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A Time-Series Trend Analysis of Student Mobility Rates in the Eight Regions of Colorado
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Sophia K. Allmond – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Nationally, school divisions are examining data to address chronic absenteeism, identifying root causes of absenteeism and developing strategies to intervene to reduce student absenteeism. A data element often overlooked in school divisions' conversations about chronic absenteeism is the number of withdrawals and school transfers students make…
Descriptors: Attendance, Attendance Patterns, Student Mobility, Educational Trends
Rising School Attendance in Rural India: An Evaluation of the Effects of Major Educational Reforms
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Datta Gupta, Nabanita; Dubey, Amaresh; Simonsen, Marianne – Education Economics, 2018
We evaluate the impact of educational reforms starting from the mid-1990s in India on the school attendance rate of low-income rural children aged 6-14 compared to ineligible rural children, employing NSSO data from 1983 to 2004/2005. We estimate a triple difference model allowing for differential (linear) trends and find a positive causal effect…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Rural Areas, Social Class, Foreign Countries
The Condition of New York City High Schools: Examining Trends and Looking toward the Future. Data Brief
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Kemple, James J. – Research Alliance for New York City Schools, 2013
Until the turn of the 21st century, high school graduation rates in New York City hovered at or below 50 percent, much lower than state and national averages. There was widespread agreement about the need to reform the City's high schools and produce better results for students. This paper presents an independent analysis of how the high school…
Descriptors: High Schools, Trend Analysis, Educational Trends, Graduation Rate
The Condition of New York City High Schools: Examining Trends and Looking toward the Future. Technical Appendices
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Kemple, James J. – Research Alliance for New York City Schools, 2013
Until the turn of the 21st century, high school graduation rates in New York City hovered at or below 50 percent, much lower than state and national averages. There was widespread agreement about the need to reform the City's high schools and produce better results for students. These technical appendices presented in chart form, provide…
Descriptors: High Schools, Trend Analysis, Educational Trends, Graduation Rate
Philippines: Summary Report. Mapping out Disadvantaged Groups in Education. Asia-South Pacific Education Watch
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de Guzman, Sylvia – Asian-South Pacific Bureau of Adult Education, 2007
The Civil Society Network for Education Reforms (E-Net Philippines), a network of organizations pushing for Education for All, believes that years of underinvestment and neglect of the public education system have caused the country's dismal education performance. This critique provided a framework for engaging with DepEd and the Legislature,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Education, Access to Education, Educationally Disadvantaged
TIMSS 2003 International Mathematics Report: Findings from IEA's Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study at the Fourth and Eighth Grades
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Mullis, Ina V. S.; Martin, Michael O.; Gonzalez, Eugenio J.; Chrostowski, Steven J. – International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, 2004
The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2003 is the most recent in a very ambitious series of international assessments conducted in nearly 50 countries to measure trends in mathematics and science learning. The aim of TIMSS, the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study, is to improve the teaching and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 8, Grade 4, Mathematics Teachers