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Over Diagnosed or Over Looked? The Effect of Age at Time of School Entry on Students Receiving Special Education Services. EdWorkingPaper No. 20-259

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Shapiro, Anna – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2020

Much of the literature estimating disproportionality in special education identification rates has focused on socioeconomic status, race, and gender. However, recent evidence suggests that a student's school starting age also impacts the likelihood they receive special education services, particularly in the early grades. I build on the evidence…

Descriptors: School Entrance Age, Special Education, Disproportionate Representation, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Race in Place: Black Parents, Family-School Relations, and Multispatial Microaggressions in a Predominantly White Suburb

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Posey, Linn – Teachers College Record, 2017

Background: Research has demonstrated the importance of understanding the multiple factors that shape parents' relationships with schools, including the resources parents have at their disposal, their own educational histories, and the influence of school cultures and policies. Less is known, however, about how parents' engagement relates to their…

Descriptors: Race, African American Family, Parent School Relationship, Suburban Schools

Effects of the Three-Block Model of Universal Design for Learning on Early and Late Middle School Students' Engagement

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Sokal, Laura; Katz, Jennifer – Middle Grades Research Journal, 2015

While students begin schooling with high engagement levels, these levels begin to drop in the middle years of schooling but appear to recover somewhat in 10th grade, suggesting that the middle years of schooling are an especially vulnerable time in terms of student engagement (Willms et al., 2009). Moreover disengagement is most common in students…

Descriptors: Access to Education, Middle School Students, Models, Learner Engagement

The Influence of a Statewide Green School Initiative on Student Achievement in K-12 Classrooms

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Ghent, Cynthia; Trauth-Nare, Amy; Dell, Katie; Haines, Sarah – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2014

This study investigates the influence of Green School designation on students' achievement in state-mandated standardized tests. Data were gathered 3 years pre- and post-Green schools designation, from test pass rates in reading and mathematics for Grade 5 and Grade 8 students, and from mathematics, English language arts, and biology scores for…

Descriptors: State Programs, Standardized Tests, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation

A Closer Look at the Student Achievement Trends in the District of Columbia between 2006-07 and 2012-13. CALDER Working Paper No. 119

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Özek, Umut – National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER), 2014

In this paper, we present a closer look at the student achievement trends in the District of Columbia between 2006-07 and 2012-13. We have three main conclusions. First, we find that overall, math scores in the District have improved. The improvements in reading scores during this time frame, however, were primarily limited to the first year after…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Trends, Urban Schools, Achievement Gains

Alabama: Looking Closer. 2018 State Progress Report on the Challenge to Lead 2020 Goals for Education

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