http://www.act.org/

 www.state.tn.us/sos/acts/104/pub/pc0481.pdf)

 http://www.bls.gov/

 http://www.achieve.org/

http://www2.edtrust.org/EdTrust/State+and+Local+K-16+Initiatives/adp.htm

 http://www.educationindex.com/

1. Bill Gates
2. George W. Bush
3. Kati Haycock
4. G. Reid Lyon
5. Edward Kennedy
6. Bill Clinton
7. (tie) Richard W. Riley
7. (tie)James B. Hunt Jr.
9. Marshall (Mike) Smith
10. (tie) Linda Darling-Hammond
10. (tie) Margaret Spellings
12. George Miller
13. Chester E. Finn, Jr.

Influential Organizations

1. U.S. Congress
2. U.S. Department of Education
3. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
4. Education Trust
5. National Governors Association
6. American Federation of Teachers
7. (tie) Achieve, Inc.
7. (tie) National Education Assocation
9. Thomas B. Fordham Foundation
10. Center on Education Policy

Influential Information Sources

1. NAEP
2. Education Week
3. National Center for Education Statistics
4. New York Times
5. U.S. Department of Education
6. Education Trust
7. Washington Post
8. (tie) Education Next,
8. (tie) Public Education Network Weekly Newsblast
10. Education Gadfly
11. Eduwonk

Influential Research Studies

1. NAEP
2. Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)
3. Teaching Children To Read
4. Tennessee Student/Teacher Achievement Ratio (STAR)
5. (tie) Preventing Reading Difficulties in Young Children
5. (tie) William L. Sanders on value-added methodology and the Tennessee Value-Added Accountability System
7. (tie) Education Trust on teacher quality
7. (tie) How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School
7. (tie) What Matters Most: Teaching for America's Future
10. Richard F. Elmore on school reform
11. Jay P. Greene on high school graduation rates
12. (tie) Paul E. Peterson on school choice and vouchers
12. (tie) Ready or Not: Creating a High School Diploma that Counts

1. Bill Gates
2. George W. Bush
3. Kati Haycock
4. G. Reid Lyon
5. Edward Kennedy
6. Bill Clinton
7. (tie) Richard W. Riley
7. (tie)James B. Hunt Jr.
9. Marshall (Mike) Smith
10. (tie) Linda Darling-Hammond
10. (tie) Margaret Spellings
12. George Miller
13. Chester E. Finn, Jr.

Influential Organizations

1. U.S. Congress
2. U.S. Department of Education
3. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
4. Education Trust
5. National Governors Association
6. American Federation of Teachers
7. (tie) Achieve, Inc.
7. (tie) National Education Assocation
9. Thomas B. Fordham Foundation
10. Center on Education Policy

Influential Information Sources

1. NAEP
2. Education Week
3. National Center for Education Statistics
4. New York Times
5. U.S. Department of Education
6. Education Trust
7. Washington Post
8. (tie) Education Next,
8. (tie) Public Education Network Weekly Newsblast
10. Education Gadfly
11. Eduwonk

Influential Research Studies

1. NAEP
2. Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)
3. Teaching Children To Read
4. Tennessee Student/Teacher Achievement Ratio (STAR)
5. (tie) Preventing Reading Difficulties in Young Children
5. (tie) William L. Sanders on value-added methodology and the Tennessee Value-Added Accountability System
7. (tie) Education Trust on teacher quality
7. (tie) How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School
7. (tie) What Matters Most: Teaching for America's Future
10. Richard F. Elmore on school reform
11. Jay P. Greene on high school graduation rates
12. (tie) Paul E. Peterson on school choice and vouchers
12. (tie) Ready or Not: Creating a High School Diploma that Counts

1. Bill Gates
2. George W. Bush
3. Kati Haycock
4. G. Reid Lyon
5. Edward Kennedy
6. Bill Clinton
7. (tie) Richard W. Riley
7. (tie)James B. Hunt Jr.
9. Marshall (Mike) Smith
10. (tie) Linda Darling-Hammond
10. (tie) Margaret Spellings
12. George Miller
13. Chester E. Finn, Jr.

