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Zavitkovsky, Paul; Tozer, Steven – Online Submission, 2017
This report describes some surprising shifts in regional achievement patterns in Illinois public schools under NCLB. These shifts show worrisome declines in many communities that were not the original focus of NCLB, and promising growth in some communities where evidence presented shows changes in school effectiveness. What schools and districts…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Academic Achievement, Demography, Student Characteristics
Culclasure, Brooke T.; Fleming, David J.; Riga, Ginny – Online Submission, 2018
With support from the Self Family Foundation and the South Carolina Education Oversight Committee, the Riley Institute has completed a multi-year study of Montessori education in South Carolina's public schools, the most comprehensive evaluation of public Montessori ever conducted in the United States. Between 2011 and 2016, this mixed-method…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Montessori Schools, Montessori Method, Public Schools
Martin, Alexis; McAlear, Frieda; Scott, Allison – Online Submission, 2015
"Path Not Found: Disparities in Access to Computer Science Courses in California High Schools" exposes one of the foundational causes of underrepresentation in computing: disparities in access to computer science courses in California's public high schools. This report provides new, detailed data on these disparities by student body…
Descriptors: High School Students, Computer Science Education, Access to Education, Public Schools
Galindo, Marilys – Online Submission, 2013
From the moment children are born, they begin a lifetime journey of learning about themselves and their surroundings. With the establishment of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, it mandates that all children receive a high-quality education in a positive school climate. Regardless of the school the child attends or the neighborhood in which…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Mathematics Tests, Scores, Middle School Students
Olayiwola, Shina – Online Submission, 2008
The study examined the dimensions of job stress among public secondary school principals in Oyo State, Nigeria. It also determined difference in job stress between demographic characteristics of principals (gender and years of experience) and school variables (type of school and location of the school). Descriptive survey design was adopted. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Principals, Secondary Schools, Administrator Responsibility
Uyeno, Russell; Zhang, Shuqiang; Chin-Chance, Selvin – Online Submission, 2006
Background: The Hawaii Department of Education (HDOE) launched its Hawaii State Assessment (HSA) in spring, 2002, within the context of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) Act of 2001 and its mandates to close the "achievement gaps" between subgroups of students. Thus, it is important to investigate the extent to which student…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Poverty, Age Differences, Minority Group Children