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Tipton, Elizabeth; Spybrook, Jessaca; Fitzgerald, Kaitlyn G.; Wang, Qian; Davidson, Caryn – Educational Researcher, 2021
As a result of the evidence-based decision-making movement, the number of randomized trials evaluating educational programs and curricula has increased dramatically over the past 20 years. Policy makers and practitioners are encouraged to use the results of these trials to inform their decision making in schools and school districts. At the same…
Descriptors: Randomized Controlled Trials, Educational Research, Institutional Characteristics, Participant Characteristics
Carpenter, Dick M., II – Institute for Justice, 2007
This document describes the flaws in an October 2007 Wisconsin Policy Research Institute (WPRI) report on public school choice and parental involvement, "Fixing the Milwaukee Public Schools: The Limits of Parent-Driven Reform." Because the report claims that public school choice and parental involvement have little effect on student…
Descriptors: School Choice, Public Schools, Private Schools, Urban Schools
Cohen, Michael P. – 1988
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) of the National Center for Education Statistics collects data from all sections of postsecondary education. For less-than-two-year institutions, the IPEDS collects data on fall enrollment, completions (earned awards and certificates), etc., from all public institutions in that category and…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Databases, Estimation (Mathematics)