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UNICEF, 2021
This report, which has been developed through a partnership between the African Union Commission (AUC) and UNICEF, aims to: (1) track the progress that African nations have made in education, especially in relation to Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG4) and the Continental Education Strategy for Africa (CESA) goals; (2) identify the challenges…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Change, COVID-19, Pandemics
Batdorff, Meagan; Maloney, Larry; May, Jay F.; Speakman, Sheree T.; Wolf, Patrick J.; Cheng, Albert – School Choice Demonstration Project, 2014
This revenue study is based on Fiscal Year 2010-11 (FY11) data for each of 30 selected states plus the District of Columbia (D.C.). Traditional school districts and public charter schools were analyzed and aggregated "statewide." For each state, one to three "focus areas" were selected based on larger concentrations of charter…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Statistical Data, School Statistics, Funding Formulas
Petrilli, Michael J.; Scull, Janie – Thomas B. Fordham Institute, 2010
In this report, the authors identify public schools whose doors are effectively closed to poor children. These institutions--generally found in wealthy urban enclaves or well-heeled suburbs--educate many of the children of America's elite while proudly waving the "public school" flag. But they hardly embody the "common school" ideal. In fact, by…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Low Income, Federal Government, Scholarships
Corbett, Christianne; Hill, Catherine; St. Rose, Andresse – American Association of University Women Educational Foundation, 2008
This report presents a comprehensive look at girls' educational achievement during the past 35 years, paying special attention to the relationship between girls' and boys' progress. Analyses of results from national standardized tests, such as the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and the SAT and ACT college entrance examinations,…
Descriptors: Sex Fairness, Equal Education, Family Income, Females
Silvernail, David L. – Center for Education Policy, Applied Research, and Evaluation, 2006
In Spring 2005 the Maine Legislature passed legislation establishing an isolated small school adjustment in the Essential Programs and Services (EPS) funding formula. The adjustment for isolated small high schools (i.e. under 200 pupils) was a reduction in student-teacher ratios in the formula calculations, and in the case of isolated elementary…
Descriptors: Public Schools, School Size, School Effectiveness, Cost Effectiveness