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Direct linkMac Iver, Martha Abele; Wills, Kellie; Cruz, Anna; Mac Iver, Douglas J. – Education and Urban Society, 2022
This study evaluates a "nudge letter" to parents intervention designed to reduce chronic absenteeism among students in one urban district. Using a regression discontinuity design (RDD), it estimates the impact of the intervention on improving student attendance. The forcing variable for the RDD was 2016-2017 attendance rate, with a…
Descriptors: Intervention, Letters (Correspondence), Parent Participation, Attendance
Harris, Donna M.; Kiyama, Judy Marquez – Education and Urban Society, 2015
This study documents the important role school and community-based programs have for sustaining the persistence of Latina/o high school students in an urban, low achieving school district. Consensus among student participants revealed these programs provided a safe space where students were able to develop "confianza" (mutual trust) with…
Descriptors: School Community Programs, Hispanic American Students, High School Students, Urban Schools
Huck, Jennifer L. – Education and Urban Society, 2011
Truancy has been identified as a risk factor of criminal behavior but results are mixed as to the best means to reduce this school-based concern. The Truancy Prevention Initiative has been implemented in New Orleans post-Hurricane Katrina under the direction of the Recovery School District to reduce levels of truancy, increase graduation rates,…
Descriptors: Evidence, Truancy, Crime, Graduation Rate
Yeh, Stuart S. – Education and Urban Society, 2006
Critics of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) suggest that the effects of state-mandated testing are primarily negative, causing teachers to narrow the curriculum and drill students on tested material. However, the implementation of assessment programs that provide rapid diagnostic information about student progress may allow teachers to prepare…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Federal Legislation, Test Results, Testing
Masci, Frank J.; Stotko, Elaine M. – Education and Urban Society, 2006
The Professional Immersion Master of Arts in Teaching (ProMAT) program is a cooperative venture between Johns Hopkins University and Montgomery County (Maryland) Public Schools, a large school district that has experienced increased urbanization. This graduate-level teacher preparation program provides candidates with extensive internship…
Descriptors: School Districts, Program Evaluation, Partnerships in Education, Public Schools
Peer reviewedTurnbull, Brenda J. – Education and Urban Society, 1984
Discusses the power that local school districts and schools exert over the eventual success or failure of state government initiatives. Analyzes three major hurdles that reform efforts must surmount at the district and school levels: affecting classroom instruction; eliciting a commitment of local resources; and becoming integrated into other…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education, Integrated Curriculum, Program Effectiveness
Peer reviewedArchambault, Francis X., Jr. – Education and Urban Society, 1979
One problem raised by minimum competency testing is the search for effective means of remediating the learning problems of students failing the competency exams. Local school districts must rely on currently existing programs, particularly ESEA Title I programs, which have been shown to have had a limited impact on student progress in the past.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Educational Finance, Minimum Competency Testing
