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de Leon, Edwin; Saxena, Priya D. – Urban Institute, 2015
The housing and education sectors are being asked to do more with fewer resources. School districts often struggle to meet the needs of low-income students who deal with challenges outside of school and to connect them to resources that can strengthen their academic competencies. Public housing authorities and other assisted-housing providers…
Descriptors: Public Housing, Urban Schools, Public Schools, Partnerships in Education
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Barghaus, Katherine M.; Fantuzzo, John W. – Early Education and Development, 2014
Research Findings: This study provides the first independent investigation of the second most widely used multidimensional assessment in Head Start--the Preschool Child Observation Record, Second Edition (COR-2). We conducted a comprehensive investigation into the validity of the COR-2 using data from all children in an urban school district's…
Descriptors: Observation, Federal Programs, Preschool Education, Validity
Gallagher, Megan – Urban Institute, 2015
Schools and youth-serving organizations often struggle to better meet the needs of low-income students and to connect them to resources that can stabilize their lives and strengthen their academic competencies. Assisted-housing providers, including housing authorities, are in a unique position to support educators, low-income students, and their…
Descriptors: Public Housing, Urban Schools, Partnerships in Education, Low Income Groups
Galvez, Martha; Simington, Jasmine – Urban Institute, 2015
The housing and education sectors are being asked to do more with fewer resources. School districts often struggle to meet the needs of low-income students who deal with challenges outside of school and to connect them to resources that can strengthen their academic competencies. Public housing authorities and other assisted-housing providers…
Descriptors: Public Housing, Urban Schools, Public Schools, Partnerships in Education
Leopold, Josh; Simington, Jasmine – Urban Institute, 2015
The housing and education sectors are being asked to do more with fewer resources. School districts often struggle to meet the needs of low-income students who deal with challenges outside of school and to connect them to resources that can strengthen their academic competencies. Public housing authorities and other assisted-housing providers…
Descriptors: Public Housing, Urban Schools, Public Schools, Partnerships in Education
Cannon, Jill S.; Lipscomb, Stephen – Public Policy Institute of California, 2011
This report uses administrative data provided by the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) on kindergarten to third-grade students. The records begin with kindergartners in 2001, first-graders in 2002, second-graders in 2003, and third-graders in 2004 and include all LAUSD students in grades K-3 for 2004 to 2008. Altogether, the raw data…
Descriptors: Grade Repetition, Data, Research Methodology, Correlation