Past special issues of JESPAR include:

Vol. 3, No. 1 (1998): Changing Schools for Changing Times: The Comer School Development Program.

Guest Editor: Norris M. Haynes

Vol. 4, No. 1 (1999): The Integrated Reform Projects of The Center for Research on Education, Diversity, & Excellence (CREDE). Purchase at Amazon.com.

Guest Editors: Amanda Datnow and Susan Yonezawa

Vol. 5, Nos. 1 & 2 (2000): CRESPAR Findings (1994-1999): In Memory of John H. Hollifield, Jr. Purchase at Amazon.com.

Guest Editors: A. Wade Boykin and Robert Slavin

Vol. 6, Nos. 1 & 2 (2001): When Diversity Works: Bridging Families, Peers, Schools, and Communities at CREDE. Purchase at Amazon.com.

Guest Editors: Catherine Cooper and Patricia Gándara

Vol. 7, No. 2 (2002): Direct Instruction Reading Programs: Examining Effectiveness for At-Risk Students in Urban Settings

Guest Editors: Elizabeth A. Kemper and Martha Abele Mac Iver

Vol. 8, No. 1 (2003): Quest for Quality: An Evaluation of the City-State Partnership in Baltimore's Public Schools

Guest Editor: Jennifer O'Day

Vol. 9, No. 2 (2004): Closing the Achievement Gap

Vol. 10, No. 1 (2005): Examining the Roles and Possible Roles of State Departments of Education in Comprehensive School Reform

Guest Editor: Edmund T. Hamann