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Kansas Association of School Boards, 2017
The Kansas Association of School Boards (KASB) Comparing Kansas report data provides information related to the Kansas State Board of Education's Kansans Can outcomes and the "Rose Capacities" identified by the Kansas Supreme Court as a standard of constitutional funding and adopted as educational goals by the Kansas Legislature. It also…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Educational Indicators, School Statistics, Educational Attainment
Samuels, Christina A. – Education Week, 2010
Just as it has every June since 2006, the U.S. Department of Education last month delivered a rating to each state and territory based on the performance of its special education programs. The ratings, intended to fulfill the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act's requirement that "measurable" and "rigorous" targets be…
Descriptors: Special Education, National Standards, School Statistics, Benchmarking
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King, John A.; Bond, Trevor G. – Journal of Applied Measurement, 2003
Used a suite of Rasch measurement techniques to meet competing demands in establishing statewide benchmarks relating to the School Opinion Survey carried out over 1,200 government schools in 1 Australian state. Solutions to a variety of measurement and reporting problems were all found within the Rasch family of models. (SLD)
Descriptors: Benchmarking, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Item Response Theory
Creech, Joseph D. – 1994
This report provides statistics on academic achievement and educational outcomes for each of the 15 member states of the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), comparing them to past SREB figures and to national averages. The bulk of the report consists of 38 tables and charts that present data on: (1) number of schools, students, and teachers;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, Benchmarking, Differences
Creech, Joseph D. – 1994
This report examines educational statistics in each of the 15 states that are members of the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), comparing them to past SREB figures and to national averages in order to establish benchmarks and goals for educational performance. Major areas covered include: (1) Head Start enrollment; (2) eighth-grade math…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Benchmarking, Comparative Analysis