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Boggess, John-Anthony; Miller, Adam – School District of Palm Beach County, 2023
On January 13, 2023 the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) released high school graduation rates for the State of Florida and the District. The FY22 Federal High School Graduation Rate includes standard diplomas but excludes special diplomas and General Education Diplomas (GEDs). Students with Disabilities (SWD) on Access Points curriculum are…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, High School Students, School Districts, Urban Schools
Tierney, Edward C.; Sheffield, Glenda; Miller, Adam – School District of Palm Beach County, 2022
On January 4, 2022 the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) released high school graduation rates for the State of Florida and the District. The FY21 Federal High School Graduation Rate includes standard diplomas but excludes special diplomas and General Education Diplomas (GEDs). Students with Disabilities (SWD) on Access Points curriculum are…
Descriptors: High School Graduates, Graduation Rate, Strategic Planning, School Districts
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Leite, Walter L.; Kuang, Huan; Shen, Zuchao; Chakraborty, Nilanjana; Michailidis, George; D'Mello, Sidney; Xing, Wanli – Grantee Submission, 2022
Previous research has shown that providing video recommendations to students in virtual learning environments implemented at scale positively affects student achievement. However, it is also critical to evaluate whether the treatment effects are heterogeneous, and whether they depend on contextual variables such as disadvantaged student status and…
Descriptors: Algebra, Teaching Methods, Mathematics Instruction, COVID-19
Wood, Carla L.; Schatschneider, Christopher; VelDink, Allyssa – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2021
Purpose: The aims of the current project were twofold: (a) to describe the use of academic words in written language samples by fifth-grade students and (b) to examine the predictive relation between academic word use in academic writing and reading comprehension. Method: Investigators utilized written expository responses of 1,128 students in…
Descriptors: Academic Language, Language Usage, English Language Learners, Grade 5
Shneyderman, Aleksandr – Research Services, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 2018
This Research Brief investigated differences among schools in the initial student achievement and annual rates of ELA growth in middle grades using a variety of student and school demographic characteristics. It found a statistically significant difference in the initial ELA achievement but not in the annual rates of ELA growth between students in…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Academic Achievement, Language Arts, English Instruction
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Raffaele Mendez, Linda M.; Kim, Eun Sook; Ferron, John; Woods, Bonnie – Journal of Educational Research, 2015
The authors examined long-term outcomes for children who experienced delayed entry to kindergarten or kindergarten retention. They used a cohort of 6,841 students to compare these groups to each other and typically progressing peers. First, the authors compared the groups on demographic and early childhood variables. For the long-term school-based…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Young Children, Elementary School Students, Equal Education
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Kim, Yoon Kyong; Curby, Timothy W.; Winsler, Adam – Developmental Psychology, 2014
Little is known about 2nd language development among young, low-income, language-minority children. This article examined the longitudinal English development of low-income, dual language learners (DLLs) in Miami ("n" = 18,532) from kindergarten through 5th grade. Growth curve modeling indicated that social skills, good behavior, Spanish…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Language Proficiency, Spanish