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Academic Achievement
The WWC review of academic achievement interventions examines the evidence of the effectiveness of curricula and practices designed to improve students’ overall school achievement.
Items reviewed are intended to improve outcomes in:
- General academic achievement
- Mathematics achievement
- Progressing in school
- Reading achievement
- Science achievement
- Writing achievement
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Career Readiness and College Access
In this topic area, the WWC focuses on interventions whose goal is to increase the likelihood of students enrolling in college.
Items reviewed are intended to improve outcomes in:
- College enrollment
- Financial aid enrollment
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Dropout Prevention
Interventions examined for dropout prevention can include services and activities such as incentives, counseling, monitoring, school restructuring, curriculum design, literacy support, or community-based services designed to mitigate factors impeding progress in school.
Items reviewed are intended to improve outcomes in:
- Completing school
- Progressing in school
- Staying in school
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Early Childhood Education
The WWC review of early childhood education interventions examines the evidence of the effectiveness of center-based curricula and practices designed to improve children’s school readiness.
Items reviewed are intended to improve outcomes in:
- Cognition
- Early reading/writing
- Functional abilities
- Language competencies
- Mathematics achievement
- Oral language
- Phonological processing
- Social-emotional development
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Education Technology
The WWC review of education technology interventions examines the evidence of the effectiveness of technology that facilitates learning.
Items reviewed are intended to improve outcomes in:
- Mathematics achievement
- Reading achievement
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English Language Learners
For this topic, the WWC examines the evidence of effectiveness of interventions designed for students whose primary language is not English and who have limited English speaking, reading, writing, and listening skills.
Items reviewed are intended to improve outcomes in:
- English language development
- Mathematics achievement
- Reading achievement
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Literacy
This review examines the evidence of effectiveness of programs intended to increase literacy skills.
Items reviewed are intended to improve outcomes in:
- Alphabetics
- Early reading/writing
- Print knowledge
- Reading achievement
- Reading comprehension
- Reading fluency
- Writing achievement
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Math
This review, which looks at the evidence of effectiveness of curriculum-based interventions and instructional programs that are designed to organize and deliver content and monitor student progress, focuses on math content and skills.
Items reviewed are intended to improve outcomes in:
- Mathematics achievement
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School Choice
The WWC review of school choice interventions examines the effect of different education models and school types on student achievement.
Items reviewed are intended to improve outcomes in:
- Language arts
- Mathematics achievement
- Reading achievement
- Staying in school
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School Organization and Governance
The WWC review of school organization and governance examines how schools organize staff, students, and resources affects learning. The impact of changing the governing structures of schools is also examined.
Items reviewed are intended to improve outcomes in:
- Mathematics achievement
- Reading achievement
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Knowledge, skills, attitudes, and other desired benefits that are attained as a result of an activity.

An outcome, population, or type of intervention studied by the WWC.