Teacher's Resources Books

Provides information regarding the characteristics of college graduates who choose teaching and stayed in the profession, and how teachers compare to their counterparts in other professions.

Provides information to help elementary school educators as well as school and district administrators develop and implement effective prevention and intervention strategies that promote positive student behavior.

The content of the framework is grouped for reporting purposes into three areas—the Market Economy, the National Economy, and the International Economy. The core ideas in the Market Economy content area, which comprises 45 percent of the assessment, are the relevance of limited resources, how...

Reports the findings of a study that attempted to identify information that could be obtainable prior to acts of violence in our schools and that could be used to help communities across the nation to formulate policies and strategies aimed at preventing

Presents data on participation in after-school activities and programs in the United States; after-school programs and activities addressed in this survey include information about student participation in care arrangements in private homes with relatives.

In response to the need for systematic evaluations of promising current school-based programs and to provide rigorous evidence of their efficacy, the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), National Center for Education Research and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention's National...

Adult ESL programs are designed to assist students in their efforts to acquire literacy and language skills by providing instruction through local education agencies, community colleges, and community-based organizations. The content of instruction within ESL classes varies widely and there is...

To provide clarity and specificity in the objectives for each grade level, the framework matrix (Exhibits 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7) depicts the particular objectives appropriate for assessment under each subtopic. For example, within the Number Properties and Operations subtopic of Number Sense, specific...

Corruption exists in all societies but its cost are particularly high for states emerging from conflict. Not only can it retard development but it can also create further instability. This study guide will help students understand the relationship between corruption and conflict and learn about...

A primary security concern in today’s world is the threat of nuclear weapons proliferation. States beyond the five “original” nuclear weapons-possessing countries (Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States) are seeking to acquire, or have already acquired, nuclear materials...