Influential Organizations

1. U.S. Congress
2. U.S. Department of Education
3. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
4. Education Trust
5. National Governors Association
6. American Federation of Teachers
7. (tie) Achieve, Inc.
7. (tie) National Education Assocation
9. Thomas B. Fordham Foundation
10. Center on Education Policy

Influential Information Sources

1. NAEP
2. Education Week
3. National Center for Education Statistics
4. New York Times
5. U.S. Department of Education
6. Education Trust
7. Washington Post
8. (tie) Education Next,
8. (tie) Public Education Network Weekly Newsblast
10. Education Gadfly
11. Eduwonk

Influential Research Studies

1. NAEP
2. Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)
3. Teaching Children To Read
4. Tennessee Student/Teacher Achievement Ratio (STAR)
5. (tie) Preventing Reading Difficulties in Young Children
5. (tie) William L. Sanders on value-added methodology and the Tennessee Value-Added Accountability System
7. (tie) Education Trust on teacher quality
7. (tie) How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School
7. (tie) What Matters Most: Teaching for America's Future
10. Richard F. Elmore on school reform
11. Jay P. Greene on high school graduation rates
12. (tie) Paul E. Peterson on school choice and vouchers
12. (tie) Ready or Not: Creating a High School Diploma that Counts

1. Bill Gates
2. George W. Bush
3. Kati Haycock
4. G. Reid Lyon
5. Edward Kennedy
6. Bill Clinton
7. (tie) Richard W. Riley
7. (tie)James B. Hunt Jr.
9. Marshall (Mike) Smith
10. (tie) Linda Darling-Hammond
10. (tie) Margaret Spellings
12. George Miller
13. Chester E. Finn, Jr.

Influential Organizations

1. U.S. Congress
2. U.S. Department of Education
3. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
4. Education Trust
5. National Governors Association
6. American Federation of Teachers
7. (tie) Achieve, Inc.
7. (tie) National Education Assocation
9. Thomas B. Fordham Foundation
10. Center on Education Policy

Influential Information Sources

1. NAEP
2. Education Week
3. National Center for Education Statistics
4. New York Times
5. U.S. Department of Education
6. Education Trust
7. Washington Post
8. (tie) Education Next,
8. (tie) Public Education Network Weekly Newsblast
10. Education Gadfly
11. Eduwonk

Influential Research Studies

1. NAEP
2. Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)
3. Teaching Children To Read
4. Tennessee Student/Teacher Achievement Ratio (STAR)
5. (tie) Preventing Reading Difficulties in Young Children
5. (tie) William L. Sanders on value-added methodology and the Tennessee Value-Added Accountability System
7. (tie) Education Trust on teacher quality
7. (tie) How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School
7. (tie) What Matters Most: Teaching for America's Future
10. Richard F. Elmore on school reform
11. Jay P. Greene on high school graduation rates
12. (tie) Paul E. Peterson on school choice and vouchers
12. (tie) Ready or Not: Creating a High School Diploma that Counts

 http://www.educationindex.com/

1. Bill Gates
2. George W. Bush
3. Kati Haycock
4. G. Reid Lyon
5. Edward Kennedy
6. Bill Clinton
7. (tie) Richard W. Riley
7. (tie)James B. Hunt Jr.
9. Marshall (Mike) Smith
10. (tie) Linda Darling-Hammond
10. (tie) Margaret Spellings
12. George Miller
13. Chester E. Finn, Jr.

Influential Organizations

1. U.S. Congress
2. U.S. Department of Education
3. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
4. Education Trust
5. National Governors Association
6. American Federation of Teachers
7. (tie) Achieve, Inc.
7. (tie) National Education Assocation
9. Thomas B. Fordham Foundation
10. Center on Education Policy

Influential Information Sources

1. NAEP
2. Education Week
3. National Center for Education Statistics
4. New York Times
5. U.S. Department of Education
6. Education Trust
7. Washington Post
8. (tie) Education Next,
8. (tie) Public Education Network Weekly Newsblast
10. Education Gadfly
11. Eduwonk

Influential Research Studies

1. NAEP
2. Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)
3. Teaching Children To Read
4. Tennessee Student/Teacher Achievement Ratio (STAR)
5. (tie) Preventing Reading Difficulties in Young Children
5. (tie) William L. Sanders on value-added methodology and the Tennessee Value-Added Accountability System
7. (tie) Education Trust on teacher quality
7. (tie) How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School
7. (tie) What Matters Most: Teaching for America's Future
10. Richard F. Elmore on school reform
11. Jay P. Greene on high school graduation rates
12. (tie) Paul E. Peterson on school choice and vouchers
12. (tie) Ready or Not: Creating a High School Diploma that Counts

1. Bill Gates
2. George W. Bush
3. Kati Haycock
4. G. Reid Lyon
5. Edward Kennedy
6. Bill Clinton
7. (tie) Richard W. Riley
7. (tie)James B. Hunt Jr.
9. Marshall (Mike) Smith
10. (tie) Linda Darling-Hammond
10. (tie) Margaret Spellings
12. George Miller
13. Chester E. Finn, Jr.

