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Washington State Board of Education, 2024
The Washington State Board of Education (SBE) issues an annual report to the Governor, the Legislature, and the public, in accordance with the Charter School Act, RCW 28A.710.250. The statute requires the annual charter school report to include the following: (1) The performance of the state's charter schools during the prior school year,…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Performance, Academic Achievement, Educational Legislation
Houston Independent School District, 2023
As an independent school district, Houston Independent School District (HISD) contracted with four operators of seven External Performance Contract Campuses, or contract campuses. Houston ISD contract campuses receive funding through the district. HISD has implemented a comprehensive performance accountability and compliance monitoring system that…
Descriptors: School Districts, Achievement Tests, Reading Achievement, Mathematics Achievement
Oregon Department of Education, 2016
This four part series of research briefs summarized detailed analysis of attendance and chronic absenteeism in Oregon. Brief 1 highlighted the importance of tracking chronic absenteeism rather than average daily attendance. The second brief in this series focused on student outcomes and attendance. Research suggests, and Oregon Department of…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Elementary School Students, Labeling (of Persons), Economically Disadvantaged
Holmes, Venita R. – Houston Independent School District, 2018
This study hypothesized that HISD prekindergarten participation consistently correlated with better educational outcomes for students. Taking into account students' age differences through kindergarten enrollment, propensity score matching controlled for students' background characteristics. Three cohorts of students in this study were eligible or…
Descriptors: Language Proficiency, Mathematics Achievement, Reading Achievement, Language Arts
Cook, Rose; Rutt, Simon; Sims, David – National Foundation for Educational Research, 2014
The interaction between deprivation and education is a critical relationship with profound implications for a country's economic prosperity and the social mobility of its citizens. This is highlighted by the Welsh Government which states that: "A good education is critical to better life chances and a commitment to achieving this has been an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educationally Disadvantaged, Economically Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Youth
Romero, Mariajose; Lee, Young-Sun – National Center for Children in Poverty, 2008
This report is the second in a series examining the causes and consequences of chronic absenteeism during the early school years, based on analyses of data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Cohort (ECLS-K, National Center for Education Statistics). It is part of National Center for Children in Poverty's larger Pathways to…
Descriptors: Poverty, Economically Disadvantaged, Physical Health, Attendance Patterns