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Matlock, Ki; Song, Joon Jin; Goering, Christian Z. – International Journal of Educational Administration and Policy Studies, 2014
This study investigated the influences of district-related variables on a district's academic performance. Arkansas augmented benchmark examination scores were used to measure a district's scholastic achievement. Spatial analysis fit each district's performance to its geographical location; spatial autocorrelation measured the amount of influence…
Descriptors: School Districts, Academic Achievement, Benchmarking, Scores
Ross, Robert B. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
When the federal government passed the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation into law, its main objective was to improve the education in America's schools so that all students will be learning at the proficient level by the year 2014. However, not all students may be able to achieve at the same levels in some science classes, especially…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Socioeconomic Status, Federal Legislation, Correlation