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How Student Enrollment in Kindergarten Readiness Classes Affects Future Academic Achievement
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Hover, Ashlee B. – Journal of Research in Education, 2015
Data from a large suburban school district in Tennessee (N = 910) were used to examine the effects of the Kindergarten Readiness program as measured by third grade End of Year (EOY) benchmark performance assessments in reading and math. The groups of students studied included kindergarteners with summer birthdays ("SK"), kindergarteners…
Descriptors: Suburban Schools, Kindergarten, School Readiness, Grade 3
A Multistate District-Level Cluster Randomized Trial of the Impact of Data-Driven Reform on Reading and Mathematics Achievement
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Carlson, Deven; Borman, Geoffrey D.; Robinson, Michelle – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2011
Analyzing mathematics and reading achievement outcomes from a district-level random assignment study fielded in over 500 schools within 59 school districts and seven states, the authors estimate the 1-year impacts of a data-driven reform initiative implemented by the Johns Hopkins Center for Data-Driven Reform in Education (CDDRE). CDDRE…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Educational Change, Data
Teachers-in-Residence: New Pathways into the Profession. Ask the Team
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Han, Grace; Doyle, Daniela – Center on Great Teachers and Leaders, 2013
Teacher residency programs are a relatively new method for building stronger teacher pipelines. Research assessing the impact of these programs is still limited, but some early reports suggest that residency programs hold promise for improving teacher effectiveness and retention rates (Barrett, Hovde, Hahn, & Rosqueta, 2011; Papay, West,…
Descriptors: Alternative Teacher Certification, Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Persistence, Benchmarking
Report Card on the Effectiveness of Teacher Training Programs
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Tennessee State Board of Education, 2010
Tennessee Code Annotated 49-5-108 requires the state to develop a report card or assessment on the effectiveness of teacher training programs. This report includes data on the performance of each institution's graduates in the following areas required by state statute: placement and retention rates, Praxis results, and teacher effect data based on…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Program Effectiveness, Teacher Education Programs, College Outcomes Assessment
Latino College Completion: Tennessee
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Excelencia in Education (NJ1), 2012
In 2009, Excelencia in Education launched the Ensuring America's Future initiative to inform, organize, and engage leaders in a tactical plan to increase Latino college completion. An executive summary of Latino College Completion in 50 states synthesizes information on 50 state factsheets and builds on the national benchmarking guide. Each…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Achievement Gap, Benchmarking
Report Card on the Effectiveness of Teacher Training Programs
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Tennessee State Board of Education, 2009
Tennessee Code Annotated 49-5-108 specifies that the State Board of Education "with the assistance of the department of education and the Tennessee higher education commission, shall develop a report card or assessment on the effectiveness of teacher training programs." The State Board is directed to "annually evaluate performance…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Program Effectiveness, School Districts, Teacher Education Programs