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Reardon, Sean F.; Kalogrides, Demetra; Ho, Andrew D. – Stanford Center for Education Policy Analysis, 2017
There is no comprehensive database of U.S. district-level test scores that is comparable across states. We describe and evaluate a method for constructing such a database. First, we estimate linear, reliability-adjusted linking transformations from state test score scales to the scale of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). We…
Descriptors: School Districts, Scores, Statistical Distributions, Database Design
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Smith, Theodore Scott; Manuel, Nancy; Stokes, Billy R. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
This study compared differences in diploma and graduation dropout rates among students with and without disabilities, analyzed differences in various graduation-types by disabilities, and offered recommendations to improve graduation rates through evidence-based practices. The geographic catchment area of this study was limited to twelve Southern…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Evidence, Outcomes of Education, Geographic Regions