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Kurtz, Holly; Lloyd, Sterling; Harwin, Alex; Guo, Beilei – Editorial Projects in Education, 2022
The disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic produced new challenges for students and schools. Many students missed out on academic content and faced social isolation during remote learning. After-school activities may be one option for assisting students and providing educational or social-emotional support as they recover lost ground. But…
Descriptors: After School Programs, National Surveys, COVID-19, Pandemics
Scrimgeour, Meghan – Wake County Public School System, 2023
The Wake County Public School System's AIG 2019-22 Plan is designed to meet the academic, intellectual, social, and emotional needs of gifted and advanced learners with a focus on providing equitable access to AIG programming. To examine progress towards achieving the plan's goals, a descriptive study utilizing a variety of data sources was…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Gifted Education, Equal Education, Minority Group Students
Alliance for Excellent Education, 2018
This fact sheet finds that most states are shirking their responsibilities around two of ESSA's most important provisions for historically underserved groups of students: including student subgroups in school ratings and the definitions used to identify schools for targeted support. Is your state one of them?
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Accountability
Shaw-Amoah, Anna; Lapp, David; Kim, Dae – Research for Action, 2020
The scarcity of teachers of color (TOCs) in Pennsylvania has been well-documented. In 2018, Research for Action (RFA) reviewed the literature on the benefits of teachers of color for all students and highlighted barriers, strategies, and initiatives in "Patching the Leaky Pipeline: Recruiting and Retaining Teachers of Color in…
Descriptors: Diversity (Faculty), Disproportionate Representation, Public School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education
Afterschool Alliance, 2021
Getting more young people engaged in STEM is essential in part because jobs in STEM continue to grow at rates double those of non-STEM professions. Providing greater opportunities for STEM learning isn't just about preparing the future workforce. As the world continues to rely more and more on technology, everyone will require a greater level of…
Descriptors: After School Programs, STEM Education, Barriers, Equal Education
Malzahn, Kristen A.; Trygstad, Peggy J.; Banilower, Eric R.; Hayes, Meredith L.; Blessing, Michelle E. – Horizon Research, Inc., 2020
In 2018, the National Science Foundation supported the sixth in a series of surveys through a grant to Horizon Research, Inc. (HRI). This series of studies has been known as the National Survey of Science and Mathematics Education (NSSME). Although not designed primarily as an equity study, the 2018 NSSME+ provides data on some indicators of the…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Access to Education, Mathematics Education, Educational Quality
Goldhaber, Dan; Kane, Thomas J.; McEachin, Andrew; Morton, Emily – National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER), 2022
In this paper, we use NWEA MAP test data to examine variation in students' achievement and growth during the pandemic across multiple dimensions. Consistent with prior evidence, we find that students' test scores in fall 2021, on average, were substantially below historic averages. Moreover, the average scores of students of color, students…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, COVID-19, Pandemics, Tests
Kurtz, Holly; Lloyd, Sterling; Harwin, Alex; Chen, Victor; Furuya, Yukiko – Editorial Projects in Education, 2019
In the spring of 2019, the EdWeek Research Center conducted a survey of more than 1,200 K-12 gifted and talented teachers and coordinators to learn more about how districts and schools define, identify, serve, and instruct students in gifted and talented programs. A major objective was to gain a better understanding of the extent to which…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Equal Education, Disproportionate Representation, Screening Tests
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Regional Educational Laboratory Midwest, 2021
The "Effect of Discipline Reform Plans on Exclusionary Discipline Outcomes in Minnesota" study examined the use of exclusionary discipline practices by Minnesota local education agencies from 2014/15 through 2018/19 and the extent to which the creation of discipline reform plans by identified local education agencies was associated with…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Suspension, Expulsion, Discipline
Trygstad, Peggy J.; Malzahn, Kristen A.; Banilower, Eric R.; Plumley, Courtney L.; Bruce, Anna D. – Horizon Research, Inc., 2020
In 2018, the National Science Foundation supported the sixth in a series of surveys through a grant to Horizon Research, Inc. (HRI). This series of studies has been known as the National Survey of Science and Mathematics Education (NSSME). The 2018 NSSME+ was designed to provide up-to-date information and to identify trends in the areas of teacher…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Educational Quality, Science Education, Low Income Students
White, Karen; Rotermund, Susan – National Science Foundation, 2019
This report provides a portrait of K-12 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education in the United States. It examines pre-college mathematics and science learning and how that learning affects postsecondary and career outcomes. It also compares U.S. student performance with that of other nations. Data sources include the…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, STEM Education, Postsecondary Education, Career Readiness
Houston Independent School District, 2021
The "Texas State Plan for the Education of Gifted/Talented Students" (Texas State Plan) represents the accountability plan for measuring the performance of districts in providing state-mandated services to students identified as gifted/talented (G/T). The State Board of Education approved revisions in July 2019. The Texas State Plan…
Descriptors: Gifted Education, Academically Gifted, Talent Development, Program Evaluation
Houston Independent School District, 2019
According to Section 29.123 of the Texas Education Code, the "Texas State Plan for the Education of Gifted/Talented Students" (G/T) forms the basis of program accountability for state-mandated services for G/T students. In the Houston Independent School District, G/T students were served through one of two program designs: Board-approved…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Gifted Education, Academically Gifted, Talent Development
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Regional Educational Laboratory Northwest, 2021
These are the appendixes for the report "Alaska Native Students as English Learner Students: Examining Patterns in Identification, Classification, Service Provision, and Reclassification." The study sought to inform Alaska stakeholders about the identification, classification, service provision, and reclassification patterns of Alaska…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, English Language Learners, Language Proficiency, Indigenous Populations
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O'Conner, Rosemarie; Porowski, Allan; Passa, Aikaterini – Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic, 2014
This study of Maryland State Department of Education data on K-12 public school students in Maryland for 2009/10, 2010/11, and 2011/12 examines whether exclusionary discipline (suspension and expulsion) is given out in a way that has a disproportionate impact on Black and other racial/ethnic minority students relative to White students, and on…
Descriptors: Disproportionate Representation, Minority Group Students, Special Education, Suspension
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