The purpose is to keep you informed and provide access to source materials about critical issues relating to the No Child Left Behind Act. We hope to make this a useful resource for you and welcome your feedback and ideas. http://www.nwrel.org/nwrcc/enews/ The What Works Clearinghouse has released this guide that provides recommendations focusing on reducing high school dropout rates. http://www.nwrel.org/nwrcc/enews/index.php#a The UCLA Center for Mental Health in Schools has released a report based on their work with districts across the country. http://www.nwrel.org/nwrcc/enews/index.php#b The Center on Education Policy recently released a report describing Georgia’s school restructuring efforts. http://www.nwrel.org/nwrcc/enews/index.php#c Another new report from the Center on Education Policy discusses funding for states and schools districts under the federal Title I. http://www.nwrel.org/nwrcc/enews/index.php#d The U. S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences (IES) recently published a report prepared by the Regional Educational Laboratory Central. http://www.nwrel.org/nwrcc/enews/index.php#e The Alliance for Excellent Education released this report that outlines a Framework for Action to Improve Secondary Schools. http://www.nwrel.org/nwrcc/enews/index.php#f The What Works Clearinghouse published a new guide designed for elementary school educators and school- and district-level administrators. http://www.nwrel.org/nwrcc/enews/index.php#g The National Center for Research, on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST) has released a report http://www.nwrel.org/nwrcc/enews/index.php#h