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Goedeme, Tim – Social Indicators Research, 2013
If estimates are based on samples, they should be accompanied by appropriate standard errors and confidence intervals. This is true for scientific research in general, and is even more important if estimates are used to inform and evaluate policy measures such as those aimed at attaining the Europe 2020 poverty reduction target. In this article I…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Poverty, Social Isolation, Social Indicators
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Henricks, Kasey – Race, Ethnicity and Education, 2016
Many Chicagoans are getting shortchanged, particularly when it comes to money exchange between the Illinois Lottery (IL) and Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE). A significant portion of lottery sales is earmarked for education in Illinois. Because these revenues are not generated equally, however, some contribute more to education via the…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Educational Policy, Race, Social Class
Hoepfner, Ralph; And Others – 1977
Sampling techniques used in "A Study of the Sustaining Effects of Compensatory Education" are described in detail. The Sustaining Effects Study is a large, multi-faceted study of issues related to the compensatory education of elementary school students. Public elementary schools that include grades between one and six are eligible for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth