The IRE Resource Center is a major research library containing more than 23,250 investigative stories — both print and broadcast. Add to that more than 3,000 tipsheets from our national conferences on how to cover specific beats or do specific stories and you have a resource that no reporter or editor should be without. These stories and tipsheets are searchable online or by contacting the Resource Center directly (573-882-3364 or rescntr@ire.org) where a researcher can help you pinpoint what you need. Browse or search the tipsheet section of our library below. Logged-in members can view the tipsheets free online:
Search results for "No Child Left Behind" ...
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Turning schools data into scoops
Vogell explains the value of school data as a rich source for stories on education. She explains where and how to start with your reporting. She discusses out what to look at when evaluating test scores and student achievement; discipline and school safety; teaching and certification; various other valuable data.
Tags: education; testing; standardized test scores; National Board Certification; NBCL; schools; No Child Left Behind; students; school data; student achievement; grade inflation; college remediation; discipline; school safety
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Quick Hit CAR Stories
Johnson explains six ideas for CAR stories with a quick turn-around time. These stories cover topics that range from No Child Left Behind to voter registration databases.
Tags: story ideas; data analysis; sex offenders; public records
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Investigating Education: 3 F's Earn You an A
Hall discusses how good education reporters utilize families, facts and fun to strengthen their reporting. He offers examples of each category and advice for incorporating it into daily beat reporting.
Tags: elementary school; high school; sources; developing sources; PTO; PTA; school board; No Child Left Behind; school administrators; state government; Department of Education
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Testing, testing: CAR and student assessment
This tipsheet offers a lot of advice to make school test scores less confusing. Hacker suggests different ways to look at the data such as using percentiles and examining scores over time. She also explains how to look at the data graphically with Excel and then interpret each chart. Finally, Hacker includes a list of online resources that could be helpful to reporters tackling this topic.
Tags: No Child Left Behind; SAT; ACT; school testing; education; scores
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Measuring school performance: Test scores and beyond
With the passing of the Leave No Child Behind Act, education reporters have a lot of new angles and materials to focus on. Hacker offers education story ideas as well as tips for doing the data analysis and web resources in this concise and informative tipsheet.
Tags: education; no child left behind; drop out rates; schools; LEP; ESL; home school; charter schools; GED; databases; data