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Adams, Curt M.; Forsyth, Patrick B.; Ware, Jordan; Mwavita, Mwarumba; Barnes, Laura L.; Khojasteb, Jam – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2016
Oklahoma is one of 16 states electing to use an A-F letter grade as an indicator of school quality. On the surface, letter grades are an attractive policy instrument for school improvement; they are seemingly clear, simple, and easy to interpret. Evidence, however, on the use of letter grades as an instrument to rank and improve schools is scant…
Descriptors: Grading, Grades (Scholastic), Educational Quality, Educational Indicators
Phillippo, Kate; Griffin, Briellen – Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies, 2016
When school choice policies position young people to compete with one another to access public educational resources, students stand to experience these policies in not only academic, but also civic dimensions. Young people's very encounters with competitive school choice policy through their day-to-day schooling constitute a civic experience.…
Descriptors: Scores, School Choice, Competition, Selective Admission
Burke, Mathew R.; Davis, Elizabeth; Stephan, Jennifer L. – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2016
Postsecondary education is a fundamental tool for achieving upward mobility and economic growth. Students with an associate's or bachelor's degree earn substantially more in a lifetime and experience better working conditions and job benefits than students with only a high school diploma. This study examines differences in public college…
Descriptors: High School Graduates, College Bound Students, Enrollment Trends, Rural Population
Steele, Michael D.; Remillard, Janine; Baker, John Y.; Keazer, Lindsay M.; Herbel-Eisenmann, Beth – Consortium for Policy Research in Education, 2016
The past three decades in mathematics education policy and research have seen a considerable focus on algebra and its place in secondary schools. Access to and success in the first high school course, most often termed Algebra I, has been framed as a civil rights issue, a harbinger of college success, and a lynchpin to global competitiveness.…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Educational Policy, Algebra, Secondary School Students
Wilson, Janet S. – Montgomery County Public Schools, 2017
The purpose of this memorandum is to provide SAT participation and performance for the 2017 graduates in Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS). The College Board redesigned the SAT with the goal of measuring essential skills for college and career as well as relating the test content to everyday learning in classrooms. The redesigned SAT was…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Scores, Student Participation, High School Graduates
Adams, Curt M.; Forsyth, Patrick B.; Ware, Jordan; Mwavita, Mwarumba – Teachers College Record, 2016
Background/Context: Despite problems with accountability systems under No Child Left Behind, the policy has been widely commended for exposing the depth and breadth of educational inequality in the United States. As states implement new accountability systems, there is growing concern that attention to achievement gaps and the performance of…
Descriptors: Accountability, Grades (Scholastic), Grading, Scoring Formulas
Ullery, Mary Anne; Katz, Lynne – Exceptionality, 2016
This study examined the rates of special education placement during middle school grades (sixth through eighth) among children who participated in the Linda Ray Intervention Program (LRIP) center-based and home-based learning modalities. The study sample included 113 children in Miami Dade County Public Schools who had gestational cocaine exposure…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Student Placement, Special Education, Early Intervention
Strong, Dawn Elizabeth – ProQuest LLC, 2016
This study analyzed the required inclusion of school test scores in the yearly evaluation of school principals within the current school reform and standards and accountability movements of both the federal and state departments of education. Extant data from a single school district in Oregon was used for this study, and included: (a)…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Formative Evaluation, Summative Evaluation, Predictor Variables
Lambert, Richard G.; Kim, Do-Hong; Durham, Sean; Burts, Diane C. – Bilingual Research Journal, 2017
This study illustrates why preschool children who are dual language learners (DLLs) are not a homogeneous group. An empirically developed model of preschool DLL subgroups, based on latent class analysis, was presented. The model reflects three separate subgroups of DLL children present in many classrooms where DLL children are served: Bilinguals,…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Bilingualism, Heritage Education, Second Language Learning
Council of the Great City Schools, 2019
In 2002 the Council of the Great City Schools and its members set out to develop performance measures that could be used to improve business operations in urban public school districts. The Council launched the Performance Measurement and Benchmarking Project to achieve these objectives. The purposes of the project were to: (1) Establish a common…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Public Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, Performance
Alabama State Department of Education, 2018
This two-page Quick Facts document provides a snapshot of general state statistics, facts about public schools, the State Board of Education, and financial data. [For "Alabama Education Quick Facts, 2016-2017," see ED578987.]
Descriptors: Public Schools, State Boards of Education, Educational Finance, Statistics
Oregon Department of Education, 2022
The Oregon Statewide Report Card is an annual publication required by law (ORS 329.115), which reports on the state of public schools. The purpose of the Statewide Report Card is to monitor trends among school districts and Oregon's progress toward achieving the goals referred to in ORS 329.015. In addition, this report provides a tool that makes…
Descriptors: Trend Analysis, Kindergarten, Elementary Secondary Education, Public Schools
Alabama State Department of Education, 2016
This brochure presents state statistics for Alabama: School Personnel 2015-16; Student Assessment 2014-15; Alabama State Board of Education members; Financial Data FY2015; Graduation Rates 2013-14/2014-15; Alabama Public Schools 2015-16; Public School Size and Enrollment 2015-16; Graduation Requirements 2015-16; Career and Technical Education…
Descriptors: Statistical Data, School Personnel, Student Evaluation, Reading
Gorard, Stephen; Siddiqui, Nadia; See, Beng Huat; Smith, Emma; White, Patrick – Education Endowment Foundation, 2017
Children's University (CU) aims to improve the aspirations, attainment, and skills of pupils aged 5-14 by providing learning activities beyond the normal school day. This trial focused on pupils in Years 5 and 6 (aged 9-11), and activities included after-school clubs, visits to universities, museums, and libraries, and 'social action'…
Descriptors: Intervention, Foreign Countries, Grade 4, Grade 5
Isaacs, Julia B.; Lou, Cary; Hahn, Heather; Ovalle, Joycelyn; Steuerle, C. Eugene – Urban Institute, 2017
Public spending on children by federal, state, and local governments is an investment in the nation's future because it supports children's healthy development, helping them fulfill their potential. To help interested stakeholders assess the government's investment in children, this 11th edition of the annual "Kids' Share" report…
Descriptors: Expenditures, Federal Aid, Children, Budgets