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Amadon, Sara; Gormley, William T.; Claessens, Amy; Magnuson, Katherine; Hummel-Price, Douglas; Romm, Katelyn – Child Development, 2022
Early childhood education contributes to improved school readiness but impacts on high school remain unclear. This study estimates the effects of Tulsa, Oklahoma's universal pre-K and Head Start programs through the junior year of high school (in 2018/2019; N = 2902; M[subscript age] = 16.52, SD = 0.39; 48% female; 28% white, 34% Black, 27%…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Outcomes of Education, Secondary Education, High School Students
Cannon, Jill S.; Lipscomb, Stephen – Public Policy Institute of California, 2011
When a student fails to master academic material, educators face a range of choices--they can provide extra tutoring, place the student in summer school, or, as a last resort, hold the student back for a year. This last option--retention--often proves to be a difficult and contentious issue for both schools and parents. California currently lacks…
Descriptors: Grade Repetition, Elementary School Students, Urban Schools, At Risk Students
Cannon, Jill S.; Lipscomb, Stephen – Public Policy Institute of California, 2011
This report uses administrative data provided by the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) on kindergarten to third-grade students. The records begin with kindergartners in 2001, first-graders in 2002, second-graders in 2003, and third-graders in 2004 and include all LAUSD students in grades K-3 for 2004 to 2008. Altogether, the raw data…
Descriptors: Grade Repetition, Data, Research Methodology, Correlation