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Wang, Rui; Krosnick, Jon A. – International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 2020
Questionnaires routinely measure unipolar and bipolar constructs using rating scales. Such rating scales can offer odd numbers of points, meaning that they have explicit middle alternatives, or they can offer even numbers of points, omitting the middle alternative. By examining four types of questions in six national or regional telephone surveys,…
Descriptors: Validity, Rating Scales, Questionnaires, Telephone Surveys
Data Quality Campaign, 2017
Every student, no matter where he or she lives, deserves a great teacher. States, educator preparation programs (EPPs), and K-12 leaders must work together to ensure that all teachers are learner ready on day one in the classroom. But too often, these actors do not have access to the necessary information to fully prepare teachers for the unique…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Information Utilization, Data, Teacher Education Programs
Lawrence, Sharmila – Child Care & Early Education Research Connections, 2016
States have begun to incorporate careers pathway programs into their workforce and professional development systems in order to strengthen and support the early childhood workforce. A career pathways approach offers career advancement through a progression of educational qualifications, training, and credentials that build on each other and are…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Teachers, Occupational Surveys, State Surveys, Career Development
Moreno, Jenny Bonilla; Gaines, Elizabeth; Evennou, Danielle – Forum for Youth Investment, 2014
This report is intended to help governors, legislators, department secretaries, and advocates find information on ways to strengthen the structure and function of their existing cabinets, or create a new cabinet. The survey in this report is the nation's only survey of state child and youth policy coordinating bodies. The biennial survey assesses…
Descriptors: State Policy, State Surveys, State Agencies, Children
Culler, Corinna S.; Kotelchuck, Milton; Declercq, Eugene; Kuhlthau, Karen; Jones, Kari; Yoder, Karen M. – Journal of School Health, 2017
Background: School-based dental programs target high-risk communities and reduce barriers to obtaining dental services by delivering care to students in their schools. We describe the evaluation of a school-based dental program operating in Chelsea, a city north of Boston, with a low-income and largely minority population, by comparing…
Descriptors: School Health Services, At Risk Students, Access to Health Care, Dental Health
Turkan, Sultan; Oliveri, Maria Elena – ETS Research Report Series, 2014
In this article, we review translation, adaptation policies, and practices in providing test accommodation for English language learners (ELLs) in the United States. We collected documents and conducted interviews with officials in the 12 states that provide translation accommodations to ELLs on content assessments. We then summarized challenges…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Testing Accommodations, Translation, Media Adaptation
Massachusetts 2020, 2012
Across the country, schools operate on a schedule of about 180 six-hour days. This is not because they think it is the best schedule or the right schedule but because it has been in place for generations and would be difficult to change. But does this schedule really provide enough time to help all students achieve academic proficiency? The…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Teacher Collaboration, Expertise, Teacher Surveys
National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, 2013
In the spring of 2012, the Massachusetts Charter Public School Association, the Colorado League of Charter Schools, and the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools worked to collect data that would reveal and accurately portray the adequacy of charter school facilities and the average spending for facilities out of charter schools' operating…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Public Schools, Educational Facilities, Geographic Location
Sykes, Andrea R.; Szuplat, Mary A.; Decker, Cynthia G. – Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education, US Department of Education, 2014
Federal policymakers have interest in three specific areas of postsecondary career and technical education (CTE): associate degrees and certificates awarded in CTE, skills and training obtained through noncredit courses, and industry-recognized certifications. Research and data are readily available on students earning degrees and certificates in…
Descriptors: Educational Certificates, Vocational Education, Noncredit Courses, Outcomes of Education
Miranda, Helena; Russell, Michael – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2011
This study is a secondary data analysis of the USEIT data to inform school administrators and policymakers about the factors affecting instructional technology use in elementary classrooms. Researchers developed a predictive multilevel SEM model for teacher-directed student use of technology (TDS). The model depicts relationships between factors…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Data Analysis, Technology Uses in Education, Performance Factors
Cohen, Jennifer – New America Foundation, 2011
By late 2008, the United States was in the midst of its most severe economic recession since the 1930s, brought on by a collapse in real estate prices and exacerbated by the failure of many large banks and financial institutions. Heeding calls from economists, Congress and the Obama administration passed an historic law in early 2009 to stimulate…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Finance, Case Studies, Institutional Characteristics
Hazelkorn, Michael; Packard, Abbot L.; Douvanis, Gus – Journal of Special Education Leadership, 2008
Mediation was required by the Individuals With Disabilities Education (IDEA) 1997, and resolution sessions were added to the IDEA 2004. This study examines the perceptions of 260 special education directors in Georgia, Massachusetts, Washington, and Wisconsin to determine their perceptions regarding alternative dispute resolutions in which they…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Conflict Resolution, Special Education, Arbitration
Ganong, Robert – 1974
The report is an approximation of industrial and occupational needs for 1970-80 for 225 industries and 445 occupations in Massachusetts based on industry and employment records for 1960-71, occupational employment levels as reported in the 1970 Decennial Census, and the national industry/occupational matrix. The occupational demand detailed in the…
Descriptors: Demand Occupations, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns, Employment Projections
Melican, Robert L. – 1976
The flow of postsecondary level students into and out of a state or regional area can be significant to many institutions in their budgeting and planning. In New England the migration of students will continue to be a critical factor in the decades ahead. The data in this report encompass all full-time and part-time students or total headcount…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Demography, Geographic Regions, Higher Education
Massachusetts Department of Education, 2008
The School-to-College Report is drawn from a new database that links public K-12 and higher education data, making it possible to report in detail how Massachusetts public high school students are performing in the Commonwealth's public postsecondary institutions. The report's findings will help educators and policymakers develop sound policies…
Descriptors: Higher Education, High School Graduates, Politics of Education, College Preparation