Research about Other States

Other State Education Studies
Kannapel, R., & Clements, S. (2004). Inside the black box of high-performing high-poverty schools. Lexington, KY: Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence. http://www.prichardcommittee.org/Ford%20Study/FordReportJE.pdf
In this study, eight successful high-poverty elementary schools in Kentucky share common traits including high expectations for students and staff, frequent assessments and collaborative decision-making. Researchers were surprised to find that school leadership was not a decisive factor.

The state of adolescent sexual health. (2004). Raleigh, NC: Department of Public Instruction and the Department of Health and Human Services.
According to a new North Carolina Department of Public Education survey, most parents want schools to follow an expanded sex ed curriculum that would give students more information about contraceptives and sexually transmitted diseases.