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Direct linkCostrell, Robert M. – Journal of School Choice, 2015
District costs for teachers' health insurance are, on average, higher then employer costs for private-sector professionals. How much of this is attributable to collective bargaining? This article examines the question using data from the National Compensation Survey (NCS) of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the state of Wisconsin. In…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Health Insurance, Teacher Employment Benefits, National Surveys
Download full textCahalan, Margaret; Goodwin, David – Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education, 2014
In January 2009, in the last week of the Bush Administration, the U.S. Department of Education (ED), upon orders from the departing political appointee staff, published the final report in a long running National Evaluation of Upward Bound (UB). The study was conducted by the contractor, Mathematica Policy Research. After more than a year in…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, College Readiness, Access to Education, Data Analysis
Gleason, Philip; Clark, Melissa; Tuttle, Christina Clark; Dwoyer, Emily – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2010
Adding to the growing debate and evidence base on the effects of charter schools, this evaluation was conducted in 36 charter middle schools in 15 states. It compares the outcomes of 2,330 students who applied to these schools and were randomly assigned by lotteries to be admitted (lottery winners) or not admitted (lottery losers) to the schools.…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Middle Schools, Urban Areas, Context Effect
Corrin, William; Somers, Marie-Andree; Kemple, James J.; Nelson, Elizabeth; Sepanik, Susan – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2008
This report presents findings from the Enhanced Reading Opportunities (ERO) study, a demonstration and evaluation of two supplemental literacy programs that aim to improve the reading comprehension skills and school performance of struggling ninth-grade readers. The report, which is the second of three, focuses on the second of two cohorts of…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Supplementary Education, Literacy, Grade 9
Corrin, William; Somers, Marie-Andree; Kemple, James J.; Nelson, Elizabeth; Sepanik, Susan – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2008
This document provides the executive summary of "The Enhanced Reading Opportunities Study: Findings from the Second Year of Implementation. NCEE 2009-4036." The full report presents findings from the Enhanced Reading Opportunities (ERO) study, a demonstration and evaluation of two supplemental literacy programs that aim to improve the…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Supplementary Education, Literacy, Grade 9
Walker, Karen – Education Partnerships, Inc., 2004
What are the advantages and disadvantages of weighted grading? The primary purpose of weighted grading has been to encourage high school students to take more rigorous courses. This effort is then acknowledged by more weight being given to the grade for a specified class. There are numerous systems of weighted grading cited in the literature from…
Descriptors: Grading, Weighted Scores, Evaluation Methods, Best Practices
