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Direct linkEckberg, Lynn Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The mixed methods correlational study examined the problem that AYP of Pennsylvania gifted middle school students who have met state-mandated proficiency requirements under No Child Left Behind (NCLB) has been reliant upon minimum proficiency tests. The purpose of the mixed methods study was to examine the correlations between the current measure…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Correlation, Academically Gifted, Middle School Students
Mulholland, Stephanie L. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The intersection of No Child Left Behind (2002) and the reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (2004) made it necessary for educators to examine achievement trends within their schools and implement a Response to Intervention (RTI) program. This study examines the achievement trends in one school district since its…
Descriptors: Response to Intervention, Program Effectiveness, Program Implementation, Progress Monitoring
Peer reviewedGood, Annalee G.; Burch, Patricia Ellen; Stewart, Mary S.; Acosta, Rudy; Heinrich, Carolyn – Teachers College Record, 2014
Background/Context: Under supplemental educational services ("supplemental services"), a parental choice provision of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), schools that have not made adequate yearly progress in increasing student achievement are required to offer low-income families free, afterschool tutoring. Existing research shows low…
Descriptors: Tutoring, Educational Indicators, Federal Programs, Federal Legislation
Download full textMittenfelner Carl, Nicole – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2014
As the face of education in Philadelphia's public schools changes in response to budget constraints and politics, current "Teach For America" (TFA) corps members' roles have also changed. These changes have resulted in the majority of second-year TFA corps members being relocated from school district to charter-managed schools, many of…
Descriptors: Alternative Teacher Certification, Beginning Teachers, Disadvantaged, Low Income Groups
Brighton, Catherine M.; Moon, Tonya R.; Huang, Francis H. L. – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2015
This study of advanced readers in Reading First (RF) classrooms was part of a larger evaluation of one state's RF implementation. The study's purposes were to (a) assess the longitudinal growth of advanced primary readers as compared with their non-advanced-reading peers over a 3-year timeframe and (b) determine the degree to which RF classrooms…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Grade 1, Academically Gifted, Elementary School Students
Lowther, Deborah L.; Inan, Fethi A.; Ross, Steven M.; Strahl, J. Daniel – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2012
This article presents findings from an investigation of the overall effectiveness of Michigan's Freedom to Learn (FTL) One-to-One initiative. The major goal of the FTL initiative was to help students to gain 21st century knowledge and skills while increasing their learning and achievement through the integration of over 20,000 laptop computers…
Descriptors: Quasiexperimental Design, State Programs, Best Practices, Inservice Teacher Education
Holmes, Lisa Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to determine ways "Digital Biographies," a Project Based Learning Unit, developed 21st century skills while simultaneously supporting NCLB accountability standards. The main goal of this study was to inform professional practice by exploring ways to address two separate, seemingly opposing, demands of…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Student Projects, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
Muñoz, Marco A.; Ross, Steven M.; Neergaard, Laura L. – Planning and Changing, 2009
The mixed-method study presented in this article evaluated the effects of Supplemental Educational Services (SES), a federally mandated component of No Child Left Behind, on student achievement in Jefferson County (KY) Public Schools. SES provides free tutoring outside of school to disadvantaged students who attend Title I schools in their third…
Descriptors: Supplementary Education, Mixed Methods Research, Academic Achievement, Educational Legislation
