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This report describes capacity and needs assessments of youth services in the District of Columbia. These assessments were conducted by the Urban Institute, Georgetown University, and the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) in the Summer of 1999. (Available in CD-ROM format only).

This report describes capacity and needs assessments of youth services in the District of Columbia. These assessments were conducted by the Urban Institute, Georgetown University, and the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) in the Summer of 1999. DC mayor Anthony Williams requested these assessments to help guide the allocation of additional funds in this area. This report describes various indicators of need across geographic regions of the city, results from a survey of providers, and interviews with service providers, parents, and youth related to early childhood development, K-12 academic achievement, post-school success, health and well-being, and crime.

This report describes the educational milieu in urban schools. The report is based upon studies of student performance in urban schools and the conditions that contribute to performance. The purpose of the study is to identify factors and processes that facilitate or impede effective systemic reform, particularly reforms in math and science education. The review describes the urban context of educational reform and examines literature related to current reforms and effective strategies for teaching inner-city youth. The report presents conclusions and discusses the implications of research on reform in mathematics and science in urban schools.

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