Education in States and Nations: 1991

(ESN) ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The authors wish to thank all those who contributed to the production of this report. At the Information Design Center of the American Institutes for Research, Ken Keiser managed production of the world wide web version, assisted by Renée Ater, Terri Miles, and Eden Springer.

At the Pelavin Research Institute: Sterlina D. Harper managed and organized most of the production. Joel Sherman helped to plan and administer the project, and gave useful advice on the finance indicators. Susan Staib McGee provided the state-level data for several indicators, reading the 1990 Census 5 percent PUMS sample on her PC. Jack Easton helped to assemble and polish various pieces of the report in the final months. Michael S. Garet co-wrote the supplemental note "Issues in Linking Tests," which discusses different methods of linking tests and how they apply to Indicator 25 - Mathematics Proficiency.

Others at the Pelavin Research Institute making important contributions included: Bing Deng, Laura O'Neal, Sonya Gross, Jon Cohen, B.J. Horgeshimer, Clayton Best, Andrew Cullen, Eric Grodsky, David Nohara, Dee White, Amy O'Malley, Art Mitchell, Nancy Matheson, Anne Anderson, Ray Varisco, Brandon Pennix, and Eve Jones.

Others outside the Pelavin Research Institute also made important contributions. They included: Peter Pashley of the Law School Admissions Council and formerly of the Educational Testing Service; Charles Lewis and Nancy Mead of the Educational Testing Service; Eugene Gonzales of Boston College; Jean Johnson and John Jankowsky of the National Science Foundation; Timothy Smeeding, Janet Gornick, and Lee Rainwater of the Luxembourg Income Study, the Maxwell School of Citizenship at Syracuse University, and Harvard University; Norberto Bottani and Catherine Duchêne of the INES Project of the OECD; F. Howard Nelson of the American Federation of Teachers; Steve Barro of SMB Economic Research; Leonard Bianchi of the TIMSS Project at Michigan State University; François Gendron and Douglas Lynd of Statistics Canada; Juan Martinez and Judy Weitz of the Children's Defense Fund; Vittoria Cavicchioni of UNESCO; Cheryl Oaks and Kristina Hansen of Child Trends; and John Heseman. Michelle Brown of Pinkerton Computer Consultants color separated the graphics and provided technical assistance relating to graphics preparation. Rebecca Pratt of Pinkerton helped us by editing an early draft of this document. Anita Wright of the American Institutes for Research gave the report a final, thorough editing.

At the (NCES), Thomas D. Snyder provided invaluable assistance in helping us understand the U.S. data submission to OECD; and Mary Frase reviewed several drafts of this document, catching errors and making suggestions which greatly improved its quality.

Several individuals served as invited peer reviewers of the draft manuscript and made many insightful contributions. Reviews were submitted within very tight time constraints and at the expense of the reviewers' many other responsibilities. The peer reviewers were: William J. Fowler, Laura H. Lippman, and Eugene Owen from NCES; Amy Friedlander, formerly the Deputy Director of the National Education Goals Panel; Leslie Lawrence, currently at the Goals Panel; Professor Robert Lehnen and Sabrina Lutz of the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University in Indianapolis; and Suzanne Triplett of the Research Triangle Institute and, until recently, the Assistant State Superintendent for Accountability Services of the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.

Foreword

Note on International Comparisons Made in this Report