Second-generation Latinx immigrant students in middle school and high school may experience language and reading barriers in education resulting from their cultural upbringing. This study examined the language and reading scores of 2,107 bilingual dominant second-generation Latinx youth participants enrolled in 8th and 9th grade in the states of…

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between student perceptions of a "good reader" and their reading performance. A total of 100 students (grades 1-8) who attended an after-school program for low-income youth completed the Student Perceptions of a Good Reader Scale (SPGRS) that includes two subscales:…

Background: To examine levels of reading self-efficacy in college students and further understand sources that foster reading self-efficacy at the postsecondary level, there is a need for a valid scale that can be used for college student populations. Methods: In Phase 1, 160 items were generated and reviewed by a panel of experts and a group of…

This study examined a professional development (PD) intervention that provided kindergarten-through third-grade teachers with drama-based pedagogy to improve student reading achievement. The PD consisted of collaboration between teaching artists and teachers to integrate drama into English language arts instruction for a school year. Twenty-six…

As parents, communities, educators, and policymakers continue to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on student learning in America, many have turned to recently released results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). NAEP measures what students know and what they can do in several tested subjects, including reading,…

The purpose of this study was to examine the efficacy of Imagine Learning's MyPath program on student mathematics and reading achievement growth. This study examined achievement growth trajectories of kindergarten students in one suburban Midwestern district in the 2022-23 school year. NWEA MAP mathematics and reading scores served as the main…

Learning to read is essential, especially for our youngest learners, as the foundational skills for learning to read can determine the future success of our students. The disruptions to learning from the COVID-19 pandemic have affected education. Researchers are still working to understand the depth of learning loss students have experienced.…

Civil, informed debate is essential for any healthy democracy. This is truer than ever judging from the often uncivil, fact-free public discourse one sees too often on television and social media. But does participation in formal debate training improve educational outcomes? While policy debaters historically have come from high-income public…

English Language Arts (ELA) test scores have declined since the 2020 COVID-19 virus caused schools and districts in the United States and around the world to shut down for substantial periods of time. School and district leaders and teachers across the country are working to increase ELA achievement. In this generic qualitative research study,…

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, schools were forced to close their doors and alternative learning environments had to be established (Wyse et al., 2020). Most districts addressed this issue by creating virtual learning environments (Kaffenberger, 2021). The creation, adoption, and navigation of this new virtual environment created a plethora of…

This study investigated the relationship between reading skills and math achievement among high school students in the Central Delta Areas of Mississippi. The data sources included Reading skills measured by English II Criterion Reference Test (CRT) scores and Algebra I CRT scores from the Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP) for the…

Under the "Every Student Succeeds Act," states and local school districts have more flexibility to design and implement teacher evaluation systems; however, very few studies have empirically examined the issue of localization of teacher evaluation policies. This study draws on longitudinal, mixed-methods evidence from school districts in…

The purpose of this quantitative causal-comparative study was to examine if, and to what extent, there is a difference between students who participated in Career Technical Education (CTE) and students that participate in GE delivery models on academic achievement, while controlling for the demographic variables of gender (male or female),…

This causal-comparative quantitative study investigated the effects of dual-language immersion programs on reading and math achievement for non-English learner (EL) students that qualify for free/or reduced lunch status. The purpose of the study was to explore if dual-language programs are effective for non-EL students that qualify for free/or…

This retrospective cohort study explores the effect of STEM integrated instruction on student academic outcomes in elementary reading and mathematics. Teachers and students in a Middle Tennessee suburban school district participated in this study to analyze these relationships. The two participating schools were similar in demographics and were…