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Rafa, Alyssa – Education Commission of the States, 2017
Research shows that chronic absenteeism can affect academic performance in later grades and is a key early warning sign that a student is more likely to drop out of high school. Several states enacted legislation to address this issue, and many states are currently discussing the utility of chronic absenteeism as an indicator of school quality or…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Academic Achievement, Educational Policy, At Risk Students
Doe, Heather; Ledvina, Barb – Division of Community Colleges and Workforce Preparation, Iowa Department of Education, 2018
Since 1998, the Iowa Department of Education's Division of Community Colleges and Workforce Preparation (Division) has compiled and published "The Annual Condition of Iowa's Community Colleges," commonly known as the "Condition Report." The intent of this report is to provide clear, objective data about Iowa's community…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Enrollment Trends, Full Time Students, Student Characteristics
Pharo, Reilly – Colorado Children's Campaign, 2012
Colorado's traditional public school system cannot meet the needs of many students with unique, and often challenging, life circumstances. For many of these students, alternative education campuses (AECs) are a valuable way to earn a high school diploma and acquire the skills and knowledge they need to succeed in postsecondary education or the…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Nontraditional Education, Educational Opportunities, Developmental Studies Programs
Anderson, Kimberly; Mira, Mary Elizabeth – Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2015
Implementation of college- and career-readiness standards is some of the most important work currently underway in states to improve student achievement and public education overall. SREB examined the efforts of 14 states--including 11 SREB states--to support implementation of new college- and career-readiness standards. The goal of the research…
Descriptors: Benchmarking, State Standards, Program Implementation, College Readiness
White, Larry J.; Hammer, Patricia Cahape; Whisman, Andy – West Virginia Department of Education Office of Research, Accountability, and Data Governance, 2015
This evaluation study provides information about the implementation and outcomes of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) program in West Virginia, from September 2014 through May 2015. The report draws on information from online surveys of 23 directors of 21st CCLC programs and from school teachers for 929 of the 11,299…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Online Surveys, Teacher Surveys, Student Surveys
Gay, Gary R. – 1979
Results of 53 studies correlating 113 school based variables and 149 environmental variables were tabulated and compared to the Goals of Basic Education for Alberta, 1978. School-based variables were represented by five categories: school facilities, personnel, teacher characteristics, classroom climate/practices, and curriculum. Environmental…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Affective Objectives, Cognitive Objectives