ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

This report is divided into two parts. Michael Puma, principal research associate at The Urban Institute, prepared "Part I: Title I in Perspective" under contract with ABT Associates, Inc. Darrel Drury, Director of Policy Research at the National School Boards Association, prepared the Introduction and "Part II: Policy Implications." Darrel Drury also contributed the sections on class size reduction and capacity building in Part I and revised both parts of the manuscript for publication.

Several other individuals contributed significantly to the development of this report. Michael Resnick, Associate Executive Director for Advocacy at NSBA, reviewed and commented on earlier drafts, offering numerous suggestions and insights that enhanced the report’s role in informing congressional action and inspiring dialogue at the local level. Other current and former staff members within NSBA’s Office of Advocacy, including Reginald Felton, Daniel Fuller, and Michelle Richards, also provided useful suggestions that enhanced the report’s policy relevance. Julie Miller, editor and publisher of Title I Report, revised an earlier draft of the report and incorporated recent data pertaining to the post-1994 program. And, Sally Zakariya, editor of the American School Board Journal, graciously edited the final draft of the report.

We are especially indebted to those who supported this effort through their service on NSBA’s Title I Reauthorization Panel, as well as those who attended an all-day conference on Title I reauthorization held at NSBA in the winter of 1999. The nationally renowned scholars who served on the Reauthorization Panel helped make the conference a success through their formal presentations, provided detailed written commentary on one or more drafts of the report, and assisted NSBA in its evaluation of a broad range of policy alternatives. Panel members include:

Eva Baker Director, Center for the Study of Evaluation Codirector, Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing, University of California at Los Angeles	Susan H. Fuhrman Chair, Management Committee of the Consortium for Policy Research in Education Dean, Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania
Joyce L. Epstein Director, Center on School, Family, and Community Partnerships, The Johns Hopkins University	Peg Goertz Codirector, Consortium for Policy Research in Education, University of Pennsylvania
Andrew Porter Director, Wisconsin Center for Education Research, University of Wisconsin

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