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Peer reviewedClark, David M.; Slate, John R.; Combs, Julie P.; Moore, George W. – Current Issues in Education, 2013
We analyzed the effect of grade span configurations (i.e., 6-8 versus K-8) on reading and math performance in Texas public schools for the last 5 school years. Participants in this study were 628 Texas schools (i.e., 314 middle schools and 314 K-8 schools) distributed across the 5 school years examined. Schools configured as K-8 schools were…
Descriptors: Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Reading Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Middle School Students
Direct linkGood, Amy J.; Heafner, Tina; Rock, Tracy; O'Connor, Katherine A.; Passe, Jeff; Waring, Scott; Byrd, Sandra – Current Issues in Education, 2010
The de-valuing of social studies is becoming prevalent as schools shift emphasis to other subjects addressing national and state accountability. The teacher candidate perspective is presented from an original study regarding the de-emphasis of social studies in elementary schools (Author, et al, 2006). Data were gathered by teacher candidates…
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, Social Studies, Accountability, Data Analysis
Kindzierski, Corinne M.; Mhammed, Ali Ait Si; Wallace, Nancy; Lesh, Christina – Current Issues in Education, 2013
This project compared annual mandated assessment results for an urban charter school, two comparable urban schools and the encompassing urban district. Scores in grades three through eight in the target school were analyzed to determine the percentage of students scoring at proficiency levels three and four (scores of one and two are considered…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Student Diversity, Comparative Analysis, Urban Schools
Martinez-Garcia, Cynthia; LaPrairie, Kimberly; Slate, John R. – Current Issues in Education, 2011
The researchers examined the most recent year of data (i.e., 2008-2009) from the Texas Academic Excellence Indicator System regarding accountability ratings and student characteristics (i.e., ethnicity, programmatic enrollment, mobility) in elementary schools (n = 4,110). Accountability ratings (i.e., Exemplary, Recognized, Academically…
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, Academic Achievement, Accountability, Student Characteristics
