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Gandhi, Allison Gruner; Slama, Rachel; Park, So Jung – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2016
Over the past twenty years, efforts to turn around low-performing schools have increasingly become a central component of federal and state education policy agendas. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the impact of the Wraparound Zones Initiative (WAZ), a program supported by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education…
Descriptors: Holistic Approach, Academic Achievement, Attendance Patterns, Academic Persistence
Fede, Jessica L. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This research investigation examined the effects of "GO Solve Word Problems" math intervention on problem-solving skills of struggling 5th grade students. In a randomized controlled study, 16 5th grade students were given a 12-week intervention of "GO Solve", a computer-based program designed to teach schema-based instruction…
Descriptors: Intervention, Program Effectiveness, Word Problems (Mathematics), Grade 5
Center on Education Policy, 2009
This year the Center on Education Policy analyzed data on the achievement of different groups of students in two distinct ways. First, it looked at grade 4 test results to determine whether the performance of various groups improved at three achievement levels--basic and above, proficient and above, and advanced. Second, it looked at gaps between…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Low Income, American Indians, African American Students