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Elaine M. Allensworth; Marisa de la Torre; Kaitlyn Franklin; Jinqing Xu – University of Chicago Consortium on School Research, 2025
This study explores how predictive different indicators are for high school graduation, college enrollment, and degree completion for different groups of English Learners. Using these indicators can improve schools' ability to understand the needs of English Learners, enabling them to provide better support and increase students' educational…
Descriptors: English Learners, Grades (Scholastic), High School Students, Grade Point Average
Marisa de la Torre; Alyssa Blanchard; Kaitlyn Franklin; Carlos Angeles; Elaine M. Allensworth – University of Chicago Consortium on School Research, 2024
The focus of this study is on understanding different indicators of academic performance in high school, college enrollment, and college persistence of English Learners--including variation in attainment among active and former English Learners--to support their path to high school graduation and access to college. To understand the academic…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, English Learners, Public Schools, At Risk Students
Marisa de la Torre; Alyssa Blanchard; Kaitlyn Franklin; Carlos Angeles; Elaine M. Allensworth – University of Chicago Consortium on School Research, 2024
Recent data from Chicago Public Schools (CPS) show that active English Learners were less likely to graduate from high school (77% did so in 2023) than their peers (85%) and less likely to enroll in college (56% of 2022 English Learners high school graduates enrolled in college compared to 66 percent of their non-English Learners high school…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Public Schools, At Risk Students, Urban Schools
Research for Action, 2020
When schools in Pennsylvania and across the nation were suddenly shuttered in March due to COVID-19, teachers were faced with an enormous challenge: how to effectively teach and engage their students remotely when the vast majority had never done so before. In order to meet this challenge, teachers turned to an array of digital tools-such as Zoom,…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Teacher Surveys, School Closing, COVID-19
Fancsali, Cheri – Research Alliance for New York City Schools, 2019
Nearly one in five New York City public school children is diagnosed with a disability, making them eligible to receive special education services. These students are diverse in terms of their skills, abilities, and background characteristics. Historically, students with disabilities have had less access to learning opportunities and lower…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Special Education, Students with Disabilities, Disproportionate Representation
Bettencourt, Amie; Gross, Deborah; Ho, Grace – Baltimore Education Research Consortium, 2016
In 2014-15, over 50% of kindergarten children in Baltimore City Public Schools (City Schools) did not meet benchmarks for social-behavior readiness. These include the readiness skills children need to follow directions, comply with rules, manage emotions, solve problems, organize and complete tasks, and get along with others. Social-behavioral…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Public Schools, Urban Schools, School Readiness