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Parent Involvement Toolkit--Making the Most of Parent Involvement Data: Improving Quality and Enhancing Understanding
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Lammert, Jill; Moore, Hadley; Bitterman, Amy – IDEA Data Center, 2018
This toolkit is designed to assist states as they plan for and carry out their efforts to collect, report, analyze, and use high-quality parent and family involvement data. It defines key concepts; offers guidance on ways to improve the quality of the collection, analysis, and use of parent and family involvement data; and provides resources and…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Family Involvement, Data Collection, Data Analysis
Identifying Evidence-Based Special Education Interventions from Single-Subject Research
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Freeman, Jennifer; Sugai, George – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2013
Special educators are required to use evidence-based academic and behavioral interventions in their classrooms (U.S. Department of Education, 2010). No rigorous and comprehensive database currently exists to support educators. Within the field of special education, single-subject research is the primary research methodology (Horner, Carr, Halle,…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Special Education Teachers, Evidence
Recovery Act: Increasing the Public's Understanding of What Funds Are Being Spent on and What Outcomes Are Expected. Report to the Republican Leader, U.S. Senate. GAO-10-581
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US Government Accountability Office, 2010
A hallmark of efforts to implement the $862 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) is to be transparent and accountable about what the money is being spent on and what is being achieved. To help achieve these goals, recipients are to report every 3 months on their award activities and expected outcomes, among other…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Public Agencies, Federal Programs, Accountability
The Validity of Probability Samples in Research on Deafness
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Crain, K. L.; Kluwin, T. N. – American Annals of the Deaf, 2006
This article addresses the problem of small nonprobability samples in research in the education of the deaf and hard of hearing in the face of a current and increasing emphasis on "scientifically based research" as required by recent No Child Left Behind (NCLB) federal legislation. The authors examine the gains and losses in information…
Descriptors: Partial Hearing, Recruitment, Probability, Federal Legislation
Proceedings of the Conference on Inclusion Guidelines and Accommodations for Limited English Proficient Students in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (Washington, D.C., December 5-6, 1994).
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August, Diane, Ed.; McArthur, Edith, Ed. – 1996
This report presents the results of a working meeting to provide guidance to staff at the National Center for Education Statistics on: (1) establishing guidelines for inclusion of limited-English-proficient (LEP) students in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), field tests, research, and development; (2) modifications in the…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Federal Regulation, Identification
Review of Two Studies on College Athlete Graduation Rates (GAO/PEMD-85-9).
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Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1985
Two studies are reviewed to determine their relevance to proposed legislation (H.R. 2620) concerning athletic scholarships. The review was conducted at the request of U.S. Representative James J. Howard who proposed the bill. H.R. 2620 would require colleges to graduate at least 75% of their scholarship athletes within 5 years in order for…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Athletes, College Freshmen, College Graduates