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Education-to-Workforce Indicator Framework: Using Data to Promote Equity and Economic Security for All

Gonzalez, Naihobe; Alberty, Elizabeth; Brockman, Stacey; Nguyen, Tutrang; Johnson, Matthew; Bond, Sheldon; O'Connell, Krista; Corriveau, Adrianna; Shoji, Megan; Streeter, Megan; Engle, Jennifer; Goodly, Chelsea; Neely, Adrian N.; White, Mary Aleta; Anderson, Mindelyn; Matthews, Channing; Mason, Leana; Means, Sheryl Felecia – Mathematica, 2022

The Education-to-Workforce Indicator Framework (E-W Framework), commissioned by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and developed in partnership with leading experts representing more than 15 national and community organizations, is designed to encourage greater cross-sector collaboration and alignment across local, state, and national data…

Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Evidence Based Practice, Student Characteristics, Partnerships in Education

From Information to Action: A Guide to Using Postsecondary Data to Improve Students' Chances for Postsecondary Success

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Warren, Constancia; Rennie-Hill, Leslie; Pfeiffer, Jay Jordon – US Department of Education, 2012

The emergence of longitudinal data systems over the past decade has provided exciting opportunities to better understand students' educational trajectories over time and institutions. The stark reality for today's high school students is that some form of postsecondary education is a necessary ticket of entry to a secure economic future. This…

Descriptors: Data Use, Postsecondary Education, College Readiness, Access to Education

Lessons from the Voluntary System of Accountability (VSA): The Intersection of Collective Action & Public Policy

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Keller, Christine M. – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2014

Over the past decade, the federal investment in higher education has grown, the public demand for a postsecondary degree has risen, and skepticism about the value and meaning of the degree has increased. This confluence has prompted a more intense federal interest in having clear and comparable information about colleges and universities available…

Descriptors: Higher Education, Accountability, College Outcomes Assessment, Information Dissemination

Charter Schools in Perspective: A Guide to Research

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Public Agenda, 2015

Communities across the country are grappling with different approaches to improving their schools. Introducing or expanding charter schools is one of the approaches that states and school districts have considered or implemented. Charter schools serve more than 5 percent of public school students nationwide and make up close to 7 percent of all…

Descriptors: Charter Schools, Public Schools, Educational Improvement, Program Implementation

The Effect of Charter Schools on Student Achievement: A Meta-Analysis of the Literature

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Betts, Julian R.; Tang, Y. Emily – Center on Reinventing Public Education, 2011

Charter schools are largely viewed as a major innovation in the public school landscape, as they receive more independence from state laws and regulations than do traditional public schools, and are therefore more able to experiment with alternative curricula, pedagogical methods, and different ways of hiring and training teachers. Unlike…

Descriptors: Charter Schools, Middle Schools, Elementary Schools, Achievement Gains

Measuring Up 2008: The State Report Card on Higher Education. Alabama [Summary]

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National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, 2008

The purpose of a state report card is to provide the general public and policymakers with information to assess and improve post secondary education in each state. "Measuring Up 2008" is the fifth in a series of biennial report cards that evaluates states in six overall performance categories: (1) Preparation for post-secondary education…