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Shields, Katherine A.; Walsh, Mary E.; Lee-St. John, Terrence J. – Journal of Catholic Education, 2016
Much of the achievement gap between rich and poor students can be attributed to out-of-school factors, yet few schools have a comprehensive, coordinated system for addressing students' nonacademic needs. Within a group of Catholic schools located in one city, this study examined academic achievement on the Stanford Achievement Test battery in…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Urban Schools, Academic Achievement, Achievement Gap
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Takanishi, Stacey M. – Journal on Educational Psychology, 2012
NCLB policies in the United States focus schools' efforts on implementing effective instructional processes to improve student outcomes. This study looks more specifically at how schools are perceived to be implementing state required curricula and benchmarks and developing teaching and learning processes that support the teaching of state…
Descriptors: Instructional Improvement, Mathematics Achievement, Achievement Gains, Hierarchical Linear Modeling