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Jamie M. Carroll; Douglas N. Harris; Anjana Nair; Emilia Nordgren – National Center for Research on Education Access and Choice, 2023
The National Longitudinal School Database (NLSD) comprises three files, making up a near-census of all schools and districts in the United States from school years 1990-91 to 2019-20. The three files are the Public School File, Private School File, and District File. As evident by the titles, the first two files report data at the school-level for…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Databases, School Statistics, Census Figures
Michael Gottfried; Lindsay Page; Danielle Edwards – EdResearch for Action, 2023
The EdResearch for Action "Overview Series" summarizes the research on key topics to provide K-12 education decision makers and advocates with an evidence base to ground discussions about how to best serve students. This overview brief discusses the causes and effects of chronic absenteeism and three tiers of evidence-based practices to…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Attendance, Student Needs, At Risk Students
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Regional Educational Laboratory West, 2021
This Study Snapshot highlights key findings from a study of principal retention rates to help leaders in Arizona, Nevada, and Utah better understand principal retention patterns in their state, so that their new statewide leadership support initiatives could identify areas where support could be most effective. With school systems facing an…
Descriptors: Principals, Labor Turnover, Persistence, School Districts
Cochran-Smith, Marilyn – Bank Street College of Education, 2006
Teacher shortages, like the one schools face today, are not new. Periodically over the last 50 years there were fewer teachers available than were needed, and the response was primarily to step up recruitment efforts and issue temporary teaching credentials to those without qualifications. Three things are new however: (1) The requirement that…
Descriptors: Poverty, Teacher Persistence, Educational Change, Teacher Effectiveness
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Beane, James; Lipka, Richard – Educational Leadership, 2006
Blaming unsatisfactory student achievement on the middle school concept is a case of mistaken identity. Too many middle schools have failed to fully implement the middle school concept. Based on statements from the Carnegie Council and the National Middle School Association, the middle school concept calls for improved academic achievement for all…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Academic Achievement, Early Adolescents, Instructional Program Divisions