Influential Organizations

1. U.S. Congress
2. U.S. Department of Education
3. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
4. Education Trust
5. National Governors Association
6. American Federation of Teachers
7. (tie) Achieve, Inc.
7. (tie) National Education Assocation
9. Thomas B. Fordham Foundation
10. Center on Education Policy

Influential Information Sources

1. NAEP
2. Education Week
3. National Center for Education Statistics
4. New York Times
5. U.S. Department of Education
6. Education Trust
7. Washington Post
8. (tie) Education Next,
8. (tie) Public Education Network Weekly Newsblast
10. Education Gadfly
11. Eduwonk

Influential Research Studies

1. NAEP
2. Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)
3. Teaching Children To Read
4. Tennessee Student/Teacher Achievement Ratio (STAR)
5. (tie) Preventing Reading Difficulties in Young Children
5. (tie) William L. Sanders on value-added methodology and the Tennessee Value-Added Accountability System
7. (tie) Education Trust on teacher quality
7. (tie) How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School
7. (tie) What Matters Most: Teaching for America's Future
10. Richard F. Elmore on school reform
11. Jay P. Greene on high school graduation rates
12. (tie) Paul E. Peterson on school choice and vouchers
12. (tie) Ready or Not: Creating a High School Diploma that Counts

1. Bill Gates
2. George W. Bush
3. Kati Haycock
4. G. Reid Lyon
5. Edward Kennedy
6. Bill Clinton
7. (tie) Richard W. Riley
7. (tie)James B. Hunt Jr.
9. Marshall (Mike) Smith
10. (tie) Linda Darling-Hammond
10. (tie) Margaret Spellings
12. George Miller
13. Chester E. Finn, Jr.

Influential Organizations

1. U.S. Congress
2. U.S. Department of Education
3. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
4. Education Trust
5. National Governors Association
6. American Federation of Teachers
7. (tie) Achieve, Inc.
7. (tie) National Education Assocation
9. Thomas B. Fordham Foundation
10. Center on Education Policy

Influential Information Sources

1. NAEP
2. Education Week
3. National Center for Education Statistics
4. New York Times
5. U.S. Department of Education
6. Education Trust
7. Washington Post
8. (tie) Education Next,
8. (tie) Public Education Network Weekly Newsblast
10. Education Gadfly
11. Eduwonk

Influential Research Studies

1. NAEP
2. Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)
3. Teaching Children To Read
4. Tennessee Student/Teacher Achievement Ratio (STAR)
5. (tie) Preventing Reading Difficulties in Young Children
5. (tie) William L. Sanders on value-added methodology and the Tennessee Value-Added Accountability System
7. (tie) Education Trust on teacher quality
7. (tie) How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School
7. (tie) What Matters Most: Teaching for America's Future
10. Richard F. Elmore on school reform
11. Jay P. Greene on high school graduation rates
12. (tie) Paul E. Peterson on school choice and vouchers
12. (tie) Ready or Not: Creating a High School Diploma that Counts

1. Bill Gates
2. George W. Bush
3. Kati Haycock
4. G. Reid Lyon
5. Edward Kennedy
6. Bill Clinton
7. (tie) Richard W. Riley
7. (tie)James B. Hunt Jr.
9. Marshall (Mike) Smith
10. (tie) Linda Darling-Hammond
10. (tie) Margaret Spellings
12. George Miller
13. Chester E. Finn, Jr.

