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Causes and Effects of School Segregation in Connecticut

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 1d

Complete report Residential segregation in Connecticut—and the subsequent educational segregation—persists due to ongoing racial discrimination, current town zoning ordinances, and school district boundaries. This report explores the role local zoning commissions and boards of education (BOEs) play in the continued segregation of Connecticut’s school districts. It examines statewide data and then

U.S. Department of Education Releases 2017-18 Civil Rights Data Collection

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 1d

xx The U.S. Department of Education’s (Department) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) today released the 2017-18 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC). This data, which are self-reported by 17,604 public school districts and 97,632 public schools and educational programs, have been collected and published biennially by OCR since 1968. The CRDC is a universal collection of data related to OCR’s civil rig

Immigrant-Origin Students Enrolled in Colleges and Universities

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 1d

The face of U.S. higher education is changing. College and university students are more likely to come from immigrant families than in the past, and they are more likely to be racial and ethnic minorities. Immigrants and the children of immigrants have driven 58 percent of the growth in post-secondary enrollment between 2000 and 2018, the Migration Policy Institute (MPI) finds in a first-of-its-k

Education, Employment, and Earnings Expectations of Ninth-Graders

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 1d

xx In 2016, a majority of the cohort of 2009 ninth-grade students expected to complete at least a bachelor’s degree. Overall, the cohort’s median expected earnings were $60,000 a year by the time they reach age 30. Approximately 96 percent of cohort members rated job security as equal to or more important than salary. A new Statistics in Brief, Education, Employment, and Earnings: Expectations of

Questionable research supports reinstating state accountability systems have not improved student achievement or closed achievement gaps over the last decade.

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 1d

A four-part series on accountability from Bellwether Education Partners explores school accountability systems from several different angles: their historical roots, their theory of change, and their impact on student outcomes, as well as the effect of COVID-related school closures on testing and accountability. These publications, collectively entitled, Making Next Year Count: Equity in School A

OCT 14

Only 7% of US school districts in poorer, ethnic minority populations to reopen this fall

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 2d

Policymakers face a dilemma over restarting lessons while protecting pupils from coronavirus SHARE PRINT E-MAIL US schools in poor districts with large non-white student populations are less likely to reopen fully this academic year, according to a major new study published in the peer-reviewed Journal of School Choice . The data suggests race and deprivation are significant factors influencing e

Postsecondary Graduation Rates, Outcome Measures, Student Financial Aid, and Admissions.

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 2d

About 21 percent of first-time full-time students who enrolled in 2-year institutions in 2013 graduated within two years (100 percent of normal time), according to new postsecondary data. However, that rate jumped to 39 percent when the time for graduation was extended to four years (200 percent of normal time). The National Center for Education Statistics released a set of web tables today (Octo

OCT 13

National Analysis of Suspension Data: Disturbing Disparities Among Racial Groups

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 3d

Providing a comprehensive analysis of the previously reported 11 million instructional days lost to out-of school suspensions in 2015-16, new research by the Center for Civil Rights Remedies at the UCLA Civil Rights Project details deeply disturbing disparities and demonstrates how the frequent use of suspension contributes to stark inequities in the opportunity to learn. The report, Lost Opportu

OCT 12

A New Preschool Education Program Combining Parent and Child Interventions

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 4d

This study presents the results of a novel early childhood intervention in which disadvantaged 3-4-year- old children were randomized to receive a new preschool and parent education program focused on cognitive and non-cognitive skills (CogX) or to a control group that did not receive preschool education. In addition to a typical academic year (9 month) program, the authors also evaluated a short

OCT 07

Automatic enrollment yields big dividends in children's early learning program

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 9d

Duke study shows automatic enrollment, paired with option to opt-out, is highly effective at boosting parents' participation DUKE UNIVERSITY Research News SHARE PRINT E-MAIL IMAGE: AUTOMATIC 

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