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Upping the Stakes: Using Gain Scores to Judge Local Program Effectiveness in Chapter 1.

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Davis, Alan – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1991

The 1988 Hawkins Stafford amendments to the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act required that the national evaluation and reporting system for Chapter 1 identify individual school projects in need of improvement. It is argued that the system is unsuited for this purpose, and suggestions for better indicators are provided. (SLD)

Descriptors: Accountability, Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Educational Indicators