ERIC Number: ED641581
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 28
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
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Elementary and Middle School Opportunity Structures That Factor into Students' Math Learning: Findings from the American Mathematics Educator Study. Research Report. RR-A2836-2
Julia H. Kaufman; Lauren Covelli; Pierrce Holmes
RAND Corporation
Researchers use data from the RAND American Mathematics Educator Study surveys of public school principals and teachers to investigate three school structures--referred to as "school opportunity structures" throughout this report--that may affect kindergarten through 8th grade (K-8) students' mathematics learning. These structures are tracking (i.e., grouping students by achievement level), teacher qualifications and assignments, and supports for struggling students. This report is among the first to explore school structures that support students' mathematics learning across the United States and in the four largest states: California, Florida, New York, and Texas. The authors do not examine the quality of mathematics instruction students receive or how much students have learned. Instead, they consider the ways that elementary and middle schools are organized to provide mathematics learning opportunities. Policy recommendations are aimed at helping leaders at the state, district, and school levels reflect on how schools support math learning and how school structures might be improved to set up all students for success in high school and beyond.
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Elementary Schools, Middle Schools, Track System (Education), School Organization, Educational Opportunities, Ability Grouping, Access to Education, Mathematics Teachers, Teacher Qualifications, Academic Support Services, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, Elementary School Mathematics, Middle School Mathematics, Principals, Elementary School Teachers, Middle School Teachers, Multi Tiered Systems of Support
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Related Records: ED641584
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
Audience: Policymakers
Language: English
Sponsor: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Authoring Institution: RAND Education and Labor
Identifiers - Location: United States; California; Florida; New York; Texas
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