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Direct linkJez, Su Jin; Wassmer, Robert W. – Education and Urban Society, 2015
As schools aim to raise student academic achievement levels and districts wrangle with decreased funding, it is essential to understand the relationship between learning time and academic achievement. Using regression analysis and a data set drawn from California's elementary school sites, we find a statistically significant and positive…
Descriptors: Time Factors (Learning), Academic Achievement, Time on Task, Elementary School Students
Veland, Jarmund; Bru, Edvin; Idsøe, Thormod – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2015
The roles of parental monitoring and support (parenting styles) as mediators of the relationship between socio-economic status (SES) and perceived inclusion in school were studied in a sample of 7137 Norwegian primary and secondary school pupils aged between 10 and 16 years. To study whether additional social disadvantages moderated the…
Descriptors: Role, Parenting Styles, Secondary School Students, Elementary School Students
Download full textWilliams, Janelle; Torian, Sarah – Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2015
Casey has invested in several southwest Atlanta communities for more than 10 years. This report explores how race and community of residence continue to create barriers that keep the city's kids, particularly those of color, from reaching their full potential. The report highlights three key areas that support or thwart children's healthy…
Descriptors: Barriers, Racial Discrimination, Disadvantaged Environment, Educational Experience
Utah State Office of Education, 2015
The 2014 cohort report includes: (1) State Federal Four-Year Cohort Rates; and (2) Federal Four-Year Graduation Rates by District and School. [For the 2013 report, see ED591123.]
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Dropout Rate, Federal Legislation, Racial Differences
Anders, Jake – Sutton Trust, 2015
While the issue of access to the professions is relatively well understood, there is limited understanding of the impact of entrants' backgrounds on success once in graduate employment. The research looks at the way social background continues to influence graduate pay and career progression once in professional employment. Key findings include:…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Economically Disadvantaged, Socioeconomic Background, Salary Wage Differentials
Bicknell, Brenda; Young-Loveridge, Jenny – Teaching and Learning Research Initiative, 2015
This project built on previous research showing that insufficient numbers of children reach expected levels of achievement in mathematics. Maori, Pasifika, and students from lower decile schools are particularly disadvantaged. Young children should be given equitable opportunities to develop their mathematical thinking, particularly in all…
Descriptors: Multiplication, Division, Young Children, Mathematical Concepts
Gill, Tim – Cambridge Assessment, 2015
This report looks at the provision of General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) and International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) subjects in England in 2014. In this report the level of provision is presented by different school classifications: school type, school attainment, school gender, school size and school…
Descriptors: Exit Examinations, Secondary School Students, College Entrance Examinations, Foreign Countries
Bell, Christian M. – Online Submission, 2015
A sample of Austin Independent School District prekindergarten students showed growth from Fall 2014 to Spring 2015 on a nationally normed test for receptive vocabulary. These results were found for students in a Head Start program as well as those not in Head Start.
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Federal Programs, School Districts
Reform Support Network, 2015
Teachers are the single most important school-based factor affecting student achievement. In many places, however, the most effective teachers are not working with the students who need them the most. On average, disadvantaged students have less access to effective teaching than other students. This paper will explore strategies to provide…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Equal Education, Teacher Placement, Disadvantaged Schools
Parveva, Teodora; Horváth, Anna; Krémó, Anita; Sigalas, Emmanuel; Monseur, Christian – Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency, European Commission, 2020
This report provides an overview of education structures and policies that influence equity in school education. It connects these system-level features to student performance in international student assessment surveys (PISA, PIRLS and TIMSS). Looking at 42 European education systems, the report identifies which policies and structures are…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Educational Policy, Cross Cultural Studies, Educational Practices
Gilpin, Ansley; Mennen, Ferol; Pakulak, Eric; Sommer, Teresa Eckrich; Dwyer, Kathleen M.; Cannon, Erin; Bell, Theodore; Boxmeyer, Caroline; Chase-Lansdale, P. Lindsay; Chor, Elise; DeCaro, Jason; Dela Cruz, Kenn Lacsamana; Giuliano, Ryan; Gomsrud, Melissa; Karns, Christina; Klein, Scott; Lochman, John; Longoria, Zayra; Molina, Abigail Palmer; Monro, William; Neville, Helen; O'Neil, Lauren; Reynolds, Mary Margaret; Sabol, Terri J.; Sclafani, Marisa; Tighe, Lauren A. – Administration for Children & Families, 2020
This brief introduces four research projects testing promising interventions funded under the Head Start University Partnerships (HSUP): Dual-Generation Approaches1 grant program. Two-generation approaches are typically designed to address problems associated with poverty by combining child-focused services with adult-focused services. Head Start…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Preschool Education, Early Intervention, Childhood Needs
Garcia, Ivonne; Grossman, Jean Baldwin; Herrera, Carla; Linden, Leign L. – MDRC, 2020
Too many talented students who go to under-resourced schools do not achieve their full potential. Though they may perform very well relative to their classmates, these students do not receive the same kinds of academically challenging opportunities throughout their educational journey as do their counterparts in better-resourced public and private…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Program Effectiveness, Grade 5, Grade 6
Education Trust-Midwest, 2020
Over the last decade, the State of Michigan Public Education Report has marked annually Michigan's progress and performance based on important data-driven measures and outcomes. This year, for the 2020 report, The Education Trust-Midwest (ETM) reports on these important measures while also noting the unprecedented moment in which Michigan, the…
Descriptors: Public Education, Educational Change, Best Practices, Educational Quality
Sasser, Tyler R.; Bierman, Karen L. – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2012
The aim of this study was to examine co-variation in the development of self-regulatory skills evident in pre-kindergarten and evaluate the implications of that variation for school adjustment in kindergarten and first grade. Measures of self-regulatory skill development included: direct assessments of EF (executive function) (e.g., Peg Tapping,…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Youth, Student Adjustment, Grade 1
Ni, Yongmei – Educational Policy, 2012
This article investigates how Michigan's charter school policy influences the composition of students by race and socioeconomic status in urban traditional public schools. Using 2 years of student-level data in Michigan' urban elementary and middle schools, the dynamic student transfers between charter schools and TPSs are analyzed through a…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Charter Schools, Middle Schools, Disadvantaged Schools
