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Download full textSkinner, Rebecca R. – Congressional Research Service, 2019
The primary source of federal aid to elementary and secondary education is the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)--particularly its Title I-A program, which authorizes federal aid for the education of disadvantaged students. This report provides a brief overview of major provisions of the ESEA. It is organized by title and part of the…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Federal Aid
Liberman, Akiva; Cahill, Meagan – Urban Institute, 2012
Truancy is well documented as an indicator of high risk for drop-out and failure to graduate, as well as a risk factor for delinquency. This report provides a snapshot of truancy in District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) high schools and middle schools in 2010-11. School data on student absenteeism was combined with Census and crime data on…
Descriptors: Truancy, Risk, Attendance Patterns, Crime
Suffren, Quentin; Wallace, Teodore J. – Thomas B. Fordham Institute, 2010
For too long, youngsters in Ohio's major cities have been ill-served and ill-educated by their public schools. In the 2008-09 school year, almost half of these quarter million students--in district and charter schools alike--attended schools rated "D" or "F" by the state. Yet this bleak picture has some bright spots--schools…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Public Schools, Charter Schools, Magnet Schools
Direct linkDougherty, Jack; Wanzer, Jesse; Ramsay, Christina – Center for Education Policy Analysis, 2007
By June 2007, at least 30 percent of the public school minority students residing in Hartford will have an educational experience with reduced isolation through three voluntary programs: (a) Interdistrict magnet schools; (b) Open Choice (also known as Project Choice); and (c) Interdistrict cooperative grants. Project Choice is a voluntary program…
Descriptors: Suburban Schools, Magnet Schools, School Desegregation, Policy Analysis
Alves, Michael J. – Equity and Choice, 1984
Describes a policy adopted in 1981 in Cambridge public schools: No child is assigned to school on the basis of residence, and all parents and students are given the opportunity to gain admission to their preferred desegregated school within the city. Such systemwide, controlled open enrollment is working to prevent resegregation. (GC)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Enrollment Trends, Magnet Schools, School Choice
Stanley, Cheryl; And Others – 1986
This is one of a series of annual reports which describe standardized test performance of elementary school pupils in the Houston Independent School District (HISD). Tests reported include the Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS) and the Texas Educational Assessment of Minimum Skills (TEAMS). In addition to achievement scores, this report contains…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Magnet Schools, Profiles, School Demography
Stanley, Cheryl; And Others – 1986
This document describes standardized test performance of pupils in secondary schools of the Houston Independent School District (HISD). Tests reported include the Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS) and the Texas Educational Assessment of Minimum Skills (TEAMS). In addition to achievement scores, this report contains information about the students,…
Descriptors: Magnet Schools, Profiles, School Demography, School Statistics
Peer reviewedGarofano, Anthony; Sable, Jennifer – National Center for Education Statistics, 2008
This report describes the characteristics of the 100 largest public elementary and secondary school districts in the United States and its jurisdictions. These districts are defined as the 100 largest according to the size of their student population. The information in this report was provided by state education agency officials to the National…
Descriptors: Public Schools, School Districts, School District Size, Institutional Characteristics
Glenn, Charles L. – Equity and Choice, 1987
Race desegregation in Massachusetts is a major enterprise. Desegregation realigns school assignments to bring together students from residential areas that are racially different to establish a truly "common school." Programs in specific towns and cities are detailed. (BJV)
Descriptors: Assignments, Black Students, Classroom Desegregation, Foreign Students
Wilkinson, David – 1990
Selected program evaluations through the GENeric Evaluation SYStem (GENESYS) of the Austin (Texas) Independent School District are reviewed. GENESYS, implemented in 1988-89, consists basically of a database methodology assessing the school system's longitudinal databases and a set of computer programs using the Statistical Analysis System (SAS) to…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Bilingual Education Programs, Computer Software, Data Collection
Stanley, Cheryl – 1989
This report evaluates the success of the magnet school program in the Houston (Texas) Independent School District for the 1987-88 school year. The following sections are included: (1) "Overview of the District"; (2) "History of Desegregation in Houston"; (3) "Development of Houston's Magnet School Program"; (4)…
Descriptors: Busing, Class Size, Compliance (Legal), Educational Opportunities
Stanley, Cheryl – 1990
This report evaluates the success of the magnet school program in the Houston (Texas) Independent School District for the 1988-89 school year. The following sections are included: (1) "Overview of the District"; (2) "History of Desegregation in Houston"; (3) "Development of Houston's Magnet School Program"; (4)…
Descriptors: Busing, Class Size, Compliance (Legal), Educational Opportunities
Lissitz, Robert W. – 1992
This report summarizes an assessment effort that began in the summer of 1990 and completed its first year in the summer of 1991. It is the initial stage of a longitudinal study that focuses on the academic achievement and attitudes of students in the St. Louis (Missouri) metropolitan court-ordered desegregation program administered by the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Data Collection, Desegregation Effects
