Publications

Volume 19, Issue 2
May 25, 2022

This study examines the relationship between freshman year course failures and student demographic and programmatic groups.

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Volume 19, Issue 1
April 6, 2022

This study examines the relationship between building transitions on value0added growth for student racial and programmatic groups

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Volume 18, Issue 12
December 15, 2021

This study examines the Grade Point Averages (GPAs) of high school freshman in Arkansas and their relationship with later outcomes.

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Volume 18, Issue 11 
November 3 2021

This report is the first edition of the OEP awards for the 2020-21 academic year, highlighting top growing schools around the state based on the 2021 ACT Aspire assessments.

• High-Growth Elementary Schools based on performance on ACT Aspire exams
  • 2021 Elementary Growth Data Set
• High-Growth Middle Schools based on performance on ACT Aspire exams
  • 2021 Middle Growth Data Set
• High-Growth High Schools based on performance on ACT Aspire exams
  • 2021 High Growth Data Set
• Beating the Odds: High Growth Schools serving Low Income Communities
  • 2021 B.T.O Growth Data Set

Volume 18, Issue 9
May 12, 2021

This study assesses the effectiveness of gifted programs in Arkansas by leveraging student-level achievement and demographic data of students who scored at or above the 95th percentile on state assessments in third grade.

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