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Gagnon, Douglas J.; Schneider, Jack – Educational Policy, 2019
School accountability systems in the United States have been criticized on a number of fronts, mainly on grounds of completeness and fairness. This study examines an alternative school quality framework--one that seemingly responds to several core critiques of present accountability systems. Examining results from a pilot study in a diverse urban…
Descriptors: Accountability, Equal Education, Educational Quality, Urban Schools
Massachusetts State Dept. of Public Welfare, Boston. – 1985
There is a great deal of misunderstanding about welfare programs and clients. This booklet attempts to dispel popular misconceptions concerning the Massachusetts Department of Public Welfare (DPW). Using graphs, it provides a demographic profile of welfare recipients. It also provides other statistics about welfare through Aid to Families with…
Descriptors: Demography, Economically Disadvantaged, Family Programs, Low Income Groups
Massachusetts Campaign for Children, Boston. – 1996
This Kids Count report presents statewide trends between 1988 and 1996 in the well-being of Massachusetts' children. The statistical portrait indicator areas and topics examined include: demographics (children as percent of population, children by race/ethnicity, students whose first language is not English); economic well-being (percent of…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Birth Weight, Child Health, Child Welfare