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Babineau, Kate; Karapetyan, Arpi; Rossmeier, Vincent – Cowen Institute, 2020
For the past 12 years, the Cowen Institute has published the "State of Public Education in New Orleans" ("SPENO") on a near annual basis. During that time, the purpose, content, and audience of the report have evolved. This edition of the report is a snapshot of public education in the current academic year using aggregated…
Descriptors: Public Education, Academic Achievement, Boards of Education, Governance
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Conner, Shanna L.; Daugherty, Douglas A.; Gilmore, Megan N. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2013
The researchers examined the effect of a course, Introduction to Life Calling (LDR150), on retention and persistence to graduation at a private, Midwestern university. The course emphasizes self-assessment, student-faculty engagement, personal values, and the student's developing sense of Life Calling. The subjects consisted of 3338 students who…
Descriptors: School Holding Power, Experimental Groups, Higher Education, Introductory Courses
Paul B. Webb – ProQuest LLC, 2005
The purpose of this study was to explore the relationships between and among various demographic and test score data with American College Testing (ACT) scores in 281 Tennessee high schools. This study also addressed which high school characteristics were related to the number of students meeting the ACT requirement for Tennessee lottery…
Descriptors: Scores, College Entrance Examinations, Value Added Models, High Schools