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Trends and Gaps in Reading Achievement across Kindergarten and Grade 1 in Two Illinois School Districts. Study Snapshot. REL 2021-058
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Regional Educational Laboratory Midwest, 2021
To assess education progress in the early grades and identify achievement gaps, this study examined reading achievement data for kindergarten and grade 1 students in two districts in Illinois: District U-46 (Elgin Area Schools) and District 186 (Springfield Public Schools). Drawing on a different reading assessment in each district, the study team…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Achievement Gap, Reading Achievement, Kindergarten
Trends and Gaps in Reading Achievement across Kindergarten and Grade 1 in Two Illinois School Districts. Study Brief. REL 2021-058
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Lewis Presser, A.; Lavigne, H.; Bowdon, J.; Lemieux, C.; Zhang, X.; Xia, J. – Regional Educational Laboratory Midwest, 2021
To assess education progress in the early grades and identify achievement gaps, this study examined reading achievement data for kindergarten and grade 1 students in two districts in Illinois: District U-46 (Elgin Area Schools) and District 186 (Springfield Public Schools). Drawing on a different reading assessment in each district, the study team…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Achievement Gap, Reading Achievement, Kindergarten
The Power of P-3 School Reform
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Reynolds, Arthur J. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2019
Arthur Reynolds describes the significance, development, and effects of preschool to 3rd grade approaches. This school reform strategy integrates services and supports transitions, thereby increasing achievement, sustaining gains, and realistically reducing achievement gaps. Evidence from the Child-Parent Center (CPC) program is reviewed to…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Early Childhood Education, Achievement Gap, Instructional Effectiveness
PreK-3rd Grade Systems: Lessons Learned from New York School Districts
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Schilder, Diane – Center on Enhancing Early Learning Outcomes, 2018
The New York State Department of Education (NYSED) has been supporting selected districts in the planning and implementation of PreK-3rd Grade systems. NYSED is supporting the use of the Framework for Planning, Implementing, and Evaluating PreK-3rd Grade Approaches developed by Kauerz and Coffman (2013). Recognizing the ultimate goal of PreK-3rd…
Descriptors: Primary Education, Preschool Education, Kindergarten, Grade 1
Confessions of an At Risk Teacher: I Can't Imagine a Job Any Harder Than This!
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Costley, Kevin C. – Online Submission, 2015
Poverty has always been a problem in the United States and no doubt the condition unfortunately will always prevail. Title One schools will always have children enrolled who come from the lower socioeconomic class. This article has to do with the devastating effect of poverty, including stories from a classroom teacher of students who lived in…
Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation), At Risk Students, Student Behavior, Poverty
Double Take
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Educational Leadership, 2010
This article presents two reports on achievement gaps in the U.S. A new report from the Schott Foundation for Public Education shows that the majority of U.S. states and districts fail to provide the resources necessary to support the achievement of their black male students. "Yes We Can: The 2010 Schott 50 State Report on Black Males in…
Descriptors: African American Students, Low Income Groups, Graduation Rate, Foreign Countries