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Download full textGross, Max; Shiferaw, Menbere; Deutsch, Jonah; Gill, Brian – Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic, 2021
This study estimated the promotion power of public high schools in the District of Columbia. Promotion power is a measure of school effectiveness that distinguishes a school's contributions to student outcomes from the contributions of the background characteristics of the students it serves. Promotion power scores are distinct from status…
Descriptors: Public Schools, High Schools, School Effectiveness, Student Characteristics
Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic, 2021
This Study Snapshot highlights key findings from a study that explores the promotion power of public high schools in the District of Columbia. Promotion power is a measure of school effectiveness that distinguishes a school's contributions to student outcomes from the contributions of the background characteristics of the students it serves.…
Descriptors: Public Schools, High Schools, School Effectiveness, Student Characteristics
Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic, 2021
The "Using Promotion Power to Identify the Effectiveness of Public High Schools in the District of Columbia" study examined the promotion power of public high schools in the District of Columbia. This study examined public District of Columbia (DC) high schools' promotion power for three outcomes: meeting the College Board's college and…
Descriptors: Public Schools, High Schools, School Effectiveness, Student Characteristics
Raising the Bar for College Admission: North Carolina's Increase in Minimum Math Course Requirements
Direct linkClotfelter, Charles T.; Hemelt, Steven W.; Ladd, Helen F. – Education Finance and Policy, 2019
We explore the effects of a statewide policy change that increased the number of high school math courses required for admission to four-year public universities in North Carolina. Using data on cohorts of eighth-grade students from 1999 to 2006, we exploit variation by district over time in the math course-taking environment encountered by…
Descriptors: College Admission, Admission Criteria, Secondary School Mathematics, Public Colleges
Grigg, Jeffrey – Sociology of Education, 2012
Students in the United States change schools often, and frequent changes are associated with poor outcomes along numerous dimensions. These moves occur for many reasons, including both promotional transitions between educational levels and nonpromotional moves. Promotional student mobility is less likely than nonpromotional mobility to suffer from…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Enrollment Rate, Enrollment Trends, Case Studies
Haynie, Glenda – Wake County Public School System, 2009
This study examined practices of teachers in Wake County Public Schools' (WCPSS) middle school Algebra I classes. Regression analyses of standardized state testing results allowed for identification of the most effective and least effective Algebra I teachers. The study used surveys, observations, and focus group interviews to compare and contrast…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Algebra, Educational Strategies, Secondary School Mathematics
