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Springer, Matthew G.; Pepper, Matthew J.; Ghosh-Dastidar, Bonnie – Journal of Education Finance, 2014
This study examines the effect of supplemental education services (SES) on student test score gains and whether particular subgroups of students benefit more from NCLB tutoring services. Our sample includes information on students enrolled in third through eighth grades nested in 121 elementary and middle schools over a five-year period comprising…
Descriptors: Supplementary Education, Scores, Achievement Gains, Tutoring
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Domina, Thurston; Ghosh-Dastidar, Bonnie; Tienda, Marta – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2010
The No Child Left Behind Act requires states to publish high school graduation rates for public schools; the U.S. Department of Education is currently considering a mandate to standardize high school graduation rate reporting. However, no consensus exists among researchers or policymakers about how to measure high school graduation rates. We use…
Descriptors: High Schools, Graduation Rate, Academic Persistence, Longitudinal Studies
Springer, Matthew G.; Pepper, Matthew J.; Ghosh-Dastidar, Bonnie – Urban Institute (NJ1), 2009
This study examines the effect of supplemental educational services (SES) on student test score gains and whether particular subgroups of students benefit more from No Child Left Behind (NCLB) tutoring services. The sample used includes information on students enrolled in 3rd through 8th grades nested in 121 elementary and middle schools over a…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Middle Schools, Federal Legislation, Academic Achievement