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Gottfried, Michael; Kirksey, J. Jacob; Fletcher, Tina L. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2022
Teachers of color increase school success for students of color. Yet, little attention has been paid to whether school attendance behaviors also increase from same race and ethnicity matches. To address this, our study used administrative data provided by a California high school district for the school years 2014 to 2018. We explored student…
Descriptors: High School Students, High School Teachers, Student Characteristics, Teacher Characteristics
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Zimmer, Ron W.; Guarino, Cassandra M. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2013
A major concern among opponents to charter schools is whether these schools will serve all students. Some have raised concerns that charter schools will "push out" low-achieving students in hopes of improving the schools' academic profile while minimizing costs by educating fewer challenging students. In this article, we use data…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Low Achievement, Urban Schools, Traditional Schools
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Gottfried, Michael A. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2009
The literature on school absences has focused predominantly on the reasons for student truancy, or it has assessed only aggregate student absences in their effect on achievement. However, this study brings forth a new issue: the relationship between types of absences--excused versus unexcused--and school performance. With a quantitative model of…
Descriptors: Truancy, Standardized Tests, Mathematics Tests, Attendance Patterns