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Stats Don't Tell the Whole Story
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Beitler, Alan; Bushong, Delores – Principal Leadership, 2013
This article describes the Wakefield Cohort program at Wakefield High School, located in Arlington, Virginia, which has a thirteen-year history of success in supporting minority male students. While data show the program's effectiveness, former students' stories are more powerful; therefore, this article presents the stories of two graduates about…
Descriptors: High Schools, High School Students, Cohort Analysis, Males
A Method to Teach Age-Specific Demography with Field Grown Rapid Cycling "Brassica rapa" (Wisconsin Fast Plants)
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Kelly, Martin G.; Terrana, Sebastian – Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education, 2004
In this paper, we demonstrate that rapid cycling "Brassica rapa" (Wisconsin Fast Plants) can be used in inquiry-based, student ecological fieldwork. We are the first to describe age-specific survival for field-grown Fast Plants and identify life history traits associated with individual survival. This experiment can be adapted by educators as a…
Descriptors: Ecology, Demography, Correlation, Plants (Botany)
Creating Reports Using Longitudinal Data: How States Can Present Information to Support Student Learning and School System Improvement
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Data Quality Campaign, 2010
Now that all 50 states and the District of Columbia are building statewide longitudinal data systems, the next step is to ensure that the information in these systems is used to improve student learning. The Data Quality Campaign (DQC) has identified 10 actions that states can take to ensure that the right data are available and accessible and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Feedback (Response), High School Graduates, Graduation Rate