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Direct linkBetts, Julian R.; Zau, Andrew C.; Zieleniak, Yendrick; Bachofer, Karen Volz – Public Policy Institute of California, 2012
The California High School Exit Examination (CAHSEE) plays an important role in California's public school accountability program. Beginning in grade 10, students have multiple chances to pass the mathematics and English Language Arts components of this exam. If they do not pass both components by the end of grade 12, they will not receive a high…
Descriptors: High Schools, Grades (Scholastic), English, Language Arts
Download full textHerman, Joan L.; Wang, Jia; Rickles, Jordan; Hsu, Vivian; Monroe, Scott; Leon, Seth; Straubhaar, Rolf – National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), 2012
With funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, CRESST conducted a multi-year evaluation of a major school reform project at Alain Leroy Locke High School, historically one of California's lowest performing secondary schools. Beginning in 2007, Locke High School transitioned into a set of smaller, Green Dot Charter High Schools,…
Descriptors: Quasiexperimental Design, Academic Achievement, Grade 9, Control Groups
Barondess, Heather; Newhouse, Corey – Online Submission, 2007
This report presents community-level indicators about the educational, health, and economic status of children and families living along the California/Mexico border. Providing a balanced view of the communities' strengths and areas for improvement, this report challenges negative stereotypes of the region while calling for substantial…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Stereotypes, Economic Status, Social Indicators
Crane, Eric; Edwards, Brian – EdSource, 2007
This analysis of charter school performance addresses two critical questions: (1) how does the academic performance of California charter schools differ from that of noncharters; and (2) how does the academic performance of different kinds of charter schools vary? This study examined achievement data for charter and traditional public schools with…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, High Schools, Educational Improvement, Exit Examinations
Newhouse, Corey – Children Now, 2007
This brief presents the most current data available on the health, education and family well-being of children in California's immigrant families, who represent 51% of the state's total child population. It challenges misinformed and negative stereotypes about children in immigrant families. For example, 85% of children from immigrant families in…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Immigrants, Child Health, Child Welfare
Woody, Elisabeth L.; Bae, Soung; Park, Sandra; Russell, Jennifer – Policy Analysis for California Education, PACE (NJ3), 2006
Achievement gaps have real consequences for students, particularly those facing the challenge of passing the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE), now a requirement in order to receive a high school diploma in California. The combined 2005 CAHSEE passing rates reveal significant discrepancies between White and Asian students and their African…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gap, African American Students, Hispanic American Students
