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McCormick, Rachel; Harvill, Eleanor; Mendez, Jacqueline; Shea, Meghan – Abt Associates, 2021
This technical appendix supports the "New Mexico Charter School Study: Findings Report," providing detailed information on statistical methods and results. The document includes: (1) Overview of Study Design; (2) Charter School Lottery Study; and (3) Dual Language and Charter School Matching Study. The Charter School Lottery Study…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Admission (School), Selective Admission, Bilingual Education
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Kitmitto, Sami; Levin, Jesse; Betts, Julian; Bos, Johannes; Eaton, Marian – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2016
In recent decades, magnet schools have become a way for districts to provide school choice. Magnet schools are one of the many options provided to parents so that they can select a school to meet their children's educational needs and interests. After a short gap in federal grants for magnet school implementation, Congress established the current…
Descriptors: Magnet Schools, Academic Achievement, Elementary Schools, Educational Change
Ayscue, Jennifer B. – Civil Rights Project / Proyecto Derechos Civiles, 2013
Maryland, as one of 17 states that had de jure segregation, has an intense history of school segregation. Following the 1954 Brown decision, school districts across the state employed various methods to desegregate their schools, including mandatory busing in Prince George's County, magnet schools in Montgomery County, and a freedom of choice plan…
Descriptors: School Desegregation, School Segregation, Racial Segregation, Magnet Schools
Stanley, Cheryl – 1982
A questionnaire survey of parents and students in the Houston (Texas) Independent School District (HISD) sought their assessment of the magnet schools program started by HISD in 1975 to comply with a court desegregation order. Respondents included 1,310 parents (of 20,000 surveyed) and 8,675 elementary and secondary students (of 12,000 surveyed).…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Magnet Schools, Parent Attitudes
Providence School Dept., RI. – 1978
As part of a plan for the development of neutral site magnet schools in Providence, twenty-four individual neighborhoods are profiled in a series of charts and tables which provide demographic, economic, housing, and social service and crime data. The information provided includes ethnic composition, age breakdowns, educational level, income,…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Demography, Desegregation Plans, Economic Status
Massachusetts State Dept. of Education, Quincy. Bureau of Equal Educational Opportunity. – 1986
This examination of parent choice among public schools in Massachusetts begins with an expanded version of remarks made by C. L. Glenn to the Board of the National Education Association describing the parent choice options available in Massachusetts and the ways in which they have developed. Approximately four of five minority students in…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment, Free Choice Transfer Programs, Magnet Schools
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
Massachusetts State Board of Education, Boston. – 1983
This is the first of a series of planned studies undertaken (by court order) by the Massachusetts State Board of Education in order to monitor the progress toward desegregation in the Boston Public Schools. This volume includes the reports produced by department staff in areas monitored, together with selected statistical and other information…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, College School Cooperation, Compliance (Legal), Conflict Resolution
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Sable, Jennifer; Young, Beth Aronstamm – National Center for Education Statistics, 2003
This publication provides descriptive information about the 100 largest school districts in the United States. Almost one in every four public school students in this nation is served by one of these large districts. They are distinguished from the average district by characteristics, in addition to sheer size, such as pupil-teacher ratios, high…
Descriptors: Public Schools, School Districts, Elementary Schools, Secondary Schools
Research Services, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 2008
The purpose of this document is to present, in summary fashion, statistical information on the status of public education in Miami-Dade County. Information is provided in the areas of organization, educational programs and services, achievement, and other outcomes of schooling. Also included are multi-year statistics on student population,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Profiles, Public Schools, Public Education
Research Services, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 2007
The purpose of this document is to present, in summary fashion, statistical information on the status of public education in Miami-Dade County. Information is provided in the areas of organization, educational programs and services, achievement, and other outcomes of schooling. Also included are multi-year statistics on student population,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Profiles, Public Schools, Public Education
Research Services, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 2006
The purpose of this document is to present, in summary fashion, statistical information on the status of public education in Miami-Dade County. Information is provided in the areas of organization, educational programs and services, achievement, and other outcomes of schooling. Also included are multi-year statistics on student population,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Profiles, Public Schools, Public Education
Research Services, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 2005
The purpose of this document is to present, in summary fashion, statistical information on the status of public education in Miami-Dade County. Information is provided in the areas of organization, educational programs and services, achievement, and other outcomes of schooling. Also included are multi-year statistics on student population,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Profiles, Public Schools, Public Education