U.S. Department of Education Releases Final RLIS Report
(Sep 7, 2010) The U.S. Department of Education has released the Evaluation of the Implementation of the Rural and Low-Income School (RLIS) Program: Final Report (2010), which provides information on the implementation of the RLIS program in school year 2008-09 and on achievement trends in RLIS districts between school years 2002-03 and 2007-08. Drawing on interviews with nine RLIS state coordinators and 43 RLIS district coordinators and on analyses of district-level demographic and achievement data, researchers from Berkeley Policy Associates and Learning Point Associates, led by BPA's Kay Magill, found that the districts used the RLIS money in ways that were intended to improve the quality of instruction and increase student achievement. District coordinators reported that the flexibility of the RLIS program allowed them to use these funds to meet specific needs in their districts; districts receiving funds from the RLIS program in school year 2008-09 reported that they used the funds to purchase technology, to provide professional development for teachers, and to support instructional programs designed to help low-income students. The report was recently cited in the Public Education Network Weekly NewsBlast for August 13, 2010, in a segment called "Tackling rural challenges."
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U.S. Department of Education Releases Final RLIS Report
(Sep 7, 2010) The U.S. Department of Education has released the Evaluation of the Implementation of the Rural and Low-Income School (RLIS) Program: Final Report (2010), which provides information on the implementation of the RLIS program in school year 2008-09 and on achievement trends in RLIS districts between school years 2002-03 and 2007-08. Drawing on interviews with nine RLIS state coordinators and 43 RLIS district coordinators and on analyses of district-level demographic and achievement data, researchers from Berkeley Policy Associates and Learning Point Associates, led by BPA's Kay Magill, found that the districts used the RLIS money in ways that were intended to improve the quality of instruction and increase student achievement. District coordinators reported that the flexibility of the RLIS program allowed them to use these funds to meet specific needs in their districts; districts receiving funds from the RLIS program in school year 2008-09 reported that they used the funds to purchase technology, to provide professional development for teachers, and to support instructional programs designed to help low-income students. The report was recently cited in the Public Education Network Weekly NewsBlast for August 13, 2010, in a segment called "Tackling rural challenges."
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