ERIC Number: ED508259
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2009-Aug-12
Pages: 60
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Supplemental Education Services under No Child Left Behind: Who Signs up, and What Do They Gain? Working Paper
Heinrich, Carolyn J.; Meyer, Robert H.; Whitten, Gregory W.
Urban Institute (NJ1)
Schools that have not made adequate yearly progress in increasing student academic achievement are required, under No Child Left Behind (NCLB), to offer children in low-income families the opportunity to receive supplemental educational services (SES). In research conducted in Milwaukee Public Schools, the authors explore whether parents and students are aware of their eligibility and options for extra tutoring under NCLB, and who among eligible students registers for SES. Using the best information available to school districts, the authors estimate the effects of SES in increasing students' reading and math achievement. They find no average impacts of SES attendance on student achievement gains and use qualitative research to explore possible explanations for the lack of observed effects. Appendices include: (1) Supplemental Education Services Evaluation Focus Group Protocol; and (2) Milwaukee Public Schools 2006-2007 Supplemental Education Services Student Survey. (Contains 8 tables and 19 notes.) [This paper was presented at the "NCLB: Emerging Findings Research Conference" at the Urban Institute, Washington, D.C. on August 12, 2009.]
Descriptors: Educational Indicators, Federal Programs, Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Low Income, Federal Legislation, Supplementary Education, Parent School Relationship, Parent Student Relationship, Focus Groups, Student Surveys, Perception, Eligibility, Public Schools, Tutoring, Enrollment, Qualitative Research, Educational Improvement, Achievement Gains, Reading Achievement, Mathematics Achievement
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Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Milwaukee Public Schools, WI.
Authoring Institution: Urban Institute
Identifiers - Location: United States; Wisconsin
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: No Child Left Behind Act 2001
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
What Works Clearinghouse Reviewed: Does Not Meet Evidence Standards
WWC Study Page: https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/Study/82308