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The Achievement Effects of Scaling Early Literacy Reforms. EdWorkingPaper No. 23-887
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Sarah Novicoff; Thomas S. Dee – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2023
While policymakers have demonstrated considerable enthusiasm for "science of reading" initiatives, the evidence on the impact of related reforms when implemented at scale is limited. In this pre-registered, quasi-experimental study, we examine California's recent initiative to improve early literacy across the state's lowest-performing…
Descriptors: Emergent Literacy, Block Grants, Reading Research, Reading Achievement
Algebra for All and Its Relationship to English Language Learner's Opportunity-to-Learn and Algebra I Success Rates
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Veith, Velma – ProQuest LLC, 2013
English as a Second Language (ESL) learners' access and achievement in Algebra I was examined to determine whether ESL students continue to be denied equal opportunity-to-learn (OTL) as a result of unnecessary tracking practices. In this quasi-experiment, a pre-post retrospective comparison group design was used to determine the effects of the…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, English Language Learners, Algebra
State College and Career Readiness Initiative: Statewide Transitional Courses for College Readiness
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Barger, Kenna; Murray, Renee; Smith, Janie – Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2011
Through the "Strengthening Statewide College/Career Readiness Initiative" (SSCRI), Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) has collaborated with states on state policy goals and actions needed to improve high school students' academic readiness for postsecondary study and reduce the need for remedial work. SREB created and implemented…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Career Readiness, State Programs, Transitional Programs
Fourth Year Evaluation of Tennessee Charter Schools, 2006-2007
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Steven M. Ross; Aaron J. McDonald; Linda Bol – Center for Research in Educational Policy (CREP), 2008
In 2002, Tennessee passed its first Public Charter School legislation. Four schools were successful in gaining approval to begin operating in the 2003-2004 academic year. The second cohort of three charter schools began operation during the 2004-2005 academic year, with the third cohort of five schools starting-up during the 2005-2006 academic…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, School Choice, Educational Legislation, School Law
The 1990 NAEP Trial State Assessment. Data Collection.
Goodison, Jules – 1989
The data collection process is described for a new facet of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)--the state-level assessment of eighth-grade mathematics in 1990 and 1992 to determine the feasibility and validity of state assessments. For this Trial State Assessment, the NAEP will work with a State Coordinator from each of the 41…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Administrator Role, Data Collection, Educational Assessment
The Vermont Portfolio Assessment Program: Interim Report on Implementation and Impact, 1991-92 School Year. Project 3.2: Collaborative Development of Statewide Systems. Report of Year 1 Vermont Study.
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Koretz, Daniel – 1992
Since 1988, Vermont has been developing a state assessment program, the centerpiece of which is the student portfolio and "best pieces" drawn from it. The state's use of portfolio results will be limited to reporting aggregates, but within schools, teachers and principals may use the portfolios as they choose. The assessment program,…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Elementary School Teachers, Grade 4, Grade 8