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Download full textOffice of English Language Acquisition, US Department of Education, 2021
This fact sheet focuses on the five-year projections for teachers of English learners (ELs) reported by states. States may have different definitions of EL instructors and different ways of calculating the five-year projections. It provides the following data for teacher projections for ELs in the 2017-18 school year: (1) Number of States That Met…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Teacher Supply and Demand
Peer reviewedFlory, Michael; Cramer, Eric – Regional Educational Laboratory Appalachia, 2017
Kentucky offers college preparatory transition courses in math, reading, and English to grade 12 students. The courses are designed as one possible intervention for students who do not meet state college readiness benchmarks in one or more of those subjects on the ACT in grade 11. This study updates a previous Regional Educational Laboratory (REL)…
Descriptors: College Preparation, Transitional Programs, Grade 12, College Readiness
Cramer, Eric; Mokher, Christine – Regional Educational Laboratory Appalachia, 2015
This study examines Kentucky high school students' participation and pass rates in college preparatory transition courses, voluntary remedial courses in math and reading offered to grade 12 students. These courses are targeted to students scoring just below the state's college readiness benchmarks on the ACT in grade 11. The study found that:…
Descriptors: College Preparation, College Entrance Examinations, High School Students, Remedial Instruction
Mokher, Christine – Regional Educational Laboratory Appalachia, 2014
The purpose of this study was to examine Kentucky high school students' participation and pass rates in college preparatory transition courses, which are voluntary remedial courses in math and reading offered to grade 12 students in the state. Three groups of students were compared using the population of grade 12 students in Kentucky public…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Academic Achievement, College Preparation, Benchmarking
Direct linkBarrett, Nathan; Cowen, Joshua; Toma, Eugenia; Troske, Suzanne – Journal of Research in Rural Education, 2015
In-service teacher professional development has been used to improve teacher effectiveness. In Kentucky, the National Science Foundation funded a large professional development program called the Appalachian Math and Science Partnership (AMSP) to provide content-based professional development to teachers in rural schools. We show that students…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Faculty Development, Inservice Teacher Education, Teacher Effectiveness
ACT, Inc., 2012
Annually, ACT provides a snapshot of the college and career readiness of ACT-tested high school graduates. This report is offered as a service to inform policymakers and practitioners about selected indicators of effectiveness and how that translates into readiness. It is designed to stimulate discussion, inquiry, and action. This report is…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Academic Persistence, Academic Standards
Phillips, Andrea; Kaufman, Julia H.; Pane, John F.; Lee, Emma; Bogart, Andy – RAND Corporation, 2019
This report presents findings from RAND's evaluation of the Appalachian Renaissance Initiative (ARI) in 17 districts totaling 99 kindergarten-12th grade schools within the Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative (KVEC). The initiative took place from the 2014-2015 through 2017-2018 academic years. The evaluation examined various aspects of ARI…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Program Implementation, Program Effectiveness, Academic Achievement
Levin, Stephanie; Duffy, Mark; Dever, Kelly – Research for Action, 2012
Math experts developed Formative Assessment Lessons that teachers can incorporate throughout the year's curriculum. Both tools target the "instructional core." A study by Research for Action (RFA) examining the first year of piloting the Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC) and Math Design Collaborative (MDC) tools (2010-11) found…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Comparative Analysis, Leadership, Educational Change
National Center for Education Statistics, 2013
Results from the 2013 NAEP assessments show fourth- and eighth-graders making progress in mathematics and reading. Nationally representative samples of more than 376,000 fourth-graders and 341,000 eighth-graders were assessed in either mathematics or reading in 2013. Results are reported for public and private school students in the nation, and…
Descriptors: National Surveys, Educational Indicators, Educational Assessment, Reading Achievement
National Center for Education Statistics, 2013
Results from the 2013 NAEP assessments show fourth- and eighth-graders making progress in mathematics and reading. Nationally representative samples of more than 376,000 fourth-graders and 341,000 eighth-graders were assessed in either mathematics or reading in 2013. Results are reported for public and private school students in the nation, and…
Descriptors: National Surveys, Educational Indicators, Educational Assessment, Mathematics Achievement
Armstrong, John; Zaback, Katie – Appalachian Regional Commission, 2014
This report analyzes college completion metrics for the Appalachian Region, compares outcomes of students attending campuses in the Region with those of students attending campuses outside the Region, and offers insight about major stumbling blocks to college progression and completion for students in Appalachia.
Descriptors: College Graduates, Graduation Rate, Remedial Instruction, Remedial Programs
National Center for Education Statistics, 2013
Results from the 2013 NAEP assessments show fourth-and eighth-graders making progress in mathematics and reading. Nationally representative samples of more than 376,000 fourth-graders and 341,000 eighth-graders were assessed in either mathematics or reading in 2013. Results are reported for public and private school students in the nation, and for…
Descriptors: National Surveys, Educational Indicators, Educational Assessment, Mathematics Achievement
National Center for Education Statistics, 2013
Results from the 2013 NAEP assessments show fourth- and eighth-graders making progress in mathematics and reading. Nationally representative samples of more than 376,000 fourth-graders and 341,000 eighth-graders were assessed in either mathematics or reading in 2013. Results are reported for public and private school students in the nation, and…
Descriptors: National Surveys, Educational Indicators, Educational Assessment, Reading Achievement
National Center for Education Statistics, 2013
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), in partnership with the National Assessment Governing Board and the Council of the Great City Schools (CGCS), created the Trial Urban District Assessment (TUDA) in 2002 to support the improvement of student achievement in the nation's large urban districts. NAEP TUDA results in mathematics…
Descriptors: National Surveys, Educational Indicators, Educational Assessment, Reading Achievement
National Center for Education Statistics, 2013
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), in partnership with the National Assessment Governing Board and the Council of the Great City Schools (CGCS), created the Trial Urban District Assessment (TUDA) in 2002 to support the improvement of student achievement in the nation's large urban districts. NAEP TUDA results in mathematics…
Descriptors: National Surveys, Educational Indicators, Educational Assessment, Mathematics Achievement
