Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 1 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 6 |
Descriptor
Source
| National Center for Education… | 3 |
| Thomas B. Fordham Institute | 1 |
| US Department of Education | 1 |
| What Works Clearinghouse | 1 |
Publication Type
| Numerical/Quantitative Data | 3 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 2 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 2 |
| Reports - Research | 2 |
Education Level
| Junior High Schools | 4 |
| Middle Schools | 4 |
| Secondary Education | 4 |
| Elementary Education | 3 |
| Grade 4 | 3 |
| Grade 8 | 3 |
| Elementary Secondary Education | 2 |
| Intermediate Grades | 2 |
| High Schools | 1 |
Audience
Location
| Illinois | 6 |
| Michigan | 6 |
| Ohio | 6 |
| California | 5 |
| Wisconsin | 5 |
| Maryland | 4 |
| Massachusetts | 4 |
| New Mexico | 4 |
| Texas | 4 |
| District of Columbia | 3 |
| Florida | 3 |
| More ▼ | |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
| No Child Left Behind Act 2001 | 1 |
| Stewart B McKinney Homeless… | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
| National Assessment of… | 3 |
| Gates MacGinitie Reading Tests | 1 |
| Iowa Tests of Basic Skills | 1 |
| Iowa Tests of Educational… | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Download full textWhat Works Clearinghouse, 2017
"Prentice Hall/Pearson Literature©" (2007-15) is an English language arts curriculum designed for students in grades 6-12 that focuses on building reading, vocabulary, literary analysis, and writing skills. It uses passages from fiction and nonfiction texts, poetry, and contemporary digital media. The curriculum is based on a textbook.…
Descriptors: English Curriculum, Language Arts, Literacy, Educational Research
National Center for Education Statistics, 2013
NAEP Trial Urban District Assessment (TUDA) results in mathematics and reading are based on representative samples of 1,100 to 2,300 public school students at grade 4 and 900 to 2,100 public school students at grade 8 in each participating urban district in 2013. Twenty-one urban districts participated in the 2013 assessments. The assessments…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, School Districts, National Competency Tests, Mathematics Achievement
National Center for Education Statistics, 2013
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), in partnership with the National Assessment Governing Board and the Council of the Great City Schools (CGCS), created the Trial Urban District Assessment (TUDA) in 2002 to support the improvement of student achievement in the nation's large urban districts. The TUDA focuses attention on urban…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, School Districts, National Competency Tests, Mathematics Achievement
US Department of Education, 2011
This report presents the deliberations of the Midwest Regional Advisory Committee (MW RAC), one of 10 RACs established under the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. sections 9601 et. seq.) to assess the educational needs of the region. The committee's report outlines the educational needs across the seven states of Illinois,…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Technical Assistance, Educational Needs, Federal Legislation
National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
Representative samples of fourth- and eighth-grade public school students from 21 urban districts participated in the 2011 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) in reading. Eighteen of the districts participating in the 2011 NAEP Trial Urban District Assessment (TUDA) participated in earlier assessment years, while three districts…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Comparative Analysis, Disabilities, Educational Assessment
Cronin, John; Dahlin, Michael; Adkins, Deborah; Kingsbury, G. Gage – Thomas B. Fordham Institute, 2007
At the heart of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) is the call for all students to be "proficient" in reading and mathematics by 2014. Yet the law expects each state to define proficiency as it sees fit and design its own tests. This study investigated three research questions related to this policy: (1) How consistent are various…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Mathematics Tests, Test Validity, Reading Tests
