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Parallel Lives, Different Outcomes: A Twin Study of Academic Productivity in U.S. School Districts
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Hanna, Robert; Morris, Bo – Center for American Progress, 2014
This paper explores what happens to similar groups of children educated in different school districts. In this case, the "twins" in the study are groups of students who live in the same state in similar geographies and who share certain demographic characteristics. For this report, "twin districts" have very similar sizes and…
Descriptors: Productivity, Academic Achievement, Cohort Analysis, Educational Assessment
The Role of Expenditures in Predicting Adequate Yearly Progress for Ohio K-12 Students with Special Needs
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Ziswiler, Korrin M.; De Luca, Barbara; Stedrak, Luke J. – Educational Considerations, 2013
Although there exists a large body of research concerning the relationship between expenditure and student achievement, a lack of research exists analyzing this relationship as it pertains specifically to students with disabilities. Given the increasing fiscal and academic pressures districts face to allocate resources efficiently, the purpose of…
Descriptors: Expenditures, Federal Programs, Educational Indicators, Special Needs Students
The Relationship between Components of the Ohio Local School District Report Card and the Outcome of a School Tax Levy
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Wheatley, Vicki Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The relationship between components of the local school district report card, school district typology, and the outcome of public school tax levy requests were examined in this study. A correlation research design was used to measure the relationship between the independent variables (performance index, average yearly progress, value added,…
Descriptors: School Taxes, Correlation, School Statistics, Student Records
An Analysis of High School Transformation Effort from an Outcome Perspective
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Lee, Hea-Jin; Ozgun-Koca, S. Asli; Cristol, Dean – Current Issues in Education, 2011
This study investigates the effectiveness of the Ohio High School Transformation Initiative using several years of state data on attendance, graduation, dropout rates, and performance index scores. Results indicate differences between small schools or small learning communities, and traditional schools that have similar school profiles to small…
Descriptors: Traditional Schools, Small Schools, Graduation Rate, Dropout Rate
Improving Educational Attainment: Recent Trends and Challenges
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Chingos, Matthew; McPherson, Michael – Forum for the Future of Higher Education, 2011
A large majority of full-time students pursuing bachelor's degrees at four-year colleges and universities in the United States attend public universities. The struggle, therefore, to improve educational attainment and reduce the marked disparities in outcomes that lead to greater inequalities of all kinds will take place mainly within our nation's…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Educational Attainment, Educational Change, Federal Government
A System for Analyzing the Cost of Operating Vocational Education Programs at the Secondary Level in Ohio. A Study of School Year 1973-1974.
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. – 1975
As a part of Ohio's program review and evaluation of vocational education, the report is concerned with a study of the costs of operating vocational education programs throughout the State. A cost analysis system for secondary level vocational education instructional programs was developed in 1970 and has been restudied each succeeding year. The…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Data Analysis, Data Collection