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How Do Test Scores at the Floor and Ceiling Affect Value-Added Estimates?

Resch, Alexandra; Isenberg, Eric - Mathematica Policy Research - 2014

Some educators are concerned that students with test scores at the bottom or top of the test score distribution will negatively affect the value-added estimates of teachers of those students.

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Selection Bias in College Admissions Test Scores.

Clark, Melissa; Rothstein, Jesse; Schanzenbach, Diane … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2007

Data from the two leading college admissions testsâ€”the SAT and the ACTâ€”can provide a valuable measure of student achievement, but bias resulting from the nonrepresentativeness of test takers is an important concern. The authors take advantage of a policy reform in Illinois that...

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Setting the Stage: The Importance of Informal Child Care in California (Issue Brief)

Thomas, Jaime; Boller, Kimberly; Johnson, Cleo Jacobs; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2015

€™s Children, Families, and Communities program. …

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Data Tables for FACES 2009 Report. Getting Ready for Kindergarten: Children's Progress During Head Start

Klein, Ashley Kopack; Aikens, Nikki; West, Jerry; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2013

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Head Start Children Go to Kindergarten.

West, Jerry; Malone, Lizabeth; Hulsey, Lara; Aikens, Nikki - Mathematica Policy Research - 2010

, completed one or two years in the program, and attended kindergarten the year after completing Head Start. Head Start children …This report describes the group of children who first entered Head Start in fall 2006 either as a 3- or 4- year old … make progress in important school readiness skills over the course of their time in Head Start and in the kindergarten year …

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The Economic Rationale for Investing in Children: A Focus on Child Care

Paulsell, Diane - Mathematica Policy Research - 2001

Discussion about the extent to which the government could and should invest in the child care market has increased among policymakers. This report summarizes a conference convened by ASPE to engage a multidisciplinary group of economists, developmental psychologists, child care researchers, and...

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Child Care and Early Education Arrangements of Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers: 2001

Mulligan, Gail M.; Brimhall, DeeAnn; West, Jerry; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2005

This report is the latest in a National Center for Education Statistics series on young childrenâ€™s nonparental care … arrangements and educational program participation. It presents the most recent data available for children under the age of six …, taken from the 2001 administration of the Early Childhood Program Participation Survey, National Household Education Surveys …

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Leading the Way: Characteristics and Early Experiences of Selected Early Head Start Programs.

Kisker, Ellen Eliason; Love, John M.; Raikes, Helen; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 1999

This publication, the first major report on the Early Head Start national evaluation, focuses on early implementation experiences and tells the story of the 17 programs that helped launch the first nationwide program for low-income infants and toddlers.

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Impact Evaluation of Burkina Faso's BRIGHT Program.

Levy, Dan; Sloan, Matt; Linden, Leigh; Kazianga, Harounan - Mathematica Policy Research - 2009

The BRIGHT program was designed to improve the educational outcomes of children in Burkina Faso. It focused on girls in …

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Going Beyond Test Scores: Evaluating Charter School Impact on Educational Attainment in Chicago and Florida.

Booker, Kevin; Sass, Tim R.; Gill, Brian; Zimmer, Ron - Mathematica Policy Research - 2008

Unlike past charter school studies focused on student achievement, the authors analyzed the relationship between attendance and educational attainment in charter high schools. They found that these schools in Florida and Chicago had substantial positive effects on both high school completion and...

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