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Download full textLewis Presser, Ashley; Lavigne, Heather; Bowdon, Jill; Lemieux, Camille; Zhang, Xinxin; Xia, Jingyan – Regional Educational Laboratory Midwest, 2021
To assess education progress in the early grades and identify achievement gaps, this study examined reading achievement data for kindergarten and grade 1 students in two districts in Illinois: District U-46 (Elgin Area Schools) and District 186 (Springfield Public Schools). Drawing on a different reading assessment in each district, the study team…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Reading Achievement, Kindergarten, Grade 1
Regional Educational Laboratory Midwest, 2021
To assess education progress in the early grades and identify achievement gaps, this study examined reading achievement data for kindergarten and grade 1 students in two districts in Illinois: District U-46 (Elgin Area Schools) and District 186 (Springfield Public Schools). Drawing on a different reading assessment in each district, the study team…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Achievement Gap, Reading Achievement, Kindergarten
Navarro, Maria V. – Montgomery County Public Schools, 2016
The 2015-2016 school year marks the first administration of the redesigned PSAT, which is composed of two sections: (1) Evidence-based Reading and Writing (EBRW) and (2) Math. This memorandum presents results of 2015-2016 Grade 10 PSAT participation and performance of Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) students. Among 10,859 MCPS first-time…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, High Schools, Grade 10, Student Participation
Schmidt, Jeff; Smith, Annemarie; Dickman, Anneliese; Henken, Rob – Public Policy Forum, 2010
For 24 consecutive years, the Public Policy Forum has compiled and analyzed data from southeastern Wisconsin's public school districts in order to better inform policymakers and the public about the effectiveness of the region's K-12 education system. This analysis of the 2009-10 academic year, like many of the previous reports, indicates cause…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, School Effectiveness, Achievement Gap
Alaska Department of Education & Early Development, 2012
This "Report Card to the Public" is published in accordance with Alaska Statute 14.03.120 for the school year 2011-2012. Under state law, each school district is required to report information about its plans and performance to its community. This report includes a statewide summary of performance results. It reports the status of public…
Descriptors: Public Schools, State Legislation, School Districts, Academic Achievement
Myerberg, N. James; And Others. – 1983
While the seventh and ninth grade Maryland Functional Mathematics Tests (MFMT) appear valid and well constructed, the 65 percent passing rate for Montgomery County Public Schools' ninth grade students raises questions about the 81 percent passing score set for the MFMT. This standard is far stiffer than the 59 percent set for the Maryland…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cutting Scores, Exceptional Persons, Mathematics Achievement
Bottoms, Gene; Presson, Alice – 1997
The academic achievement of students in health occupations programs at High Schools That Work (HSTW) sites in 1996 was compared to academic performance levels at HSTW sites in 1994. Health occupations students at HSTW sites improved their average reading scores from 269 in 1993 to 278 in 1996. During the study period, the gap widened between HSTW…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Allied Health Occupations Education, Comparative Analysis, Educational Policy
