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A Multi-Level Analysis of Upper Elementary Students' Performance on the STAAR Reading Exam: Comparing Growth Trajectories of Rural and Non-Rural School Districts
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Tang, Shifang; Wang, Zhuoying; Sutton-Jones, Kara L. – Educational Studies, 2023
We examined student reading achievement in rural and non-rural school districts in Texas. Our research questions probed the improvement in student performance over time, differences in the number of students achieving at different performance levels, and the impact of district-level characteristics on reading achievement. Through quantitative…
Descriptors: Hierarchical Linear Modeling, Elementary School Students, Achievement Tests, Reading Tests
Turnaround Success: An Exploratory Study of Three Middle Grades Schools That Achieved Positive Contextual and Achievement Outcomes Using the Schools to Watch I3 Project
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Flowers, Nancy; Begum, Shahana; Carpenter, Dawn M. H.; Mulhall, Peter F. – RMLE Online: Research in Middle Level Education, 2017
This article presents the results of a study examining the highest implementers of the Schools to Watch (STW): School Transformation Network Project, and the impact the project had on their teaching/learning practices and outcomes. The project was funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Investing in Innovation (i3) grant program and was…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, School Turnaround, Outcomes of Education, Academic Achievement