Publications
Policy Briefs
An Examination of School Transition on Value-Added Growth in Arkansas
Volume 19, Issue 2
April 6, 2022
In this brief, we examine the relationship between building transitions and grade-level value-added growth scores for student racial and programmatic groups.
Examining Academic Growth by Student Population
Volume 19, Issue 1
February 2, 2022
In this brief, we examine school-level value-added growth scores for student racial and programmatic groups.
Examining Arkansas’ Ninth-Grade GPAs and Long Term Outcomes
Volume 18, Issue 8
December 15, 2021
In this brief, we examine Arkansas’ students’ ninth-grade GPAs and their relationship to high school graduation and college enrollment.
A Longitudinal Study of Gifted Status and Academic Growth
Volume 18, Issue 7
May 12, 2021
This brief assesses the relationship between being identified as gifted and academic growth among students who scored at or above the 95th percentile on state assessments in third grade.
Does the Timing of Money Matter? A Case Study of the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship
Volume 18, Issue 6
February 17, 2021
This report investigates how the scholarship influenced student outcomes for Current Achievers, who were already enrolled in college at the time the money was distributed. This report also highlights whether GPA, credit-accumulation, and graduation rates vary depending on which year of college students were in when they received funding.
Investigating Outcomes for English Language Learners in Arkansas Better Chance (ABC) Pre-K
Volume 18, Issue 5
January 27, 2021
This brief reports the results of an analysis of the 3rd, 4th and 5th grade outcomes for English Language Learners who attended ABC pre-K in the academic years of 2011-12 through 2014-15.
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