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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
Do Differences in School Quality Matter More than We Thought? New Evidence on Educational Opportunity in the Twenty-First Century
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Jennings, Jennifer L.; Deming, David; Jencks, Christopher; Lopuch, Maya; Schueler, Beth E. – Sociology of Education, 2015
Do schools reduce or perpetuate inequality by race and family income? Most studies conclude that schools play only a small role in explaining socioeconomic and racial disparities in educational outcomes, but they usually draw this conclusion based solely on test scores. We reconsider this finding using longitudinal data on test scores and…
Descriptors: School Statistics, Educational Quality, Evidence, Educational Opportunities
The Effect of Foreclosure on Boston Public School Student Academic Performance. Working Paper No. 13-12
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Bradbury, Katharine; Burke, Mary A.; Triest, Robert K. – Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, 2013
Although the recent wave of mortgage foreclosures has clearly been accompanied by economic hardship, relatively little research has examined how foreclosures affect the academic performance of students. This paper investigates the relationship between mortgage foreclosures and the academic performance of students using a unique dataset that…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Academic Achievement, Housing, Debt (Financial)
Dropout Rates in Massachusetts Public Schools: 1989.
Massachusetts State Dept. of Education, Quincy. Bureau of Research, Planning, and Evaluation. – 1990
This report summarizes information about students who dropped out of Massachusetts public schools during 1989 and provides comparative dropout data from the 1987 and 1988 surveys. Both the annual dropout rate and the projected 4-year dropout rate are presented. The annual rates describe the percentage of students who drop out in a given year and…
Descriptors: Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Rate, Ethnicity, Geographic Distribution
Quality Education for the High Schools in Massachusetts. A Study of the Comprehensive High School in Massachusetts.
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Massachusetts Advisory Council on Education, Boston. – 1971
This publication is the complete report of A Study of the Comprehensive High School in Massachusetts. The study, which began in 1969, had four phases. Phase 1 was a wide-ranging survey of 251 Massachusetts public high schools. Phase 2 was a more intensive study of 33 representative schools, in which consultants gathered information on the…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Change Strategies, Educational Change, Educational Facilities Improvement
An Examination of Latino Experiences in Vocational Education: Implications for Educational Policy and Reform in Massachusetts.
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Jennings, James – 1992
The reported participation rates and status of Latinos in vocational-technical education programs approved by the Massachusetts Board of Education were reviewed. The study was restricted to persons in grades 9-12 during the 1990-91 school year. Fifteen members of a panel were also interviewed regarding their understanding of Latino experiences in…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Educational Attainment, Educational Attitudes, Educational Discrimination