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Cook, Philip J.; MacCoun, Robert; Muschkin, Clara; Vigdor, Jacob – Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2008
Using administrative data on public school students in North Carolina, we find that sixth grade students attending middle schools are much more likely to be cited for discipline problems than those attending elementary school. That difference remains after adjusting for the socioeconomic and demographic characteristics of the students and their…
Descriptors: Discipline Problems, Middle Schools, Elementary Schools, Student Evaluation
Jacobs, Walter R., Jr. – 1969
Study of North Carolina's program for the exceptionally talented indicated a growth in enrollment which, however, remained at less than 1.5% of the public school population. Of the enrollers, 51% were in special language arts classes and 11% in self-contained classes; grade levels 9 through 12 had the highest enrollment. IQ scores ranged from 98…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classification, Creativity, Critical Thinking