The author would like to thank all those who contributed to the production of this report. At MPR Associates, Andrea Livingston and Karen Singson edited the various drafts of the report, and Martha Alt provided assistance in preparing the final report. Lynn Sally and Leslie Retallick prepared the tables and graphics and provided essential production assistance, and Ellen Liebman prepared the transcript analysis files and did the programming for the tables.
At the (NCES), Mary Frase and James Houser in the Data Development Division offered guidance in specifying the scope of work, and they also helped in editing the report. The author would especially like to thank the members of the adjudication panel for their careful review and thoughtful comments on the final draft. Panel members from NCES were Mike Cohen from the Statistical Standards and Methodology Division, Andrew Kolstad from the Education Assessment Division, and Jeff Owings from the Education Surveys Division. Other panel members were Rick Apling from the Congressional Research Service, Augusta Souza Kappner from the Office of Vocational and Adult Education, and Lisa Hudson in the Office of Educational Research and Improvement.
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