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Are U.S Students Ready to Compete?: The Latest on Each State's International Standing

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Peterson, Paul E.; Lastra-Anadon, Carlos Xabel; Hanushek, Eric A.; Woessmann, Ludger – Education Next, 2011

At a time of persistent unemployment, especially among the less skilled, many wonder whether American schools are adequately preparing students for the 21st-century global economy. Despite high unemployment rates, firms are experiencing shortages of educated workers, outsourcing professional-level work to workers abroad, and competing for the…

Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Global Approach, Education Work Relationship, Achievement Rating

Getting the Pipeline Flowing

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Gray, Katti – Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, 2011

The diagonal line in Arkansas separating academic and economic strivers from those less likely to make the grade--and then land a decent job--runs roughly from Texarkana in the southwest to Blytheville in northeast. "The wealthiest people live above that line," said Dr. James Jennings, a history professor and education department…

Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Reading Achievement, Social Stratification, Educational Assessment

Examining Charter Student Achievement Effects across Seven States

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Zimmer, Ron; Gill, Brian; Booker, Kevin; Lavertu, Stephane; Witte, John – Economics of Education Review, 2012

Since their inception, charter schools have been a lighting rod for controversy, with much of the debate revolving around their effectiveness in improving student achievement. Previous research has shown mixed results for student achievement; this could be the consequence of different policy environments or varying methodological approaches with…

Descriptors: Charter Schools, Academic Achievement, School Effectiveness, Educational Improvement

Ending the Reign of the Fraser Institute's School Rankings

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Raptis, Helen – Canadian Journal of Education, 2012

The Fraser Institute "Report Card" of school rankings has won the hearts of parents and the press. For over a decade, the rankings have been particularly burdensome for low-ranking (usually low socio-economic status, high-poverty) schools when parents of high-achieving children move them to higher-ranking schools. In February 2010, after…

Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Educational Change, Classification, Achievement Rating

The Nation's Report Card Mathematics 2013 Trial Urban District Snapshot Report. Albuquerque Public Schools. Grade 8, Public Schools

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National Center for Education Statistics, 2013

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), in partnership with the National Assessment Governing Board and the Council of the Great City Schools (CGCS), created the Trial Urban District Assessment (TUDA) in 2002 to support the improvement of student achievement in the nation's large urban districts. NAEP TUDA results in mathematics…