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Gara, Taylor V.; Farkas, George; Brouillette, Liane – Arts Education Policy Review, 2022
It has been asserted that the test-based accountability of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) increased instruction in tested subject areas reading and math, leading to reductions in arts education. We tested this using two waves of data, before and after NCLB implementation, in a difference-in-differences design. The analyses indicated that the total…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Accountability, Educational Policy
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Ernst, Jeremy V.; Williams, Thomas O., Jr. – Journal of Technology Education, 2014
Technology and engineering educators have an opportunity to serve a vital role in contributing to or assisting in the guidance of educational programming for students qualifying for accommodation services. Within this article, students referred to as at-risk were from two specific special populations within this group: individuals with…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Technology Education, Research Design, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities)
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National Center for Education Statistics, 2012
The Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) is a system of related questionnaires that provide descriptive data on the context of elementary and secondary education and policymakers a variety of statistics on the condition of education in the United States. The SASS system covers a wide range of topics from teacher demand, teacher and principal…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Teacher Surveys, School Surveys, Elementary Secondary Education
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Ni, Yongmei – Teachers College Record, 2012
Background/Context: Teachers affect student performance through their interaction with students in the context of the classrooms and schools where teaching and learning take place. Although it is widely assumed that supportive working conditions improve the quality of instruction and teachers' willingness to remain in a school, little is known…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, School Location, Charter Schools, Teacher Characteristics
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Goldring, Rebecca; Gray, Lucinda; Bitterman, Amy – National Center for Education Statistics, 2013
This report presents selected findings from the Public School Teacher and Private School Teacher Data Files of the 2011-12 Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS). SASS is a nationally representative sample survey of public and private K-12 schools, principals, and teachers in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. School districts associated with…
Descriptors: Teachers, Teacher Characteristics, Racial Differences, Institutional Characteristics
Alt, Martha Naomi; Kwon, Jin; Henke, Robin R. – 1999
This booklet provides snapshots of teachers' work lives, using information obtained from previous Schools and Staffing Surveys (SASS). The SASS is a set of integrated questionnaires that collect information nationwide about schools and the staff who work in them. A wide variety of schools complete the surveys. The SASS Teacher Questionnaire asks…
Descriptors: Class Size, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development, Inservice Teacher Education