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New York State vs. Hasidic Schools: Placing the "Substantially Equivalent" Curriculum Debate in Context. Issue Brief
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Domanico, Ray – Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, 2023
In New York State, private and religious schools are required to offer a curriculum "substantially equivalent" to what is available in local public schools. Substantial equivalency--which has been law for nearly 130 years--allows parents to direct the education of their children by enrolling them in the school of their choice, while also…
Descriptors: Judaism, Religious Schools, Legal Problems, Beliefs
The Achievement Progress of English Learner Students in Arizona. REL 2015-098
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Haas, Eric; Tran, Loan; Huang, Min; Yu, Airong – Regional Educational Laboratory West, 2015
The purpose of this study was to understand the learning trajectories of the growing numbers of English learner students in Arizona, especially those who struggle to pass state English language arts and math content tests. This study followed three cohorts of English learner students in Arizona (kindergarten, grade 3, and grade 6) over six school…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, English Language Learners, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Administrator Leadership and Content Knowledge: Effects on Literacy Achievement on Male Students Grades Four through Eight
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Calvert, Maria Kay Holleman – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship of principal characteristics and school socio-economic factors and their relationship to student achievement as measured by the literacy portion of the Arkansas state standardized test, with a particular interest in male students. The study was undertaken to contribute to the existing…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7
Effect of Ethnicity on the Age of Onset of the Male Voice Change
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Fisher, Ryan A. – Journal of Research in Music Education, 2010
The purposes of this study were to compare the age of onset of the voice change in African American, White, and Hispanic male students, as well as to describe characteristics of the changing male voice in fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-grade students, using Cooksey's maturation stages. Participants included volunteers from two urban elementary…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Elementary Schools, Singing, Middle Schools
Teacher Biases in the Identification of Learning Disabilities: An Application of the Logistic Multilevel Model
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Sideridis, Georgios D.; Antoniou, Faye; Padeliadu, Susana – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2008
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the presence of teacher biases with regard to identification of students with learning disabilities (LD). Factors related to teachers' gender, age, and experience, along with children's gender, were investigated. Results suggested that teacher gender is associated with biases with regard to…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Identification, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers
Is 27 a Big Number? Correlational and Causal Connections among Numerical Categorization, Number Line Estimation, and Numerical Magnitude Comparison
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Laski, Elida V.; Siegler, Robert S. – Child Development, 2007
This study examined the generality of the logarithmic to linear transition in children's representations of numerical magnitudes and the role of subjective categorization of numbers in the acquisition of more advanced understanding. Experiment 1 (49 girls and 41 boys, ages 5-8 years) suggested parallel transitions from kindergarten to second grade…
Descriptors: Females, Individual Differences, Classification, Elementary Education