PubHub - Education Reports

Transforming America's Primary Education System for the 21st Century

2012-05-30

Publisher: Foundation for Child Development
Published: March 2012
Highlights, in slides, the need to transform early childhood education; evidence of the effectiveness of a pre-K-to-third-grade program with aligned standards, curricula, instruction, and assessment; and its implementation to date.
Funder(s): Evelyn & Walter Haas, Jr. Fund
Subject(s): Children and Youth; Children and Youth, Early Childhood; Elementary and Secondary Education

Challenged From the Start: Stories of Student Perseverance and Determination in California's Community Colleges

2012-05-29

Publisher: Campaign for College Opportunity
Published: March 2012
Shares ten students' experiences overcoming obstacles to college success and completion, including severe shortages in course offerings, support services, and financial aid and bureaucratic difficulties. Calls for greater investment and policy reform.
Funder(s): Evelyn & Walter Haas, Jr. Fund, Ford Foundation, James Irvine Foundation, Lumina Foundation for Education, Rappaport Family Foundation, State Street Foundation
Subject(s): Higher Education; Higher Education, Access/Cost; Education

Defunding Higher Education: What Are the Effects on College Enrollment?

2012-05-28

Publisher: Public Policy Institute of California
Author(s): Johnson, Hans P.
Published: May 2012
Examines the effects of the state's higher education spending cuts on enrollment rates of eligible, highly prepared students at the University of California, California State University, and California Community Colleges systems. Outlines implications.
Funder(s): Donald Bren Foundation, James Irvine Foundation
Subject(s): Higher Education; Higher Education, Access/Cost; Public Affairs

2012 School Report Card

2012-05-21

Publisher: Excellent Schools Detroit
Published: February 2012
Ranks elementary, middle, and high schools — including public, charter, and private schools — in the Detroit area by neighborhood, based on reading and math test scores averaged over a three-year period.
Funder(s): Skillman Foundation
Subject(s): Elementary and Secondary Education; Elementary and Secondary Education, School Reform; Education

Preschool and School Readiness: Experiences of Children With Non-English-Speaking Parents

2012-05-16

Publisher: Public Policy Institute of California
Author(s): Cannon, Jill S.; Alison Jacknowitz; Lynn A. Karoly
Published: May 2012
Examines gaps in school readiness among low-income children, especially those in immigrant and linguistically isolated families; the type of early care and education they receive; and the need for targeted center-based preschool programs to close gaps.
Funder(s): David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Evelyn & Walter Haas, Jr. Fund
Subject(s): Children and Youth; Children and Youth, Early Childhood; Education

A New Measure of Educational Success in Texas

2012-05-16

Publisher: National Center for Higher Education Management Systems
Published: February 2012
Analyzes the percentage of Texas public school students starting eighth grade in 1996-98 who enrolled in higher education after high school graduation and who attained a postsecondary certificate or degree within six years by race/ethnicity and gender.
Funder(s): Houston Endowment, Inc.
Related Organization(s): Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Subject(s): Higher Education; Elementary and Secondary Education; Minorities

Atlanta Civic Site: Climbing the Ladder of Reading Proficiency

2012-05-14

Publisher: Annie E. Casey Foundation
Published: May 2012
Describes the Dunbar Learning Complex, designed collaboratively to serve children living in poverty through best practices, research and evaluation, family empowerment, and a focus on health and community. Reviews initial impact after two years.
Funder(s): Annie E. Casey Foundation
Subject(s): Children and Youth; Children and Youth, Early Childhood; Elementary and Secondary Education

Funding Formulas for California Schools III: An Analysis of Governor Brown's Weighted Pupil Funding Formula

2012-05-14

Publisher: Public Policy Institute of California
Author(s): Rose, Heather; Jon Sonstelie; Margaret Weston
Published: May 2012
Outlines the policy priorities of the weighted pupil funding formula proposed in the state's 2012-13 budget. Analyzes the revenue districts with high percentages of disadvantaged students would receive compared to other districts and 2010-11 allocations.
Funder(s): Silver Giving Foundation, Stuart Foundation
Subject(s): Elementary and Secondary Education; Public Affairs

How Would Programs Rate Under California's Proposed Quality Rating and Improvement System?: Evidence From Statewide and County Data on Early Care and Education Program Quality

2012-05-14

Publisher: RAND Corporation
Author(s): Karoly, Lynn A.; Gail L. Zellman
Published: May 2012
Examines how the state's licensed early childcare and education providers would rate according to the proposed system based on ratio and group size, teaching and learning, family involvement, staff education and training, and program leadership.
Funder(s): David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Subject(s): Children and Youth; Children and Youth, Early Childhood; Education

The Rise of Fractional Scholarship

2012-05-11

Publisher: Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Author(s): Arbesman, Samuel; Jon Wilkins
Published: May 2012
Highlights trends in fractional scholarship — a distributed approach to part-time research and scholarship, for example, in the form of "citizen science" and crowdsourcing. Proposes an institution to harness the potential of unused expertise.
Funder(s): Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Subject(s): Higher Education; Science/Technology; Science/Technology, Internet