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Direct linkKramer, Steven L.; Osgood, Jeffery; Bernotsky, Lorraine; Wolff, Edward; Merlino, F. Joseph; Garcia, Tanya I.; Kramer, Helen M. – Educational Policy, 2016
This article investigates the utility and availability of college data to evaluate the impact of high school interventions. It reports results of a pilot study that collected information about the college experiences of graduates from four high schools in the northeast United States. Using these results as a lens, the article examines what…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, State Policy, College Readiness, Intervention
Weil, Marty – Tech & Learning, 2009
Department of Education (DOE) secretary Arne Duncan has put school districts on notice: They must show how their students' scores on state tests compare with their scores in national evaluations. The Obama administration also wants states to track and disclose longitudinal data, according to a recent Wall Street Journal report. Of course,…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Academic Achievement, Longitudinal Studies, Government School Relationship
Download full textSnyder, Thomas D.; Dillow, Sally A. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2013
The 2012 edition of the "Digest of Education Statistics" is the 48th in a series of publications initiated in 1962. The "Digest" has been issued annually except for combined editions for the years 1977-78, 1983-84, and 1985-86. Its primary purpose is to provide a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field…
Descriptors: School Statistics, Definitions, Tables (Data), Longitudinal Studies
Ramsey, Andrea; O'Day, Jennifer – US Department of Education, 2010
"Title III Policy: State of the States" (2010) discusses state implementation of the Title III accountability requirements based on phone interviews with six state Title III Directors in the spring of 2009, interviews with six experts and university-based researchers who work on education for English Learners, and based on earlier data…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Federal Legislation, Testing, Second Language Learning
Perez, Maria; Shambaugh, Larisa S.; Parrish, Tom – American Institutes for Research, 2008
California currently faces an opportunity to develop an effective data system that can assist in improving the state's future understanding of the educational progress of English learners (ELs). This policy brief outlines the needs for good data on ELs and makes recommendations for creating an effective longitudinal data system for ELs. It…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Longitudinal Studies, Trend Analysis, English (Second Language)
US Department of Education, 2008
This report presents the results of an audit by the Office of the Inspector General to determine whether the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) provided sufficient oversight of graduation and dropout rates submitted by states in their Consolidated State Performance Reports to ensure the rates were…
Descriptors: Agencies, Federal Government, Audits (Verification), Inspection
Birman, Beatrice F.; Le Floch, Kerstin Carlson; Klekotka, Amy; Ludwig, Meredith; Taylor, James; Walters, Kirk; Wayne, Andrew; Yoon, Kwang-Suk – US Department of Education, 2007
This report presents findings about teacher quality from two longitudinal studies, the National Longitudinal Study of "No Child Left Behind" (NLS-"NCLB"), and the Study of State Implementation of Accountability and Teacher Quality Under "No Child Left Behind" (SSI-"NCLB"). The research teams for these two…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Longitudinal Studies, Teacher Effectiveness
Wolf, Mary Ann – T.H.E. Journal, 2006
Most researchers agree that several broad-based steps are required for the effective use of data in education. First, states or districts must agree upon which data elements and indicators to collect. Then, those responsible for collecting the data must ensure its integrity. Once the data is considered valid and reliable, educators must have the…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Information Systems, Federal Government, Student Evaluation
Steiny, Julia; Smith, Nancy J. – Data Quality Campaign, 2007
With the passage of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), state education agencies (SEAs) and local educational agencies (LEAs) have stepped up activities to broadly expand their data collection and reporting systems. The Data Quality Campaign (DQC) has advocated strongly for states to build robust student-level longitudinal data systems based on…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Data Collection, Data Analysis
Ewen, Danielle; Matthews, Hannah – Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc. (CLASP), 2007
This paper explores the range of ways in which school districts are using Title I funds for early education through kindergarten and examines how the implementation of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) has impacted those investments. It also makes recommendations for local education agencies (LEAs) interested in creating Title I-funded early education…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Federal Legislation, Second Language Learning, Young Children
