the Classroom
http://www.heartland.org/pdf/SRNOct05.pdf