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An achievement gap is defined as a significant difference in academic performance between two groups. Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) data indicate that, in Crestland Public School District (pseudonym), there is a clear achievement gap in mathematics between students with disabilities and those without disabilities,…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Mathematics Achievement, Students with Disabilities, Elementary School Students
Download full textCarhill-Poza, Avary; Gounari, Panayota – Nellie Mae Education Foundation, 2021
As schools look to raise standards and close achievement gaps, they need effective strategies for serving English language learners, the fastest-growing segment of the school-age population who have historically lagged behind their native English-speaking peers on state assessments and in graduation rates. Flipped learning, which blends in-person…
Descriptors: Student Centered Learning, Adolescents, English Language Learners, Flipped Classroom
Peer reviewedCook, Michael; Ross, Steven M. – Center for Research and Reform in Education, 2022
The purpose of this evaluation was to examine the impact of i-Ready Personalized Instruction that met Curriculum Associates' recommended usage levels on mathematics achievement, as measured by the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) mathematics assessment. This study compared mathematics achievement growth of students who used…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Instruction, Program Evaluation, Individualized Instruction
Cook, Michael; Ross, Steven M. – Center for Research and Reform in Education, 2022
The purpose of this evaluation was to examine the impact of i-Ready Personalized Instruction that met Curriculum Associates' recommended usage levels on ELA achievement, as measured by the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) ELA assessment. This study compared the ELA achievement growth in the 2020-21 school year of students who…
Descriptors: English, Language Arts, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Assisted Testing
Randall, David; Robbins, Jane; Fitzhugh, Will – Pioneer Institute for Public Policy Research, 2018
Serious history instruction in K-12 U.S. schools has been in decline for decades. History education in Massachusetts has, until now, fared somewhat better than in the nation at large. In 1993 the commonwealth enacted the Massachusetts Education Reform Act--a bipartisan plan to improve education--which mandated core standards and assessments in…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Academic Standards, History Instruction, State Legislation
Noguera, Pedro A. – Learning Policy Institute, 2017
For some time now, it has been evident that the policies pursued by the United States to elevate the academic performance of students, particularly those who are most economically disadvantaged, have not produced the results that were promised or hoped for. This paper analyzes the efforts of schools and school districts to improve academic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Equal Education, High Stakes Tests, Educational Legislation
