This paper deals with the Community Legal Services law suit and the role played by a large city office of research and evaluation in bringing about its resolution. This law suit was waged on behalf of the Welfare Rights organization against the State Department of Education and, most directly upon the recipient of state-managed Title I funds, a…

Describes "What Works in Reading?," a study of the variables that contribute to reading achievement. Provides an analysis of the study's impact, and examines why its findings were translated into policy. Isolates and discusses factors associated with research utilization. (CMG)

A study conducted by the School District of Philadelphia and that city's Federal Reserve Bank, entitled "What Works in Reading," was used as a case study to determine what factors influence the translation of research findings into educational policy. The Philadelphia study, which examined variables associated with achievement growth in…