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Direct linkChristina Weiland; Rebecca Unterman; Susan Dynarski; Rachel Abenavoli; Howard Bloom; Breno Braga; Anne-Marie Faria; Erica Greenberg; Brian A. Jacob; Jane Arnold Lincove; Karen Manship; Meghan McCormick; Luke Miratrix; Tomás E. Monarrez; Pamela Morris-Perez; Anna Shapiro; Jon Valant; Lindsay Weixler – Grantee Submission, 2024
Lottery-based identification strategies offer potential for generating the next generation of evidence on U.S. early education programs. The authors' collaborative network of five research teams applying this design in early education settings and methods experts has identified six challenges that need to be carefully considered in this next…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Program Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Admission (School)
Download full textChristina Weiland; Rebecca Unterman; Susan Dynarski; Rachel Abenavoli; Howard Bloom; Breno Braga; Anne-Marie Faria; Erica Greenberg; Brian A. Jacob; Jane Arnold Lincove; Karen Manship; Meghan McCormick; Luke Miratrix; Tomás E. Monarrez; Pamela Morris-Perez; Anna Shapiro; Jon Valant; Lindsay Weixler – AERA Open, 2024
Lottery-based identification strategies offer potential for generating the next generation of evidence on U.S. early education programs. The authors' collaborative network of five research teams applying this design in early education settings and methods experts has identified six challenges that need to be carefully considered in this next…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Program Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Admission (School)
Christina Weiland; Rebecca Unterman; Susan Dynarski; Rachel Abenavoli; Howard Bloom; Breno Braga; Anne-Marie Faria; Erica Greenberg; Brian Jacob; Jane Arnold Lincove; Karen Manship; Meghan McCormick; Luke Miratrix; Tomás E. Monarrez; Pamela Morris-Perez; Anna Shapiro; Jon Valant; Lindsay Weixler – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2023
Lottery-based identification strategies offer potential for generating the next generation of evidence on U.S. early education programs. Our collaborative network of five research teams applying this design in early education and methods experts has identified six challenges that need to be carefully considered in this next context: (1) available…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Program Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Admission (School)
Talia Gerstle; Amanda Schmidt – Blueprint Labs, 2023
This publication summarizes an academic review paper on preschool effectiveness, "Lottery Evidence on the Impact of Preschool in the United States: A Review and Meta-Analysis" by Jesse Bruhn and Emily Emick. The 44 papers summarized fall into three categories: studies of three model preschool programs begun in the 1960s known as…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Preschool Curriculum, Preschool Education, Preschool Evaluation
Ling Zhang – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Assessment literacy is essential for teachers in higher education as it directly influences the quality of assessment practices. This, in turn, impacts students' academic performance, their competitiveness in the job market, and the overall reputation of colleges and universities. Existing studies on assessment literacy in China have largely…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Assessment Literacy, Educational Assessment, Educational Quality
Jesse Bruhn; Emily Emick – Blueprint Labs, 2023
This paper reviews research on the design and effectiveness of preschools in the United States. Three randomized controlled trials that enrolled roughly 350 total children in demonstration studies during the 1960s and 1970s shape much of the current discussion of preschool. We examine what these studies and more recent ones based on random…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Preschool Curriculum, Preschool Education, Preschool Evaluation
Setren, Elizabeth – Education Next, 2020
Maximizing the potential of all students is the stated goal of many schools. When some students have specialized needs, however, the best way forward isn't always clear. Nationwide, special-education students and English learners account for a significant share of total enrollment: federal data from 2016 show 14 percent of all students receive…
Descriptors: Special Education, English Language Learners, Students with Disabilities, Inclusion
Talia Gerstle; Amanda Schmidt – Blueprint Labs, 2023
The past three decades have seen charter schools emerge as a prominent and controversial alternative to traditional public schools. This policy brief examines "Thirty Years of Charter Schools: What Does Lottery-Based Research Tell Us?" which summarizes 40 studies that have used lottery research designs to analyze how charter schools…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Educational History, Educational Research, Academic Achievement
Tuchman, Sivan; Wolf, Patrick J. – School Choice Demonstration Project, 2017
The debate over school vouchers continues as more states offer government dollars to fund private schooling for students as a method of improving choice and quality in K-12 education. Previous research in the charter school sector has found that special education enrollment discrepancies between charters and traditional public schools is likely…
Descriptors: Scholarships, Special Education, Educational Vouchers, Private School Aid
Mocetti, Sauro – Education Economics, 2012
The aim of this paper is to analyze the selection process at work before and after compulsory schooling by assessing the determinants of school failures, dropouts, and upper secondary school decisions of young Italians. The data-set is built combining individual data by the Labor Force Survey and aggregate data on local labor markets and school…
Descriptors: School Choice, Dropouts, Family Characteristics, Public Education
Hatala, Robert J. – New Directions for Testing and Measurement, 1982
Testing provides a major tool to assure the quality of education and access based on merit. In selection processes, the opposite of meritocracy is not equality but favoritism. Without adequate testing, society will have weaker assurance of an individual's performance capacity and productive contribution. (Author/CM)
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Entrance Examinations, Competitive Selection, Educational Opportunities
Peer reviewedAlley, Louis E. – Quest, 1982
The pursuit of excellence is inappropriate in basic physical education programs, where students should learn to understand and enjoy physical fitness activities. However, programs preparing physical education personnel should pursue excellence. (PP)
Descriptors: Athletics, Competitive Selection, Educational Objectives, Educational Quality
Hargadon, Fred – 1982
Perspectives on secondary school preparation and college admissions, and specifically admissions to selective colleges, are provided. According to a 1977 Stanford University document (which is briefly summarized but not appended), there is considerable variation in the number of solid academic courses taken by high school students, and capable…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Articulation (Education), College Admission, College Bound Students
Nelson, L. D. – Elements: Translating Theory Into Practice, 1971
Observations made here are based on many discussions and visits over a three month period. (MB)
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Competitive Selection, Educational Problems, Educational Quality
Eaton, Judith S. – National Forum: Phi Kappa Phi Journal, 1985
Access, excellence, and equity can be combined, with the help of a revised-access model for community colleges that merges the desirable elements of competitive selection and open enrollment in an effort to protect democratic values while supporting quality and commitment. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, Admission Criteria, College Admission
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