Influential Organizations

1. U.S. Congress
2. U.S. Department of Education
3. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
4. Education Trust
5. National Governors Association
6. American Federation of Teachers
7. (tie) Achieve, Inc.
7. (tie) National Education Assocation
9. Thomas B. Fordham Foundation
10. Center on Education Policy

Influential Information Sources

1. NAEP
2. Education Week
3. National Center for Education Statistics
4. New York Times
5. U.S. Department of Education
6. Education Trust
7. Washington Post
8. (tie) Education Next,
8. (tie) Public Education Network Weekly Newsblast
10. Education Gadfly
11. Eduwonk

Influential Research Studies

1. NAEP
2. Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)
3. Teaching Children To Read
4. Tennessee Student/Teacher Achievement Ratio (STAR)
5. (tie) Preventing Reading Difficulties in Young Children
5. (tie) William L. Sanders on value-added methodology and the Tennessee Value-Added Accountability System
7. (tie) Education Trust on teacher quality
7. (tie) How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School
7. (tie) What Matters Most: Teaching for America's Future
10. Richard F. Elmore on school reform
11. Jay P. Greene on high school graduation rates
12. (tie) Paul E. Peterson on school choice and vouchers
12. (tie) Ready or Not: Creating a High School Diploma that Counts

http://www2.edtrust.org/EdTrust/State+and+Local+K-16+Initiatives/adp.htm

 http://www.educationindex.com/

1. Bill Gates
2. George W. Bush
3. Kati Haycock
4. G. Reid Lyon
5. Edward Kennedy
6. Bill Clinton
7. (tie) Richard W. Riley
7. (tie)James B. Hunt Jr.
9. Marshall (Mike) Smith
10. (tie) Linda Darling-Hammond
10. (tie) Margaret Spellings
12. George Miller
13. Chester E. Finn, Jr.

Influential Organizations

1. U.S. Congress
2. U.S. Department of Education
3. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
4. Education Trust
5. National Governors Association
6. American Federation of Teachers
7. (tie) Achieve, Inc.
7. (tie) National Education Assocation
9. Thomas B. Fordham Foundation
10. Center on Education Policy

Influential Information Sources

1. NAEP
2. Education Week
3. National Center for Education Statistics
4. New York Times
5. U.S. Department of Education
6. Education Trust
7. Washington Post
8. (tie) Education Next,
8. (tie) Public Education Network Weekly Newsblast
10. Education Gadfly
11. Eduwonk

Influential Research Studies

1. NAEP
2. Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)
3. Teaching Children To Read
4. Tennessee Student/Teacher Achievement Ratio (STAR)
5. (tie) Preventing Reading Difficulties in Young Children
5. (tie) William L. Sanders on value-added methodology and the Tennessee Value-Added Accountability System
7. (tie) Education Trust on teacher quality
7. (tie) How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School
7. (tie) What Matters Most: Teaching for America's Future
10. Richard F. Elmore on school reform
11. Jay P. Greene on high school graduation rates
12. (tie) Paul E. Peterson on school choice and vouchers
12. (tie) Ready or Not: Creating a High School Diploma that Counts

1. Bill Gates
2. George W. Bush
3. Kati Haycock
4. G. Reid Lyon
5. Edward Kennedy
6. Bill Clinton
7. (tie) Richard W. Riley
7. (tie)James B. Hunt Jr.
9. Marshall (Mike) Smith
10. (tie) Linda Darling-Hammond
10. (tie) Margaret Spellings
12. George Miller
13. Chester E. Finn, Jr.

Influential Organizations

1. U.S. Congress
2. U.S. Department of Education
3. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
4. Education Trust
5. National Governors Association
6. American Federation of Teachers
7. (tie) Achieve, Inc.
7. (tie) National Education Assocation
9. Thomas B. Fordham Foundation
10. Center on Education Policy

Influential Information Sources

1. NAEP
2. Education Week
3. National Center for Education Statistics
4. New York Times
5. U.S. Department of Education
6. Education Trust
7. Washington Post
8. (tie) Education Next,
8. (tie) Public Education Network Weekly Newsblast
10. Education Gadfly
11. Eduwonk

Influential Research Studies

1. NAEP
2. Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)
3. Teaching Children To Read
4. Tennessee Student/Teacher Achievement Ratio (STAR)
5. (tie) Preventing Reading Difficulties in Young Children
5. (tie) William L. Sanders on value-added methodology and the Tennessee Value-Added Accountability System
7. (tie) Education Trust on teacher quality
7. (tie) How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School
7. (tie) What Matters Most: Teaching for America's Future
10. Richard F. Elmore on school reform
11. Jay P. Greene on high school graduation rates
12. (tie) Paul E. Peterson on school choice and vouchers
12. (tie) Ready or Not: Creating a High School Diploma that Counts

