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A Study of the Effect of Talent Search on Secondary and Postsecondary Outcomes in Florida, Indiana, and Texas
Constantine, Jill; Seftor, Neil; Martin, Emily Sama; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2006
Low-income students and students whose parents have not attended college typically are less likely than middle- and upper-income students to complete high school and attend college, and are thus less likely to reap the benefits of attending college. In 1965, Congress established the Talent...
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National Evaluation of Early Reading First
Jackson, Russell; McCoy, Ann; Pistorino, Carol; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2007
The Early Reading First program provided grants that were designed to enhance teacher practices, instructional content, and classroom environments in preschools to ensure that young children, especially those from low-income families, start school with the skills needed for academic success....
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Child Care and Early Education Arrangements of Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers: 2001
Mulligan, Gail M.; Brimhall, DeeAnn; West, Jerry; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2005
This report is the latest in a National Center for Education Statistics series on young children’s nonparental care …, taken from the 2001 administration of the Early Childhood Program Participation Survey, National Household Education Surveys … (household income and mothers’ education and employment status), as well as by poverty status and geographic region or …
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Identifying Alternative Certification Programs for an Impact Evaluation of Teacher Preparation
Mayer, Daniel P.; Decker, Paul T.; Glazerman, Steven; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2003
A heated debate exists over the effectiveness of a teacher preparation approach called “alternative certification.†Alternative certification programs offer a means for bachelor’s degree holders to become a teacher of record, with far less training than required by traditional...
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The Teacher-Student Data Link Project: Three Lasting Accomplishments
Jewell, Cassie Pickens; Hallgren, Kristin; Wissel, Sarah - Mathematica Policy Research - 2014
In 2010, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation invited five states and three pilot districts in each state to participate in the Teacher-Student Data Link (TSDL) project. Mathematica developed a report presenting findings from 2011, the project’s first year of implementation. Building on...
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The Effects of "Girl-Friendly" Schools: Evidence from the BRIGHT School Construction Program in Burkina Faso (Journal Article)
Kazianga, Harounan; Levy, Dan; Linden, Leigh L.; Sloan, Matt - Mathematica Policy Research - 2013
This article evaluates a program that constructed high quality “girl-friendly†primary schools in Burkina Faso. After 2.5 years, the program increased enrollment by 19 percentage points and increased test scores by 0.41 standard deviations. Girls’ enrollment increased by 5...
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Enriching the Home Environment of Low-Income Families in Colombia: A Strategy to Promote Child Development at Scale
Attanasio, Orazio; Grantham-McGregor, Sally; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2013
This article outlines how a home visiting intervention in Colombia, delivered at scale through partnering with existing social welfare systems, successfully increased the variety of play materials and play activities in economically disadvantaged households with young children. The study shows...
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Children's Progress During the 2010-2011 LAUP Year
Xue, Yange; Atkins-Burnett, Sally; Moiduddin, Emily; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2012
This issue brief describes children's development in the Los Angeles Universal Preschool program during 2010–2011. English-proficient students showed significant growth in early literacy skills from fall to spring, with their mean scores exceeding the national average. However, their...
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The Equity Project Charter School: Impacts on Student Achievement
Furgeson, Joshua; McCullough, Moira; Wolfendale, Clare; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2014
This report describes The Equity Project (TEP) charter school’s instructional and personnel strategies, examines the characteristics and attrition rates of TEP students, and measures TEP’s impacts on student achievement during the school’s first four years of operation.
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Teacher and Principal Value-Added: Research Findings and Implementation Practices
Lipscomb, Stephen; Teh, Bing-ru; Gill, Brian; Chiang, Hanley - Mathematica Policy Research - 2010
This report summarizes research findings and implementation practices for teacher and principal value-added models (VAM) as a first step in the Team Pennsylvania Foundation’s pilot project to inform the development of a full, statewide model evaluation system. The report selected 21...
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