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Direct linkWu, Mei-Jiun – Teachers College Record, 2013
Background/Context: Recently emerged with the implementation of the California's Public Schools Accountability Act of 1999 and the NCLB Act of 2001 is an increase in the number of education production function studies estimating the relationship between educational inputs and APIs. While the majority of past research on California school…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Student Characteristics, Demography, Educational Resources
Ryan, Barbara A. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Beginning with the No Child Left Behind federal legislation, states were required to use data to monitor and improve student achievement. For high schools, the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education chose End of Course Exams (EOC) to demonstrate levels of student achievement. The policy changed from school choice of paper-pencil…
Descriptors: Federal Government, Testing, Grade Point Average, Predictor Variables
Malin, Joel R.; Lubienski, Christopher – Current Issues in Education, 2013
The success of some advocacy organizations in advancing their preferred policies despite questionable evidence of the effectiveness of these policies raises questions about what contributes to successful policy promotion. We hypothesize that some education-focused organizations are advancing their agendas by engaging media, with individuals who…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Opinions, Expertise, Policy Analysis
