Chun-Wei Huang

The Effects of the Elevate Math summer program on math achievement and algebra readiness: This randomized trial examined the effects of the Elevate Math summer program on math achievement and algebra readiness, as well as math interest and self-efficacy, among rising 8th grade students in California's Silicon Valley. The Elevate Math summer math program targets students who score in the range between "high basic" and "low proficient" on state math tests. It consists of 19 days of mathematics ...

This report describes the characteristics of students with disabilities in Utah public schools, and presents the single-year mobility and dropout rates for students in grades 6-12, as well as the four-year cohort dropout and graduation rates, for students who started grade 9 for the first time in 2007/08 and constituted the 2011 cohort. Results are reported for students with disabilities as a group and then further disaggregated by each of the disability categories. Using statewide administra...

Questions about how best to place students into appropriate middle grade math courses have been central to ongoing education policy and practice discussions in California and across the United States. Recent studies have shown that enrolling in algebra I in grade 8 works well for some students but backfires for others. This REL West report provides findings from a study of placements that were based on different test scores available for middle school students in California. Findings indicate...

For decades, economists, prominent educators, Nobel laureates, and business and government leaders have advocated for economic literacy as an essential component in school curricula. Their arguments have ranged from the need to improve people’s ability to manage personal finances to the value of economic education for critical thinking and an informed citizenry.

Both theory and research suggest that students, especially English language learner (EL) students, could be constrained in showing what they know and can do in mathematics if the test items used to assess their achievement are measuring factors other than their math-related knowledge and skills (Abedi, Hofstetter, & Lord 2004; Butler & Stevens 2001).