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Return on Investment: A Placebo for the Chief Financial Officer... and Other Paradoxes
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Andru, Peter; Botchkarev, Alexei – Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation, 2011
Background: Return on investment (ROI) is one of the most popular evaluation metrics. ROI analysis (when applied correctly) is a powerful tool of evaluating existing information systems and making informed decisions on the acquisitions. However, practical use of the ROI is complicated by a number of uncertainties and controversies. The article…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Information Systems, School Business Officials, Evaluation Methods
The Fiscal Impact of the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program: 2009 Update. SCDP Milwaukee Evaluation Report #7
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Costrell, Robert M. – School Choice Demonstration Project, 2009
In February 2008, the School Choice Demonstration Project (SCDP) issued its first report on the fiscal impact of the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP) on taxpayers in Milwaukee and the state of Wisconsin. There are two reasons to update the 2008 report. First, the figures will naturally change with the continuing growth of the voucher…
Descriptors: Funding Formulas, School Choice, Demonstration Programs, Educational Vouchers
Statistical Inference when Classroom Quality Is Measured with Error
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Raudenbush, Stephen W.; Sadoff, Sally – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2008
A dramatic shift in research priorities has recently produced a large number of ambitious randomized trials in K-12 education. In most cases, the aim is to improve student academic learning by improving classroom instruction. Embedded in these studies are theories about how the quality of classroom must improve if these interventions are to…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Error of Measurement, Statistical Inference, Program Evaluation
Making Causal Inferences from a Longitudinal Cluster Randomized Experiment with Crossovers: An Evaluation of a Distributed Leadership Program in Urban Schools
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Maynard, Rebecca; Dong, Nianbo – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2009
This study empirically investigates the effectiveness of Distributed Leadership Teacher Training (DLT) program on improving student's academic achievement. In addition, it both tests the assumption that the year 1 impacts are stable across calendar years and examines the importance of properly accounting for the fact that the standard error of the…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Middle School Students, Elementary School Students, Sample Size
Third-Grade Retention: A Four Year Follow-Up. Research Brief. Volume 0706
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Froman, Terry; Brown, Shelly; Luzon-Canasi, Angela – Research Services, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 2008
This study duplicated the procedures used by Greene and Winters (2006) on data from the Miami-Dade school system with the advantage of an additional two year's worth of information. The results indicated that the effects of the retention policy are far from clear and arguably negative. There is considerable evidence to suggest that the apparent…
Descriptors: Grade Repetition, School Holding Power, Evidence, Educational Policy
Review of "How New York City's Charter Schools Affect Achievement"
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Reardon, Sean F. – Education and the Public Interest Center, 2009
"How New York City's Charter Schools Affect Achievement" estimates the effects on student achievement of attending a New York City charter school rather than a traditional public school and investigates the characteristics of charter schools associated with the most positive effects on achievement. Because the report relies on an…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Achievement Rating