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Kuhfeld, Megan; Ruzek, Erik; Lewis, Karyn; Soland, James; Johnson, Angela; Tarasawa, Beth; Dworkin, Lindsay – NWEA, 2021
This report examines the academic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) students, with the goal of documenting achievement trends to provide leaders and policymakers with evidence to guide action to address educational inequities for BIPOC students. Using math and reading test data from 2.1 million BIPOC…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Minority Group Students, Grade 3
Stachowiak, Jeannie E. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a difference in how high and low performing elementary school districts use and analyze data to differentiate instruction, make changes to district/grade level curriculum, determine professional development needs, determine teacher effectiveness, and determine the use of school district…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, High Achievement, Low Achievement, Data
Lynch, Karen E. – Congressional Research Service, 2014
Head Start is a federal program that has provided comprehensive early childhood development services to low-income children and their families since 1965. The comprehensive nature of the program includes educational, health, nutritional, and social services. These services are intended to prepare children to enter kindergarten and to improve the…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Federal Programs, Young Children, Low Income Groups
Rosemary, Catherine A.; Roskos, Kathleen A.; Landreth, Leslie K. – Guilford Publications, 2007
This highly practical guide is grounded in the authors' experience setting up and running a successful professional development program to improve K-3 reading instruction. The book systematically describes how professional development works: how sessions are organized, what they contain, routines and procedures, and the roles of each participant.…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Early Childhood Education, Literacy Education, Reading Instruction