Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 5 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 10 |
Descriptor
Source
| School District of Palm Beach… | 5 |
| Teachers College Press | 2 |
| Center for Education Policy… | 1 |
| Laboratory for Student… | 1 |
| Online Submission | 1 |
| Research Alliance for New… | 1 |
Author
| Christiansen, David W. | 3 |
| Gent, E. Wayne | 2 |
| Bell, Courtney | 1 |
| Bifulco, Robert | 1 |
| Butler, Bettie Ray | 1 |
| Cobb, Casey D. | 1 |
| Fortune, Rex | 1 |
| Hoag, Lydia, Ed. | 1 |
| Howard, Mark | 1 |
| Joubert, Marcus D. | 1 |
| Kemple, James | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Numerical/Quantitative Data | 5 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 5 |
| Books | 3 |
| Reports - Research | 3 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 2 |
| Collected Works - Serial | 1 |
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 1 |
| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Reports -… | 1 |
| Tests/Questionnaires | 1 |
Education Level
| High Schools | 8 |
| Secondary Education | 8 |
| Elementary Secondary Education | 4 |
| Grade 12 | 1 |
| Grade 9 | 1 |
| Higher Education | 1 |
| Middle Schools | 1 |
| Postsecondary Education | 1 |
Audience
| Administrators | 12 |
| Teachers | 6 |
| Policymakers | 4 |
| Community | 1 |
| Counselors | 1 |
| Parents | 1 |
| Practitioners | 1 |
| Researchers | 1 |
Location
| Florida | 5 |
| California | 1 |
| Connecticut | 1 |
| New York (New York) | 1 |
| Texas | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
| No Child Left Behind Act 2001 | 1 |
| Proposition 227 (California… | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
| Connecticut Mastery Testing… | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Direct linkWaitoller, Federico R. – Teachers College Press, 2020
Through powerful narratives of parents of Black and Latinx students with disabilities, this book provides a unique look at the relationship between disability, race, urban space, and market-driven educational policies. Offering significant insights into complex forms of educational exclusion, the text illustrates the actual challenges and…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Students with Disabilities, African American Students, Hispanic American Students
Download full textHoward, Mark; Christiansen, David W. – School District of Palm Beach County, 2018
In FY17, the School District of Palm Beach County (SDPBC) outperformed Florida and six other large urban school districts for the fourth consecutive year (FY14-FY17), and has consistently increased the graduation rate, including from FY16 to FY17. More importantly, the disparity between White students and their Black and Hispanic peers was reduced…
Descriptors: School Districts, Urban Schools, Academic Achievement, Graduation Rate
Christiansen, David W. – School District of Palm Beach County, 2016
In FY16, the School District of Palm Beach County (SDPBC) outperformed Florida and six other large urban school districts and increased the graduation rate from FY15. The Federal High School Graduation Rate includes standard diplomas but excludes special diplomas and GEDs (General Education Diplomas). This memorandum reports the graduation rates…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, School Districts, Urban Schools, African American Students
Christiansen, David W. – School District of Palm Beach County, 2016
On January 5, 2016, the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) released graduation rates for the State of Florida and the School District of Palm Beach County (SDPBC). The Federal High School Graduation Rate includes standard diplomas but excludes special diplomas and GEDs (General Education Diplomas). In FY2015, SDPBC outperformed Florida and six…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, School Districts, Urban Schools, African American Students
Villavicencio, Adriana; Klevan, Sarah; Kemple, James – Research Alliance for New York City Schools, 2018
The Expanded Success Initiative (ESI) evaluation was designed with two overlapping and interacting components: (1) a study of the initiative's implementation in the participating high schools; and (2) a study of its impact on student experiences and other outcomes. As the document of record evaluating an important, large-scale initiative, this…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Career Readiness, African American Students, Hispanic American Students
Gent, E. Wayne – School District of Palm Beach County, 2014
In FY2014, the State of Florida and the School District of Palm Beach County (SDPBC) outperformed Florida and other large urban school districts and was the only large urban district to have an increased graduation rate. In FY2012, the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) accountability system began using the Federal Graduation Rate, which is a…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, School Districts, Urban Schools, African American Students
Gent, E. Wayne – School District of Palm Beach County, 2013
On December 11, 2013, the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) released graduation rates for the State of Florida and the School District of Palm Beach County (SDPBC). In FY2012, the FDOE accountability system began using the Federal Graduation Rate, which is a more rigorous standard than the National Governors Association (NGA) rate used…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, School Districts, Urban Schools, African American Students
Walker, Erica N. – Teachers College Press, 2012
Drawing on perceptions, behaviors, and experiences of students at an urban high school--both high and low achievers--this timely book demonstrates how urban youth can be meaningfully engaged in learning mathematics. The author presents a "potential" model rather than a "deficit" model, complete with teaching strategies and best practices for…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, High School Students, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Achievement
Butler, Bettie Ray; Joubert, Marcus D.; Lewis, Chance W. – Online Submission, 2009
A plethora of research (McCadden, 1998; Monroe 2005; Skiba, Peterson, & Williams, 2000) on student discipline emphasizes the inequities surrounding the distribution of disciplinary actions taken by schools/school districts in regards to behavior, particularly for African American males. This study provides an in-depth examination of disciplinary…
Descriptors: African American Students, Urban Schools, Behavior Patterns, Discipline
Cobb, Casey D.; Bifulco, Robert; Bell, Courtney – Center for Education Policy Analysis, 2009
As of October 2007, 54 interdistrict magnet schools enrolling 18,928 students were operating in Connecticut. The bulk of these schools are located in the Hartford and New Haven areas--21 in the Hartford area and 17 in the New Haven area. Interdistrict magnets also serve significant numbers of students in the Waterbury region. In keeping with the…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Magnet Schools, School Desegregation, Reading Achievement
Papalewis, Rosemary; Fortune, Rex – 2002
This book demonstrates how high achievement can exist in high-poverty, high-minority schools. By drawing on the best practices of 13 exemplary schools, the book highlights the specific means by which ethnically diverse (namely, African American and Latino) students can attain educational success. The book offers seven strategies for principals to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Role, Black Students, Curriculum Development
Hoag, Lydia, Ed. – Laboratory for Student Success (LSS), The Mid-Atlantic Regional Educational Laboratory, 2004
A growing number of American students are nonnative English speakers. These students are vulnerable to early school exit and schools are facing more and more such students each year. Presently, about 56% of all public school teachers in the United States have at least one English language learner (ELL) student in their class, but less than 20% of…
Descriptors: Conference Papers, Second Language Learning, Politics of Education, Instructional Leadership
