Measuring Middle School Achievement Trajectories for College Readiness

2021 ◽  
pp. 089590482110068
Author(s):  
Angela Johnson ◽  
Megan Kuhfeld ◽  
Gregory King
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
College Readiness ◽  
Low Income ◽  
School Achievement ◽  
School Level ◽  
Asian Students ◽  
Low Income Students ◽  
Academic Trajectories ◽  
Middle School Achievement ◽  
Achievement Trajectories

This study identifies students’ academic trajectories in the middle grades relative to a set of college readiness benchmarks. We apply math and reading college readiness benchmarks to rich longitudinal data for more than 360,000 students across the nation. Student-level and school-level demographic characteristics significantly predict academic trajectories. Compared to White and Asian students, higher proportions of Black and Hispanic student are always off-track throughout middle school. Among students who started 6th grade on track, being male, Black, Hispanic, and attending schools with a higher percentage of low-income students are positively associated with falling off track.

¡Sí se Puede en Colaboración! Increasing College Placement Rates of Low-income Students

2011 ◽  
Vol 113 (7) ◽  
pp. 1435-1476
Author(s):  
Matthew Militello ◽  
Jason Schweid ◽  
John Carey
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High Schools ◽  
College Readiness ◽  
Low Income ◽  
The United States ◽  
Intervention Strategies ◽  
Low Income Students ◽  
College Board ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
College Application

Background/Context Today we have moved from the debate of student opportunity to post-secondary educational setting to 100% access. That is, today's high school settings have been charged with preparing “college ready” graduates. Educational policy has leveraged mandates and sanctions as a mechanism to improve college placement rates, especially in high schools with a high percentage of low-income students. However, little empirical evidence exists to assist us in understanding how college readiness is actualized for low-income students. Focus of Study The purpose of this study was to identify specific strategies that schools employ to raise college application and attendance rates for low-income students. Research Design This study investigated 18 College Board Inspiration Award winning or honorable mention high schools across the United States. Phone interviews with all 18 schools informed the selection of five case study high schools. Data collection included interviews and observations with high school educators, parents, students, and other community members. Findings In this study, we describe evidence within and across the five case schools using a framework that was generated from the first phase of this study. These schools effectively improved college readiness by developing collaborative practices around: (1) Program Management, (2) External Partnerships, (3) Leadership, (4) College-focused Intervention Strategies, (5) Achievement-oriented School Culture, (6) Parental Outreach, (7) Systemic, Multileveled Intervention Strategies, (8) Use of Data, (9) Development and Implementation of Inclusive School Policies, and (10) Routinizing or Offloading Routine or Mundane Tasks. Conclusions/Implications This study operationalizes what effective practices look like in high schools with low-income students. The findings move beyond normative models to be implemented across sites to illustrations of exemplar practices that can guide collaborative efforts to enact the specific tasks necessary to improve college readiness for students.

Can Regression Discontinuity Help Answer an Age-Old Question in Education? The Effect of Age on Elementary and Secondary School Achievement

2009 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Justin Smith
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Low Income ◽  
School Achievement ◽  
School Outcomes ◽  
Older Students ◽  
Low Income Students ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Writing Tests ◽  
Effect Of Age ◽  
Related Skill

Abstract Single-date school entry systems create large age differences between children in the same grade. Older students have been shown in the literature to outperform younger students along many elementary school outcomes, and some post-schooling outcomes. Little evidence exists about the size of these advantages in high school. Data from British Columbia, Canada are used to estimate the effect of age on test scores in grades 4, 7, and 10. I estimate that older students still have a sizable skill advantage in grade 10 across numeracy, reading, and writing tests. The advantage is strongest for girls and low-income students. The results suggest a certain degree of permanence to age related skill differences, which may spill over and affect adult outcomes.