1. Bill Gates
2. George W. Bush
3. Kati Haycock
4. G. Reid Lyon
5. Edward Kennedy
6. Bill Clinton
7. (tie) Richard W. Riley
7. (tie)James B. Hunt Jr.
9. Marshall (Mike) Smith
10. (tie) Linda Darling-Hammond
10. (tie) Margaret Spellings
12. George Miller
13. Chester E. Finn, Jr.

Influential Organizations

1. U.S. Congress
2. U.S. Department of Education
3. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
4. Education Trust
5. National Governors Association
6. American Federation of Teachers
7. (tie) Achieve, Inc.
7. (tie) National Education Assocation
9. Thomas B. Fordham Foundation
10. Center on Education Policy

Influential Information Sources

1. NAEP
2. Education Week
3. National Center for Education Statistics
4. New York Times
5. U.S. Department of Education
6. Education Trust
7. Washington Post
8. (tie) Education Next,
8. (tie) Public Education Network Weekly Newsblast
10. Education Gadfly
11. Eduwonk

Influential Research Studies

1. NAEP
2. Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)
3. Teaching Children To Read
4. Tennessee Student/Teacher Achievement Ratio (STAR)
5. (tie) Preventing Reading Difficulties in Young Children
5. (tie) William L. Sanders on value-added methodology and the Tennessee Value-Added Accountability System
7. (tie) Education Trust on teacher quality
7. (tie) How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School
7. (tie) What Matters Most: Teaching for America's Future
10. Richard F. Elmore on school reform
11. Jay P. Greene on high school graduation rates
12. (tie) Paul E. Peterson on school choice and vouchers
12. (tie) Ready or Not: Creating a High School Diploma that Counts

1. Bill Gates
2. George W. Bush
3. Kati Haycock
4. G. Reid Lyon
5. Edward Kennedy
6. Bill Clinton
7. (tie) Richard W. Riley
7. (tie)James B. Hunt Jr.
9. Marshall (Mike) Smith
10. (tie) Linda Darling-Hammond
10. (tie) Margaret Spellings
12. George Miller
13. Chester E. Finn, Jr.

Influential Organizations

1. U.S. Congress
2. U.S. Department of Education
3. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
4. Education Trust
5. National Governors Association
6. American Federation of Teachers
7. (tie) Achieve, Inc.
7. (tie) National Education Assocation
9. Thomas B. Fordham Foundation
10. Center on Education Policy

Influential Information Sources

1. NAEP
2. Education Week
3. National Center for Education Statistics
4. New York Times
5. U.S. Department of Education
6. Education Trust
7. Washington Post
8. (tie) Education Next,
8. (tie) Public Education Network Weekly Newsblast
10. Education Gadfly
11. Eduwonk

Influential Research Studies

1. NAEP
2. Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)
3. Teaching Children To Read
4. Tennessee Student/Teacher Achievement Ratio (STAR)
5. (tie) Preventing Reading Difficulties in Young Children
5. (tie) William L. Sanders on value-added methodology and the Tennessee Value-Added Accountability System
7. (tie) Education Trust on teacher quality
7. (tie) How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School
7. (tie) What Matters Most: Teaching for America's Future
10. Richard F. Elmore on school reform
11. Jay P. Greene on high school graduation rates
12. (tie) Paul E. Peterson on school choice and vouchers
12. (tie) Ready or Not: Creating a High School Diploma that Counts

 http://www.educationindex.com/

1. Bill Gates
2. George W. Bush
3. Kati Haycock
4. G. Reid Lyon
5. Edward Kennedy
6. Bill Clinton
7. (tie) Richard W. Riley
7. (tie)James B. Hunt Jr.
9. Marshall (Mike) Smith
10. (tie) Linda Darling-Hammond
10. (tie) Margaret Spellings
12. George Miller
13. Chester E. Finn, Jr.

Influential Organizations

1. U.S. Congress
2. U.S. Department of Education
3. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
4. Education Trust
5. National Governors Association
6. American Federation of Teachers
7. (tie) Achieve, Inc.
7. (tie)