Browsing by Subject "Education -- Evaluation"
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The Achievement Gap, Proficiency & The Kentucky Education Reform Act
This paper will provide an in-depth analysis of the U.S.'s most extensive state education reform, the Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA), and assess its impact on student achievement. In a 1991 Kentucky Office of Education ... -
An application of the Satisfaction Paradox to Tracking & Attempts at Detracking in American Schools
Though official policies on tracking in America have been disbanded, underlying cultural and societal barriers unofficially maintain tracking habits. Scholars have credited these barriers as the underlying forces explaining ... -
A Bad Road Paved with Good Intentions: The Impact of No Child Left Behind on Poor and Minority Students
This paper considers NCLB's [No Child Left Behind] impact on the racial and income achievement gaps the law sought to narrow. It will also explain how, in some ways, NCLB may have actually worked to harm the struggling ... -
The Effect of After-School Programs on Low-Income Students
This paper argues for the benefits of educational after-school programs in the lives of low-income students. By providing tutoring, assistance with homework, and recreational activities, these programs can help to improve ... -
Financial Education as a Means of Reducing Poverty
Low-income families face many barriers to financial well-being. It is necessary that these barriers be addressed, or they will continue to prevent financial stability. There are many issues that plague low-income families, ... -
The Key to the Future: Educational Funding in Alabama
In order to understand fully the effects of poverty on education, a detailed study of the state's taxation system must be undertaken. The regressiveness of Alabama's tax structure guarantees that equal opportunity will not ... -
Understanding Summer Learning Loss: Why low-income children need effective summer programming
The evidence presented in this paper clearly defines the magnitude of summer learning loss, and hypothesizes how family, parent, and home-life characteristics can play a major role in students' summer learning loss. Though ...