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For Release: February 2, 2000
Publishers Resource Group, Inc., to Evaluate Academics
2000 Grant Programs
2.7.00-Publishers Resource Group, Inc., was recently awarded a contract
to evaluate reading-improvement grant programs funded through the Texas
Academics 2000 initiative. Since its inception in 1995, more than 700
public school districts and open enrollment charter schools have received
over $100 million in grants through Academics 2000 to support locally
developed reading-improvement programs.
Administered by the Texas Education Agency (TEA), Academics 2000 is part
of the national Goals 2000 effort, which is a federal initiative to raise
student achievement across the nation. The National Education Goals Panel
(NEGP) recently recognized Texas as one of 12 states that have made significant
progress toward meeting the national education goals.
Academics 2000 grant recipients use funds for instructional materials
purchase, professional development, preservice education, parental and
community involvement initiatives, and other activities designed to increase
students' reading performance.
The recent contract award granted by Region XIII Education Service Center
enables PRG to continue its evaluation of Academics 2000 to include at
least two more cycles of funding, including more than 150 individual grants.
PRG's role in the project will include reviewing proposals and evaluation
reports, analyzing state reading achievement data, and conducting site
visits. Noted research and evaluation expert, Ester Smith, Ph.D. and Cynthia
Potter, PRG's Director of Marketing, Research and Evaluation, will lead
the project.
During the 1998-1999 fiscal year, PRG successfully managed the program
evaluation of reading-improvement programs that received funding in the
first five funding cycles.
President and Founder Aileen H. Krassner remarked, "Publishers Resource
Group's participation in the evaluation of Academics 2000 and other TEA
programs, such as the Educational Technology PILOTS, reinforces our commitment
to and expertise in providing comprehensive educational research and evaluation
services."
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