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Porter, Kristin E.; Balu, Rekha – MDRC, 2016
Education systems are increasingly creating rich, longitudinal data sets with frequent, and even real-time, data updates of many student measures, including daily attendance, homework submissions, and exam scores. These data sets provide an opportunity for district and school staff members to move beyond an indicators-based approach and instead…
Descriptors: Models, Prediction, Statistical Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education
Weiss, Michael J.; Mayer, Alexander; Cullinan, Dan; Ratledge, Alyssa; Sommo, Colleen; Diamond, John – MDRC, 2014
Community colleges play a vital role in higher education, enrolling more than one in every three postsecondary students. While the market share of these institutions has grown over the past 50 years, students' success rates remain low. Consequently, community college stakeholders are searching with mounting urgency for strategies that increase…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Urban Schools, Control Groups