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Cornman, Stephen Q.; O'Reilly, Nora; Ampadu, Osei; Caskey, Melinda; Vidal, Phil – National Center for Education Statistics, 2022
In 2019, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) began exploratory data collection for the School Pension Survey (SPS). The SPS is a new data collection of elementary/secondary school teacher pension data collected at the school district level. The SPS was developed primarily in response to public demand for data on teacher and other…
Descriptors: Retirement Benefits, Teacher Retirement, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers
La Salle, Tamika P. – Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports, 2020
The purpose of this brief is to provide information about how to evaluate school climate at the primary and secondary levels. Norms and ranges are provided and based on a national data; this data can help schools to contextualize local data. Information for interpreting the data and unit if for data-based decision making is also included.
Descriptors: School Surveys, Educational Environment, Student Surveys, Student Characteristics
Jennifer L. Richards; Michael R. Kramer – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2017
Collecting the perfect data to answer a research question is optimal but not always feasible. Sometimes existing data can be leveraged to answer some questions, but this opportunity comes with important potential pitfalls. To test the effect of early life exposures such as being born preterm or living in a materially deprived neighborhood on early…
Descriptors: Grade 1, Longitudinal Studies, Prenatal Influences, Perinatal Influences
Elrod, Philip – ProQuest LLC, 2015
This study explored the role of elementary parent involvement coordinators (EPIC) in a Northeast Georgia Title I Charter School District. EPICs were charged with facilitating programs designed to build social capital and network closure for families. This nested case study explored the experiences of five EPICs, each located in one of the five…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, School Districts, Academic Achievement, Disadvantaged Schools
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Lux, Karen; McCullick, Bryan A. – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2011
The purpose of this study was to analyze how one exceptional elementary physical education teacher navigated her working environment as the teacher of a marginal subject. Structuration Theory (Giddens, 1984) was used to make meaning of how the teacher functioned within her school community allowing her to remain motivated and effective. Data…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Education Teachers, Work Environment, Elementary School Teachers
George W. Bush Institute, Education Reform Initiative, 2015
Making robust and reliable information about schools accessible is one of the most powerful ways to foster engagement and promote informed decisions that will shape our communities. Though education data is frequently collected and aggregated at the state level, data is rarely synthesized across cities. This report provides comparable information…
Descriptors: School Districts, Geographic Location, Public Officials, City Government
Schlabra, Michael R. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of this study was to examine whether a Title II Mathematics and Partnership grant positively affected student achievement levels for 3rd grade students in a public school system. The primary participant populations for this study were third grade students enrolled in 4 elementary schools in north Georgia from 2005-2008. Over 4,500…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Grade 3, Elementary Schools, Public Schools