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Interpreting the Impact of the Four-Day School Week: An Examination of Performance before and after Switching to the Four-Day School Week
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Gower, Matthew Lee – ProQuest LLC, 2017
As four-day school weeks continue to gain popularity among school districts across the United States, determining the potential impact associated with the unconventional school week has become increasingly important (Johnson, 2013). The four-day school week has been credited with producing a number of potential benefits and consequences, but there…
Descriptors: School Schedules, Academic Achievement, Attendance, Scores
An Examination of the Relationship between Inclusion of Students with Disabilities in General Education Classrooms and Student Success as Measured by Public School District Graduation Rates, Dropout Rates, and ACT Mathematics Performance
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Rudloff, Renee – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The accountability of No Child Left Behind (NCLB, 2001) provided assurance that "all children (would) have a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high quality education and reach, at a minimum, proficiency on challenging state academic achievement standards and state academic assessments" (Section 1001). According to…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Equal Education, College Entrance Examinations, Mathematics Achievement
A Mixed Methods Study of Special Education Administrators in Tennessee on Transition Services for High School Students with Disabilities
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Hatfield, Tammy H. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Students with disabilities are faced with many challenges as they transition from high school to postsecondary education, enter the workforce, and begin independent living. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1990 (IDEA) initially addressed these challenges by mandating that transition planning be included as a part of the…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Transitional Programs, Planning, Adolescents
The Associations between the Scores on the ACT Test and Tennessee's Value-Added Assessment in 281 Tennessee High Schools
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Paul B. Webb – ProQuest LLC, 2005
The purpose of this study was to explore the relationships between and among various demographic and test score data with American College Testing (ACT) scores in 281 Tennessee high schools. This study also addressed which high school characteristics were related to the number of students meeting the ACT requirement for Tennessee lottery…
Descriptors: Scores, College Entrance Examinations, Value Added Models, High Schools