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1.	Accountability: Do high-stakes systems raise student achievement?
2.	Achievement Gaps: How do state stds., assmts., curric. influence achievement?
3.	Advanced Placement: Do state policies matter?
4.	Assessment: Are assessments that rely heavily on teacher judgment reliable?
5.	College Access: What helps to promote student access to college?
6.	College Persistence & Completion: What impacts student & institutional success?
7.	Common Core: What is it I need to know?
8.	Counseling: Does it really impact student decisionmaking?
9.	Dev. Studies/Remedial Ed.: What is the impact of policy and practice?
10.	Dev. Studies/Remedial Ed.: What role does and can it play in college completion?
11.	Dropouts: Why do students drop out of school and what might help them to stay?
12.	English Language Learners: Which approaches best impact achievement ?
13.	Exit Exams: What impact do they have on student outcomes?
14.	Grade Configurations (i.e., K-3, K-8, 6-8): Do they matter?
15.	High School Curriculum: How important is rigor?
16.	Leadership: What policies and/or practices matter most?
17.	Mathematics: Which practices impact student achievement?
18.	Ninth Grade: Is it a make-or-break time for a successful high school career?
19.	Parent Involvement: What most impacts student success?
20.	PreK-Grade 3: What features define high-quality learning environments?
21.	Preschool: How prepared do teachers need to be?
22.	Preschool: How ready is ready for school?
23.	Reading/Literacy: Which practices matter most?
24.	Return on Investment: Where should leaders invest?
25.	School Improvement: What works in improving low-performing schools/districts?
26.	Service Learning: Does it matter?
27.	Student Mobility: Does it affect educational outcomes?
28.	Teaching Quality: How prevalent are research-based practices in the classroom?
29.	Teaching Quality: What helps recruit and retain good teachers?
30.	Teaching Quality: What metrics best measure teacher effectiveness?
31.	Teaching Quality: What preparation and practices matter?
32.	Using Data: How can long-term outcomes inform instructional programming?
33.	Value of an Education: What educational & student factors impact later earnings?
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