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Elizabeth Kurban; Yinmei Wan; Mariesa Hawkins; Dana Shaat – American Institutes for Research, 2024
Purpose: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the implementation and impact of the IDEA Public Schools' Mathematics Curriculum Redesign (MCR) effort, funded by an Innovation and Research (EIR) grant. Methods: The study used a quasi-experimental matching design to examine the effect of MCR on student achievement outcomes. The study compared…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Mathematics Curriculum, Grants, Educational Change
Handy, Rebecca Carranza – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between leadership skills and academic performance among dyslexic students. The sample for the present study was 103 dyslexic children in grades 3 through 8th. These students attended a school in Austin, Texas that solely educates dyslexic students. The researcher administered the…
Descriptors: Leadership Qualities, Academic Achievement, Dyslexia, Grade 3
Blagg, Kristin – Urban Institute, 2016
Many US education reform efforts focus on student performance in large, urban school districts. The National Assessment of Educational Progress's Trial Urban District Assessment (TUDA) program provides data on student achievement in these districts, but differences in student characteristics complicate comparisons of district performance. I use…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Urban Schools, School Districts, Educational Change
Doolittle, Martha – Online Submission, 2009
Austin Independent School District served more than 13,000 students in summer programs during 2009, providing opportunities for accelerated learning, maintenance of academic skills between school years, course credit recovery, state achievement tests, or school-level transition activities. This report summarizes this information.
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Summer Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, English Language Learners