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• Gender Differences and Similarities in PISA 2003 Mathematics: A Comparison between the United States and Hong Kong

  1/1/09 - Liu, Ou Lydia, Wilson, Mark

  Differential gender performance in standardized mathematics assessment has long been a heated topic. Gender gaps of varied magnitude have been identified on large-scale assessments in the United States. To continue the investigation, this study examined male and female performance on the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2003 mathematics along four in-depth dimensions (strand, content topics, competency cluster, and item format). Furthermore, to identify the shared and...

• Gender Disparity in Science Education: The Causes, Consequences, and Solutions

  1/1/04 - Tindall, Tiffany, Hamil, Burnette

  Title IX of the 1972 Education Amendments prohibits sex discrimination in schools. However, research conducted since this time has consistently revealed that gender discrimination in schools remains, especially in the areas of science and mathematics. Girls are not receiving the same quality, or even quantity, of education as their male classmates. Over the past 20 years, a large body of international scholarly literature has developed to address gender disparity in science and science...

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  Guidelines for ensuring the technical quality of assessments affecting English language learners and students with disabilities: Development and implementation of regulations

  1/10/09 - Sato, E., Worth, P., Gallagher, C., Lagunoff, R., McKeag, H.

  The Guidelines provide research-based information on key issues relevant to the technical quality of assessments for English language learners (ELLs) and students with disabilities (SWDs). These guidelines reflect both syntheses of research and best/promising practices and include recommendations of resources for additional information on the technical quality of assessments for ELLs and SWDs. This is an evolving document, and will be updated periodically to incorporate new information and...

• Health Disparities and Gaps in School Readiness

  1/1/05 - Currie, Janet

  The author documents pervasive racial disparities in the health of American children and analyzes how and how much those disparities contribute to racial gaps in school readiness. She explores a broad sample of health problems common to U.S. children, such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, asthma, and lead poisoning, as well as maternal health problems and health-related behaviors that affect children's behavioral and cognitive readiness for school. If a health problem is to...

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  High school agenda: Who's doing what

  1/5/09 - Education Commission of the States,

  This document provides information on the projects, initiatives and products of ECS and other national education and policy organizations on the subject of high school improvement. It is designed to direct policymakers to various groups and resources that might be useful in developing and implementing effective high school policy, and highlight important resources for anyone concerned with improving high schools.

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  Investments in building citywide out-of-school-time systems: A six-city study

  1/30/09 - Cheryl Hayes, Christianne Lind, Jean Baldwin Grossman, Nichole Stewart, Sharon Deich, Andrew Gersick, Jennifer McMaken, Margo Campbell

  "To meet the growing demand for providing better out-of-school time opportunities to more children, a number of cities have been working to create OST “systems” – meaning, developing the coherent structures necessary to secure and maintain the needed leadership, information and other resources to deliver quality programs citywide. This new report – and a companion synopsis – analyzes the monetary and in-kind investments being made to pursue common strategies to develop such systems...

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  Investments in Building Citywide Out-of-School-Time Systems: A Six-City Study

  1/2/09 - Cheryl Hayes, Christianne Lind, Jean Baldwin Grossman, Nichole Stewart, Sharon Deich, Andrew Gersick, Jennifer McMaken, Margo Campbell

  This report is the last in a series funded by The Wallace Foundation and developed by P/PV and The Finance Project to document the costs of out-of-school-time (OST) programs and the city-level systems that support them. The report examines the development of OST systems in six cities across the country and summarizes the strategies and activities commonly pursued, their associated investments and options for financing such system-building efforts. These findings can provide OST stakeholders...

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  Issue Brief: Connecting Child Health and School Readiness

  1/12/09 - Charles Bruner

  This issue brief describes research and practice that documents the broad role for the health system in improving children’s healthy development and school readiness. Bruner also explains how policies can help ensure that young children receive preventive and developmental health care; establish links between child health, early learning, early intervention and family support systems; and improve the environments in which children live.

