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Guam Department of Education, 2019
The Guam Department of Education (GDOE) is a single unified and accredited school district consisting of Kindergarten through 12th grade which administers Head Start, pre-Kindergarten GATE programs, and is piloting pre-Kindergarten classes at selected schools. Their 26 elementary, 8 middle, 6 high and 1 alternative schools serve about 30,000…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Elementary Secondary Education, Early Childhood Education, Graduation Rate
Brown, Lindsey – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Nationally, and within Montana, Native American college student retention and graduation rates are significantly lower than those of their majority counterparts. Native American high school students have the highest dropout rates, lowest college enrollment rates, and lowest percentage distribution of degrees conferred of any minority population in…
Descriptors: American Indian Students, High School Students, Dropout Rate, Enrollment
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Stathakarou, Natalia; Scully, Marcel Leon; Kononowicz, Andrzej A.; Henningsohn, Lars; Zary, Nabil; McGrath, Cormac – Education Sciences, 2018
Introduction: Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are an increasingly popular form of education in health professional education. VPs have been introduced in MOOCs to increase interactivity. There is a lack of research in understanding the reasons behind high dropout rates in MOOCs. We explored how learners interact with VPs and compared the…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Medical Education, Medical Students, Computer Uses in Education
Vasquez Heilig, Julian; Brewer, T. Jameson; Ojeda Pedraza, Jimmy – Grantee Submission, 2018
This paper examines and critiques the accountability movement, high-stakes testing, and their relationship to the achievement gap. Analyzing the issues in the context of Texas, the paper discusses dropout rates that were incorrectly identified and reported, the role of courts and specific court cases in high-stakes testing, ethical considerations,…
Descriptors: Misconceptions, Accountability, High Stakes Tests, Achievement Gap
Houston Independent School District, 2020
The Migrant Education Program (MEP) is authorized under Title I of the 2015 Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). To comply with Title I, the Houston Independent School District (HISD) MEP works to assist migrant students to overcome the challenges of mobility, cultural and language barriers, social isolation, and other difficulties associated with a…
Descriptors: School Districts, Migrant Education, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
Texas Education Agency, 2023
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) prepares an annual report on graduates and dropouts in Texas public secondary schools. This report includes state summaries of the annual dropout rate, longitudinal graduation and dropout rates, and state attrition rates. In addition to statewide statistics, the report provides historical information about dropout…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Dropouts, Dropout Rate, Graduation Rate
Hawaii State Department of Education, 2023
This data book profiles noteworthy academic events, trends and outcomes at the state and complex-area level. It includes tables, figures and narrative sections related to demographic, financial and educational performance. A list of references and resources is provided. [For "Hawaii Department of Education Data Book, 2021. 32nd Annual…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Public Schools, Private Schools, Enrollment
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Peterson, Malory; Rink, Elizabeth; Schure, Mark; Mikkelsen, Kristina; Longtree, Hailey; FireMoon, Paula; Johnson, Olivia – American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2022
American Indian youth experience teen birth and school dropout at higher rates than other racial and ethnic groups in the United States. Early childbearing is associated with adverse health and socioeconomic outcomes, including attenuated education. However, kinship childrearing norms among Northern Plains tribes can support positive experiences…
Descriptors: American Indians, Reservation American Indians, Dropout Rate, Racial Differences
Edmunds, Julie A.; Dudley, William N.; Hutchins, Bryan C.; Arshavsky, Nina; Lewis, Karla – Grantee Submission, 2019
The STEM Early College Expansion Project is an effort to integrate STEM strategies with the early college model and implement this in comprehensive high schools. This report summarizes findings from two separate quasi-experimental impact studies of the model in Michigan and Connecticut. Results from Michigan showed statistically significant…
Descriptors: High Schools, STEM Education, Program Effectiveness, Higher Education
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Shaha, Steven H.; Glassett, Kelly F.; Rosenlund, David; Copas, Aimee; Huddleston, T. Lisa – Journal of International Education Research, 2016
Societies continue to absorb increased burdens in cost for helping citizens unable to achieve at optimal levels. Building on past research, we project educational benefits to offset current societal burdens through enhanced educator capabilities. Studies reviewed show participation in a high-impact professional development and learning solution…
Descriptors: Educational Benefits, Teacher Effectiveness, Faculty Development, Computation
Cline, Vicky Callison – ProQuest LLC, 2016
This study used non-experimental survey research to gather data on the kinds of dropout prevention programs in place in West Virginia high schools in 2014-15 and to evaluate their effectiveness based on possible relationships between principals' perceptions of the programs and graduation rates. The study focused on nine of 15 effective strategies…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Rate, Dropouts, Principals
Nzuki, Charles Kyalo – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The effects of the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) and the Free Secondary Education Policy (FSEP) on access to secondary school education in Kenya's Yatta sub-county have not been adequately explored in available public policy literature. Hence, this qualitative multiple-case study was designed to understand the effects of the 2 policies on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary Education, Access to Education, Qualitative Research
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Coleman, Sandra Lee; Skidmore, Susan Troncoso; Martirosyan, Nara M. – Community College Enterprise, 2017
In this review of literature, the efficacy of online instruction for developmental mathematics students was explored. Current peer-reviewed articles, representing research from community college settings and written between 1996 and 2015, were reviewed. Based on those studies, several recommendations are offered regarding the online delivery of…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Developmental Programs, Literature Reviews, Online Courses
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Nanyangwe-Moyo, Tina; Moyo, Nkuye; Zheng, Xiaoying; Guo, Chao – Educational Research and Reviews, 2020
The aim of the study was to profoundly gain understanding into specific cultural values that underlie traditional practices which pose as barriers to rural girls' education in Zambia. A pairwise case study approach was used to identify and describe types of cultural values prevalent in the Bemba and Tonga ethnic groups of Zambia. A total of 28…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Social Values, Sociocultural Patterns, Ethnic Groups
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Motamedi, Vahid; Khajouie, Fateme Gharaie Pour – Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn), 2020
Research on multigrade in comparison to singlegrade classes often overlooks the issues and challenges facing the nation's educational authorities in administering these classes. The purpose of this study was to compare multi and singlegrade classes in terms of educational efficiency and effectiveness. The population of this study consisted of all…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Multigraded Classes, Elementary Schools, Secondary Schools
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