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Direct linkMartinez-Garcia, Cynthia; Slate, John R. – Education and Urban Society, 2012
In this study, the researchers examined the five most recent years of data (2003-2004 through 2007-2008) from the Academic Excellence Indicator System of the State of Texas regarding new teachers on elementary school campuses. We examined the extent to which differences were present between elementary school campuses with the highest new teacher…
Descriptors: Campuses, Economically Disadvantaged, Elementary Schools, Educational Indicators
Download full textWilkins, Chuck; Rolfhus, Eric; Hartman, Jenifer; Brasiel, Sarah; Brite, Jessica; Howland, Noelle – Regional Educational Laboratory Southwest (NJ1), 2012
Many students graduate from high school unprepared for the rigorous reading required in entry-level college and career work. This brief builds on a recent report (Wilkins et al. 2010) that used the Lexile measure (a method for measuring the reading difficulty of prose text and the reading capability of individuals) to estimate the proportion of…
Descriptors: High School Students, Grade 11, Public Education, College English
Martinez-Garcia, Cynthia; Slate, John R. – Current Issues in Education, 2010
We examined the five most recent years of data (2003-2004 through 2007-2008) from the Texas Academic Excellence Indicator System regarding new teachers employed at high school campuses. We specifically focused on the extent to which differences were present between high school campuses with the highest new teacher percentages and high school…
Descriptors: High Schools, Economically Disadvantaged, Minority Groups, Academic Achievement
Marrero, Otoniel – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between five factors: teacher efficacy, teacher beliefs, cultural responsive classroom management, cultural awareness, and cultural sensitivity among African American, European American and Hispanic American elementary school teachers. The five factors were part of eight factors originating…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, African American Teachers, African American Students, Urban Schools
Ikegulu, T. Nelson – Online Submission, 2009
The present research study has shown that minority and non-minority students taught by black and white teachers in a southeastern school district in the state of Texas understood more mathematical concepts and knowledge when taught by teachers of their own ethnic background. The present investigation is relevant because it sought to either refute…
Descriptors: Multiple Regression Analysis, Academic Achievement, Economically Disadvantaged, Minority Group Children
Strategies for Closing the Gap: Predicting Student Performance in Economically Disadvantaged Schools
Tajalli, Hassan; Opheim, Cynthia – Educational Research Quarterly, 2005
This study, assumes the significance of socioeconomic status (SES) or input factors in explaining achievement, and considers the impact of other "process" variables, that is, factors over which schools have some control. Using the Texas Academic Excellence Indicator System (AEIS) data, it examines these variables to determine the…
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, Secondary Schools, Economically Disadvantaged, Institutional Characteristics
