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A Half Century of Student Progress Nationwide: First Comprehensive Analysis Finds Broad Gains in Test Scores, with Larger Gains for Students of Color than White Students
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Shakeel, M. Danish; Peterson, Paul E. – Education Next, 2022
Has the achievement of U.S. students improved over the past half century? Have gaps between racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups widened or narrowed? These and similar questions provoke near-constant conversation. But answers are uncertain, partly because research to date has yielded inconsistent findings. In this article, the authors bring…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Racial Differences, Ethnicity
Charter Schools Show Steeper Upward Trend in Student Achievement than District Schools: First Nationwide Study of Trends Shows Large Gains for African Americans at Charters
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Shakeel, M. Danish; Peterson, Paul E. – Education Next, 2021
The number of charter schools grew rapidly for a quarter-century after the first charter opened its doors in 1992. But since 2016, the rate of increase has slowed. Is the pause related to a decline in charter effectiveness? To find out, the authors tracked changes in student performance at charter and district schools on the National Assessment of…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Student Characteristics, Educational Trends, Trend Analysis
States Raise Proficiency Standards in Math and Reading
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Peterson, Paul E.; Ackerman, Matthew – Education Next, 2015
Since No Child Left Behind (NCLB) was enacted into federal law in 2002, states have been required to test students in grades 3 through 8 and again in high school to assess math and reading achievement. The federal law also asks states to establish the performance level students must reach on the exams in order to be identified as…
Descriptors: State Standards, Reading Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Language Proficiency
U.S. Students from Educated Families Lag in International Tests
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Hanushek, Eric A.; Peterson, Paul E.; Woessmann, Ludger – Education Next, 2014
This article describes the grim sentiments from the U.S. Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, when reviewing the poor results from the U.S. performance on the 2012 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA). He noted a straightforward and stark picture of educational stagnation--that fifteen-year-olds in the U.S. today are average in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Science Achievement, Reading Achievement
Meeting of the Minds
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Howell, William; West, Martin; Peterson, Paul E. – Education Next, 2011
Democrats and Republicans in Washington, D.C., are more polarized today than they have been in nearly a century. Among the general public, party identification remains the single most powerful predictor of people's opinions about a wide range of policy issues. Given this environment, reaching consensus on almost any issue of consequence would…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Merit Pay, Neighborhoods, Charter Schools
For-Profit and Nonprofit Management in Philadelphia Schools
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Peterson, Paul E.; Chingos, Matthew M. – Education Next, 2009
The federal law No Child Left Behind (NCLB) requires states to "restructure" any school that fails for six years running to make Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) toward full proficiency on the part of all students by the year 2014. The law provides a number of restructuring options, including turning over the school's management to a…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, School Restructuring, School Administration, Educational Improvement