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Meredith Coffey; Adam Tyner – Thomas B. Fordham Institute, 2023
"Excellence gaps" are the disparities in advanced academic performance that exist between student groups. These gaps have important implications for both academic equity and American economic competitiveness, as the most lucrative jobs often go to those who perform at the highest levels. Although considerable work has evaluated how and…
Descriptors: Racial Differences, Socioeconomic Status, Ethnicity, National Competency Tests
Office of English Language Acquisition, US Department of Education, 2016
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), also known as the Nation's Report Card, is the largest continuing and nationally representative assessment of what students know about mathematics, reading, science, writing, the arts, civics, economics, geography, U.S. history, and technology and engineering literacy. This fact sheet reports…
Descriptors: National Competency Tests, Reading Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Scores
Schmitt, Lisa – Online Submission, 2016
Austin ISD is one of 21 US urban school districts participating in the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) Trial Urban District Assessment (TUDA). AISD students consistently perform well on the 4th and 8th grade reading and math assessments. This supplemental report summarizes 2015 results. A separate research brief also was…
Descriptors: School Districts, Race, Ethnicity, Urban Schools
Petrilli, Michael J. – Thomas B. Fordham Institute, 2019
Speaking in front of the Education Writers Association, Secretary Betsy DeVos said that decades of reform efforts and increased social spending, both inside and outside of schools, "hasn't ultimately improved anything for any students, particularly not for the most vulnerable students." This seems to be a standard refrain from DeVos, and…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Outcomes of Education, Academic Achievement
Schmitt, Lisa – Online Submission, 2015
Austin ISD is one of 21 US urban school districts participating in the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) Trial Urban District Assessment (TUDA). AISD students consistently perform well on the 4th and 8th grade reading and math assessments. This research brief summarizes 2015 results. A separate supplemental report also was…
Descriptors: School Districts, Urban Schools, Mathematics Tests, Reading Tests
Pane, Natalia E. – Child Trends, 2014
This report shows significant gains in math achievement by Hispanic fourth- and eighth-graders across the nation--the equivalent of one grade level in the last ten years (2003-3013). Using data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, Child Trends reviewed and compared fourth and eighth grade math scores in the nation, states, large…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Mathematics Achievement, Achievement Gains, Grade 4
Oregon Department of Education, 2022
The Oregon Statewide Report Card is an annual publication required by law (ORS 329.115), which reports on the state of public schools. The purpose of the Statewide Report Card is to monitor trends among school districts and Oregon's progress toward achieving the goals referred to in ORS 329.015. In addition, this report provides a tool that makes…
Descriptors: Trend Analysis, Kindergarten, Elementary Secondary Education, Public Schools
Murphey, David – Child Trends, 2014
As the U.S. population has become increasingly diverse--a continuing trend led by children--there has been an accompanying rise in the number of children who grow up hearing and learning more than one language. Dual language learners represent an important asset for our nation's future, since those who have fluency in more than one language have…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Academic Achievement, Grade 4, Elementary School Students
Day, Doug; Yeado, Joe; Schmidt, Jeff – Public Policy Forum, 2014
This report provides important perspective on the distinctive and changing features of Milwaukee's K-12 education landscape. The authors conducted two comparative analyses of Milwaukee schools. The first, a trend analysis, traces how Milwaukee schools have changed in the past decade. The second, a peer analysis, shows how Milwaukee schools compare…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Public Schools, Private Schools, Charter Schools
Lenhoff, Sarah; Arellano, Amber – Education Trust-Midwest, 2014
State of Michigan Education report -- "Stalled to Soaring: Michigan's Path to Educational Recovery" -- is the result of months of research and a year of Education Trust-Midwest's efforts to monitor where Michigan is making progress on improving public education. The report findings include: (1) Michigan now ranks in the bottom five…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Public Education, Academic Standards, Charter Schools
Oregon Department of Education, 2017
The Oregon Statewide Report Card is an annual publication required by law (ORS 329.115), which reports on the state of public schools and their progress towards the goals of the Oregon Educational Act for the 21st Century. The purpose of the Oregon Report Card is to monitor trends among school districts and Oregon's progress toward achieving the…
Descriptors: Public Schools, State Legislation, Educational Trends, Trend Analysis
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National Center for Education Statistics, 2013
The 2011 NAEP-TIMSS linking study conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) was designed to predict Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) scores for the U.S. states that participated in 2011 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) mathematics and science assessment of eighth-grade students.…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Research Methodology, Research Design, Trend Analysis
Oregon Department of Education, 2016
The Oregon Statewide Report Card is an annual publication required by law (ORS 329.115), which reports on the state of public schools and their progress towards the goals of the Oregon Educational Act for the 21st Century. The purpose of the Oregon Report Card is to monitor trends among school districts and Oregon's progress toward achieving the…
Descriptors: Public Schools, State Legislation, Trend Analysis, School Districts
Center on Education Policy, 2010
This paper profiles Alabama's test score trends through 2008-09. Between 2005 and 2009, the percentages of students reaching the proficient level on the state test and the basic level on NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) increased in grades 4 and 8 in both reading and math. Average annual gains were generally larger on the state…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Scores, Grade 4, Grade 8
Center on Education Policy, 2010
This paper profiles Arizona's test score trends through 2008-09. Between 2005 and 2009, the percentages of students reaching the proficient level on the state test and the basic level on NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) increased in grades 4 and 8 in both reading and math. Average annual gains were generally larger on the state…
Descriptors: State Standards, Academic Achievement, Scores, Grade 4
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