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Missed Opportunities: Supplemental Services in the Central Region States [Research in Brief]

 
 
Product Description  

  		Under the federal No Child Left Behind Act, Title I schools that fail to demonstrate student proficiency on statewide tests for three consecutive years must provide low-income students with free supplemental education services (SES), such as tutoring and afterschool help, that are designed to improve achievement.

This research brief summarizes findings from a 2007 report released by the Central Region education laboratory (REL Central), which found only 11 percent of students eligible for supplemental education services in the seven-state region are actually receiving them—a far lower percentage than that of students receiving similar services across the U.S. in general.

The study suggests explanations for why so few students in the Central Region (which includes the states of Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming) are taking advantage of these services.

Authors  REL Central at McREL
Target Audience  State, district, and school officials responsible for implementing supplemental education services
Key Ideas  
The analysis found that across the seven-state region served by the REL Central, only one in ten students (11%) eligible to receive federally mandated supplemental educational services is actually receiving them.
How to Get this Product  Research Brief: (From REL Central at McREL)
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Full Report: (From IES.ed.gov)
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APA Citation  Missed opportunities: Supplemental Services in the Central Region States [Research in Brief]. (2007). REL Central: Denver, CO.
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