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Heinrich, Carolyn J.; Darling-Aduana, Jennifer – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2021
Recent increases in high school graduation rates have been linked anecdotally to online course-taking for credit recovery. Online course-taking that supports high school completion could open opportunities for postsecondary education pursuits. Alternatively, poorer quality online instruction could diminish student learning and discourage…
Descriptors: Online Courses, High School Students, High School Graduates, College Attendance
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Huck, Carla – NABE Journal of Research and Practice, 2021
For the last two decades, graduation rates have been one of the key metrics used to evaluate school effectiveness under federal law, with the goal of ensuring that all students receive a high-quality education. Researchers have found, however, that policies intended to optimize this accountability measure can have undesirable consequences for…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Policy Analysis, Equal Education, Educational Opportunities
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Callahan, Rebecca M.; Jiang, Lei; Núñez, Anne-Marie – Educational Policy, 2023
Although current and former English Learner (EL) or "ever-EL" students comprise one of the fastest-growing K-12 populations, we still know relatively little about the factors that influence their college-going. Using Perna's seminal college-going model as a launching point, we propose a policy-driven empirical approach to explore how…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Educational Policy, Public Policy, State Policy
Woodworth, Katrina; Chow, Kirby; Chen, Wei-Bing; Anderson, Leslie M.; Butler, Alisha; Turnbull, Brenda; Brayboy, Bryan; Hirshberg, Diane – Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, US Department of Education, 2019
The Title VI Indian Education Formula Grants program represents the U.S. Department of Education's largest investment in addressing the unique academic and cultural needs of American Indian and Alaska Native children. The program is aimed at supporting services that (1) are responsive to the unique cultural, language, and educational needs of…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Grants, Educational Finance, Funding Formulas
Anderson, Leslie M.; Butler, Alisha; Woodworth, Katrina – Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, US Department of Education, 2019
This is the technical appendices for the report, "Implementation of the Title VI Indian Education Formula Grants Program." Three appendices are included. The appendices are: (1) Supplemental Exhibits; (2) Data Collection Instruments; and (3) Title VI Indian Student Eligibility Certification Form (ED 506 Form). [For "Implementation…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Grants, Educational Finance, Funding Formulas
Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, US Department of Education, 2019
Indian Education Formula Grants represent the U.S. Department of Education's largest investment in addressing the unique academic and cultural needs of American Indian and Alaska Native students. The program is aimed at supporting services that are responsive to the unique cultural, language, and educational needs of these students and help them…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Grants, Educational Finance, Funding Formulas