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Direct linkWatts, Rebecca S.; Georgiou, Andrea – ERS Spectrum, 2008
Since the passage of No Child Left Behind, schools have been looking for resources that are proven, through research, to improve student achievement. The purpose of this article is to determine if there is a relationship between class size and student achievement among 137 school systems in Tennessee. The authors provide a review of the literature…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Class Size, Federal Legislation, Academic Achievement
Ross, Steven M.; Paek, Jangmil; McKay, Dawn – ERS Spectrum, 2008
A core component of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB, 2001) is the provision of free after-school tutoring services, labeled "supplemental educational services" (SES), to eligible students. Importantly, an explicit NCLB requirement makes each state responsible for evaluating individual SES providers with regard to effectiveness in…
Descriptors: Research Design, Evaluators, Eligibility, Federal Legislation
Hockert, Christine; Harrington, Sonja; Vaughn, Debra; Kelly, Kirk; Gooden, John – ERS Spectrum, 2005
This study was designed to answer the question "Does excessive absenteeism affect student academic achievement?" During the 2002-2003 academic year, 188 students attending grades 3 through 5 at an urban Tennessee elementary school with a high poverty level participated in the study. Demographic data were gathered to provide descriptive…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Poverty, Academic Achievement, Statistical Analysis