School Administration Manager: Redefining the Principal's Role as an Instructional Leader

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-142
Author(s):  
Zhaohui Sheng ◽  
Lora Wolff ◽  
Lloyd Kilmer ◽  
Stuart Yager
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Instructional Leadership ◽  
School Administration ◽  
Focus Group Interview ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
School Achievement ◽  
Instructional Leader ◽  
School Level ◽  
Principal's Role ◽  
The Impact

In response to an increasing emphasis on instructional leadership and school achievement, the School Administration Manager (SAM) model was introduced as a change strategy to release principals from managerial responsibilities so that more time can be devoted to instructional leadership. The study collected and analyzed survey and focus group interview data to evaluate the impact of SAMs on principals’ management and instructional leadership. In addition, the study examined if school level (elementary or middle school) affects the impact of SAMs. Results illustrate SAMs have a positive impact on management and instructional leadership and the impact was stronger at the middle school level.

scholarly journals Support System for Determination of Low-Income Students Scholarship (BSM) with Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS)

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Abdul Azis ◽  
Bagus Adhi Kusuma ◽  
Alfika Maselia
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Data Storage ◽  
Support System ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
System Development ◽  
Ideal Solution ◽  
Low Income Students ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Order Preference

Muhammadiyah 3 Middle School in Purwokerto is the school that organizes the Low-Income Students Scholarship (BSM) program every first semester held in each new school year. During this time, processing student data and other equipment have been processed with manual calculations, as well as data storage using only Microsoft Excel. In selecting ranking, it still uses paper. The paper calculation on the selection of BSM recipients in the previous year is often lost and hard to find already needed, also there is no particular system for processing the data so that the subjective method is still needed by relying trusts on personal. The purpose of this study is the creation of a Decision Support System (DSS) application for Determining Low-Income Students Scholarship (BSM) using the Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) method at Muhammadiyah 3 Middle School in Purwokerto so that the selection process of Low-Income Students Scholarship (BSM) can be used. So that it is right on target to students who are entitled to BSM and can store data safely. The system development method used is a waterfall.

scholarly journals Impact of Voucher Design on Public School Performance: Evidence from Florida and Milwaukee Voucher Programs

2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 349-394 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajashri Chakrabarti
Keyword(s):  
School Performance ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Strong Support ◽  
School Level ◽  
Failing Schools ◽  
Low Income Students ◽  
Difference In Differences ◽  
Estimation Strategy ◽  
Voucher Program ◽  
The U.S

Abstract This article compares two alternative voucher designs implemented in the U.S. The Milwaukee program was a “voucher shock” program that made low-income students eligible for vouchers. The Florida program was an accountability-tied voucher program that faced failing schools with “threat of vouchers” and stigma. In the context of a formal theoretical model, the study argues that the threatened schools will improve under the Florida-type program and this improvement will exceed that of the corresponding treated schools under the Milwaukee-type program. Using school-level scores from Florida and Wisconsin, and a difference-in-differences estimation strategy in trends, it then finds strong support in favor of these predictions.

scholarly journals Class and the Classroom: The Role of Individual- and School-Level Socioeconomic Factors in Predicting College Students’ Academic Behaviors

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-65
Author(s):  
Cari Gillen-O’Neel ◽  
Emily C. Roebuck ◽  
Joan M. Ostrove
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
High School ◽  
High Schools ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Family Income ◽  
School Context ◽  
School Level ◽  
Low Income Students ◽  
Academic Behaviors

This study examines how, for emerging adults attending residential colleges, family incomes and the socioeconomic status (SES) composition of high schools are jointly associated with academic behaviors in college. Using a one-time survey, daily surveys, and additional data collection on high school SES composition, this study measured 221 college students’ (17–25 years old) SES backgrounds and academic behaviors. Findings indicated that three academic behaviors (study time, in-class engagement, and help-seeking) were predicted by an interaction between family income and high school context. Among students who attended high schools that serve many low-income students, higher family income was significantly associated with more beneficial academic behaviors in college; among students who attended high schools that serve few low-income students, there was no association between family income and academic behaviors. Results indicate that colleges may need to be especially prepared to support students from lower income families who matriculated from lower SES high schools.

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