• More Than One Gap: Dropout Rate Gaps Between and Among Black, Hispanic, and White Students

  1/1/07 - Carpenter Ii, Dick M., Ramirez, Al

  The achievement gap, traditionally measured by test scores, also can be documented by dropout behavior. Examining dropout behavior among Black, White, and Hispanic students, with a particular focus on gaps within groups and not just between Whites and minorities, shows a clearer picture of the achievement gap. The results of our study show multiple achievement gaps both between and within groups, ultimately concluding that within-group gaps were often more significant than gaps between...

• More than one gap: Dropout rate gaps between and among Black, Hispanic, and White students

  1/1/08 - Carpenter, Dick M., II, Ramirez, Al

  The achievement gap, traditionally measured by test scores, also can be documented by dropout behavior. Examining dropout behavior among Black, White, and Hispanic students, with a particular focus on gaps within groups and not just between Whites and minorities, shows a clearer picture of the achievement gap. The results of our study show multiple achievement gaps both between and within groups, ultimately concluding that within-group gaps were often more significant than gaps between...

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  National Profile on Alternate Assessments Based on Alternate Achievement Standards. A Report From the National Study on Alternate Assessments

  1/5/09 - Cameto, R. , Knokey, A.-M. , Nagle, K., Sanford, C. , Blackorby, J., Sinclair, B., Riley, D.

  This report summarizes national level findings from the document analysis and data verification activities for the 2006-07 school year across the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

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  On the front lines of schools: Perspectives of teachers and principals on the high school dropout problem

  1/5/09 - Bridgeland, J., Diulio, J., & Balfanz, R.

  This report has documented a mix of hopeful views and challenging statistics concerning how, and how well, those on the front lines of America's schools -- teachers and principals -- understand the nation's high school dropout crisis. Teachers and administrators in public high schools recognize there is a dropout problem, know they are confronted with daunting challenges in classrooms and in schools, and express strong support for reforms to address high dropout rates. Yet, less than...

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  PK-3 Education: Programs and Practices that Work in Children’s First Decade

  1/5/10 - Arthur Reynolds , Katherine Magnuson , Suh-Ruu Ou

  In this report, we review the knowledge base on the effectiveness of PK-3 intervention programs and practices for young children making the transition to school. Our coverage includes extended early childhood interventions, preschool programs, full-day kindergarten, reduced class sizes in the early grades, parent involvement, instructional practices, and school transitions (mobility). We also document new findings on PK-3 programs and practices from the Early Childhood Longitudinal...

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  Practical guidelines for the education of English language learners: Research-based recommendations for serving adolescent newcomers.

  1/5/09 - Francis, D. , Rivera, M., Lesaux, N., Kieffer, M., Rivera, H.

  Book 2 of 3: TThis book, released in October 2006, is the second in a series of three Practical Guidelines for the Education of English Language Learners. This document was written primarily for the group of ELLs who are adolescent newcomers to the United States and who have a relatively short period of time in which to simultaneously develop academic language skills and master grade-level content. It provides evidence-based recommendations for policymakers, administrators, and teachers in...

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  Practical guidelines for the education of English language learners: Research-based recommendations for the use of accomodations in large scale assessments.

  1/5/09 - Francis, D., Rivera, M. , Lesaux, N., Kieffer, M., Rivera, H.

  Book 3 of 3: This book, released in October 2006, is the third in a series of three Practical Guidelines for the Education of English Language Learners. NCLB has increased awareness of the academic needs and achievement of ELLs as schools, districts, and states are held accountable for teaching English and content knowledge to ELLs. ELLs present a unique set of challenges to educators because of the central role played by academic language proficiency in the acquisition and assessment of...

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  Principal preparedness to support students with disabilities and other diverse learners: A Policy Forum proceedings document

  1/1/10 - Paula Burdette

  "Based on the importance of principals’ roles in supporting students with disabilities and other diverse learners, Project Forum at the National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE), in collaboration with LeadScape1, held a policy forum on this topic as part of its cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)."