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Iowa Department of Education, 2021
The 2021 edition of the Annual Condition of Education Report (COE) marks the 32nd edition of the report. For over 30 years, the Department has published the COE in order to provide education stakeholders critical data about the status of Iowa's education system. The 2021 COE covers a wide variety of content including information about Iowa's…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, National Competency Tests, Enrollment Trends, Early Childhood Education
Hughes, Sarah; Manoatl, Erica; Veraza, Charlie – Colorado Children's Campaign, 2021
The 2021 "KIDS COUNT in Colorado!" report examines how children fared during the first year of the COVID-19 crisis. The data included in the report illustrate the pandemic's far-reaching effects on Colorado kids, from increased housing instability and hunger to difficulty accessing health care, child care, preschool and K-12 education.…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Well Being, Child Health
Peters, Scott J.; Engerrand, Kenneth G. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2016
The identification of gifted and talented students and the accompanying fact that most identification systems result in the underrepresentation of students from African American, Hispanic, Native American, English language learning, and low-income families are two of the most discussed and hotly debated topics in the field. This article provides…
Descriptors: Gifted, Identification, Equal Education, Excellence in Education
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Menzies, Victoria; Hewitt, Catherine; Kokotsaki, Dimitra; Collyer, Clare; Wiggins, Andy – Education Endowment Foundation, 2016
Project Based Learning (PBL) is a pedagogical approach that seeks to provide Year 7 pupils with independent and group learning skills to meet both the needs of the Year 7 curriculum as well as support their learning in future stages of their education. It particularly aims to improve their engagement in learning as well as practical literacy…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Student Projects, Questionnaires, Attitude Measures
Santibañez, Lucrecia; Saavedra, Juan E.; Kattan, Raja Bentaouet; Patrinos, Harry Anthony – World Bank, 2018
In low-income countries, private schools are perceived as superior alternatives to the public sector, often improving achievement at a fraction of the cost. It is unclear whether private schools are as effective in middle-income countries where the public sector has relatively more resources. To address this gap, this paper takes advantage of…
Descriptors: Low Income, Urban Areas, Private Schools, Admission (School)
Oregon Department of Education, 2018
This annual report is a snapshot of Oregon's education system that includes important statewide data about the state's students, teachers and schools. The 2017-18 Statewide Report Card includes: (1) Graduation and dropout rates; (2) Early childhood data; (3) Attendance and regular attender data; (4) Student demographics and information on specific…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Graduation Rate, Dropout Rate, Early Childhood Education
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Roda, Allison – Journal of Education Policy, 2017
This article examines the neoliberal influences on "Port City Schools" (PCS) unique district-wide extended learning time (ELT) initiative. Despite the recent popularity of ELT in urban schools, there have been few qualitative studies that question how stakeholders make sense of ELT on the ground. This research fills that gap in the…
Descriptors: Neoliberalism, School Districts, Qualitative Research, Urban Schools
Nelms, Amanda – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This study was conducted to determine if a growing, urban school district was adequately addressing the academic, social-emotional and behavioral needs of students identified as homeless under the McKinney-Vento Act. McKinney-Vento eligible students were compared to non-homeless virtual twins. Each twin was created through averaging three…
Descriptors: Homeless People, Federal Legislation, Urban Schools, School Districts
Hatchett, Theowauna – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This study was conducted to determine if a growing, urban school district was adequately addressing the academic, social-emotional and behavioral needs of students identified as homeless under the McKinney-Vento Act. McKinney-Vento eligible students were compared to non-homeless virtual twins. Each twin was created through averaging three…
Descriptors: Homeless People, Federal Legislation, Urban Schools, School Districts
Minnis, Cynthia – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This study was conducted to determine if a growing, urban school district was adequately addressing the academic, social-emotional and behavioral needs of students identified as homeless under the McKinney-Vento Act. McKinney-Vento eligible students were compared to non-homeless virtual twins. Each twin was created through averaging three…
Descriptors: Homeless People, Federal Legislation, Urban Schools, School Districts
Council of the Great City Schools, 2018
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, 2017
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.
Descriptors: Public Schools, State Boards of Education, Educational Finance, Statistics
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Gordon, Molly; Klugman, Joshua; Sebring, Penny Bender; Sporte, Susan – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2016
Why are some schools able to thrive and produce strong student outcomes, while others struggle? To answer this question, researchers have surveyed teachers and students in Chicago Public Schools (CPS) since the 1990s, asking them about their schools' organizational climate and practices. From these data, researchers at the Consortium on Chicago…
Descriptors: Organizational Climate, Educational Environment, Educational Practices, School Effectiveness
Iowa Department of Education, 2020
For over 30 years, the Department has published the Annual Condition of Education (COE) report in order to provide education stakeholders quality information about the status of Iowa's education system. The 2020 COE covers a wide variety of content from information about Iowa's students, schools, educators, administrators, performance and school…
Descriptors: Enrollment Trends, Early Childhood Education, Teacher Characteristics, Academic Achievement
Edelstein, Sara; Hahn, Heather; Isaacs, Julia; Steele, Ellen; Steuerle, C. Eugene – Urban Institute, 2016
"Kids' Share 2016: Federal Expenditures on Children through 2015," a 10th annual report, looks comprehensively at federal spending and tax expenditures on children. Federal spending on children has remained fairly flat over the past four years, in real dollars. Broader budgetary forces will restrict spending on children over the next 10…
Descriptors: Expenditures, Federal Aid, Children, Budgets
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