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Peer reviewedMcKnight, John H.; And Others – Journal of Research in Education, 1992
Refines the cohort survival method for projecting student enrollment. Tests its effectiveness with 30 Maine school districts. The refinement empirically searches for optimal values of number of years of history to use in averaging, weights to place on the ratios, and linear versus exponential distribution of weights across ratios. (SLD)
Descriptors: Cohort Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment Projections, Enrollment Trends
Download full textCasserly, Michael – Council of the Great City Schools, 2005
The Council of the Great City Schools has prepared this fifth edition of "Beating the Odds" ("Beating the Odds V)" to give the nation another look at how inner-city schools are performing on the academic goals and standards set by the states for our children. This analysis examines student achievement in math and reading through spring 2004. It…
Descriptors: Language Proficiency, Mathematics Achievement, Urban Schools, Expenditure per Student
