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Schools' Experiences with Georgia's District and School Flexibility Policy Georgia instituted a flexibility policy in 2007 that provided districts with waivers from state education rules, provisions, and guidelines. In exchange, schools must meet academic performance targets. The performance contracts are meant to encourage schools and districts to implement ... » more info |
Southeast Publication: Descriptive Study ; Publication Date: October 2021 |
Program Evaluation Toolkit Program evaluation is important for assessing the implementation and outcomes of local, state, and federal programs. The Program Evaluation Toolkit provides resources and tools to support users in contributing to evaluations of their own programs. The primary audience for the toolkit ... » more info |
Central Publication: Tools ; Publication Date: October 2021 |
Predicting Early Fall Student Enrollment in the School District of Philadelphia Predicting incoming enrollment is an ongoing concern for the School District of Philadelphia (SDP) and similar districts with school choice systems, substantial student mobility, or both. Inaccurate predictions can disrupt learning as districts adjust to enrollment fluctuations by ... » more info |
Mid-Atlantic Publication: Descriptive Study ; Publication Date: October 2021 |
Identifying Students At Risk Using Prior Performance Versus a Machine Learning Algorithm This report provides information for administrators in local education agencies who are considering early warning systems to identify at-risk students. Districts use early warning systems to target resources to the most at-risk students and intervene before students drop out. Schools ... » more info |
Mid-Atlantic Publication: Descriptive Study ; Publication Date: September 2021 |
Variations in District Strategies for Remote Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic In spring 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic led to an unprecedented and abrupt stoppage of in-person learning in schools across the country. State education agency leaders in Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, and Wyoming needed information on proposed strategies in districts' remote learning ... » more info |
Central Publication: Descriptive Study ; Publication Date: September 2021 |
Factors Associated with Grade 3 Reading Outcomes of Students in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Public School System Few elementary students on the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) are scoring at grade level or higher on the ACT Aspire reading assessment. To better understand factors associated with the reading proficiency of CNMI grade 3 students, stakeholders there asked the ... » more info |
Pacific Publication: Descriptive Study ; Publication Date: September 2021 |
Supports Associated with Teacher Retention in Michigan Statewide teacher shortages are hindering Michigan's efforts to ensure that all students have equitable access to qualified teachers. Implementing teacher supports—which may be policies, practices, or programs—to increase teacher retention offers a way to alleviate ... » more info |
Midwest Publication: Descriptive Study ; Publication Date: September 2021 |
Variation in Mentoring Practices and Retention across New Teacher Demographic Characteristics under a Large Urban District’s New Teacher Mentoring Program A large urban school district wanted to understand how its first-year teacher mentoring program might better support the district goals of increasing retention and maintaining a diverse workforce. This study investigated new teachers' participation in that program; how participation ... » more info |
Northeast & Islands Publication: Descriptive Study ; Publication Date: September 2021 |
Using Enhanced Coaching of Teachers to Improve Reading Achievement in Grades PreK–2 in Chicago Public Schools Chicago Public Schools is working to improve early literacy outcomes through a multiyear professional development initiative for preK–2 teachers. The P–2 Balanced Literacy Initiative aims to improve literacy instruction by training teachers to implement effective early literacy ... » more info |
Midwest Publication: Descriptive Study ; Publication Date: September 2021 |
Exploring Implementation of Attendance Supports to Reduce Chronic Absenteeism in the Providence Public School District In recent years Rhode Island's Providence Public School District (PPSD) has put initiatives in place to reduce high chronic absenteeism. This study explored attendance supports aimed at reducing chronic absenteeism that PPSD schools implemented in the 2018/19 school year. Although some ... » more info |
Northeast & Islands Publication: Descriptive Study ; Publication Date: September 2021 |
The Effect of Discipline Reform Plans on Exclusionary Discipline Outcomes in Minnesota In 2017 the Minnesota Department of Human Rights identified 43 local education agencies in the state as being in violation of the Minnesota Human Rights Act for their use of exclusionary discipline practices (suspensions, exclusions, and expulsions) at higher rates for American Indian ... » more info |
Midwest Publication: Descriptive Study ; Publication Date: September 2021 |
Using Promotion Power to Identify the Effectiveness of Public High Schools in the District of Columbia This study estimated the promotion power of public high schools in the District of Columbia. Promotion power is a measure of school effectiveness that distinguishes a school’s contributions to student outcomes from the contributions of the background characteristics of the students it ... » more info |
Mid-Atlantic Publication: Descriptive Study ; Publication Date: September 2021 |
State-Funded Preschool in the Last Frontier: Alaska’s Pre-Elementary Grant Program Created in 2016, Alaska's Pre-Elementary Grants (PEGs) allow school districts to design, develop, and expand affordable and accessible preschool in their communities. PEGs aim, in particular, to serve historically disadvantaged students. This study aimed to help Alaska stakeholders ... » more info |
Northwest Publication: Descriptive Study ; Publication Date: August 2021 |
First-Year Effects of Early Indicator and Intervention Systems in Oregon Although Oregon has made recent gains in its overall high school graduation rate, 21 percent of public school students entering grade 9 in 2014 did not graduate within four years, by 2018. To improve graduation rates, Oregon voters approved Ballot Measure 98 in 2016 to fund dropout ... » more info |
Northwest Publication: Impact Study ; Publication Date: August 2021 |
Professional Development Incentives for Oregon's Early Childhood Education Workforce: A Randomized Study Many states seek to increase the education levels of their early childhood education (ECE) workforce to improve the quality of care for children. Oregon encourages all ECE workforce members to sign up for a career lattice, a career pathway system that helps them determine goals related ... » more info |
Northwest Publication: Impact Study ; Publication Date: August 2021 |