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Peer reviewedBickel, Robert; Spatig, Linda – Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless, 1999
Details evaluation of the West Virginia site of a federally-funded program to maintain early achievement gains viewed as crucial in alleviating poverty-linked social distress. Notes that the Post-Head Start Transition evaluation showed no achievement gains. Asserts that findings provide no support for a general policy of early and continuing…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Context Effect, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention
Howley, Craig; Bickel, Robert – American School Board Journal, 2002
Schools and districts with large number of economically disadvantaged students are likely to have higher average test scores if both are smaller. Larger school sizes, up to a reasonable limit, improve average test scores in affluent communities. Achievement among larger schools in larger districts shows the strongest relationship with…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Economically Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
