Publications

Volume 18, Issue 4

January 19, 2021

This brief reports the results of an analysis of the 3rd and 5th grade outcomes for students who attended ABC pre-K in the academic years of 2011-12 through 2014-15.

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Volume 18, Issue 3

December 9, 2020

This brief examines the association between having an SBHC on a school’s campus, and the school’s standardized achievement scores. This report also notes preliminary findings on the relationship between SBHC and attendance rates.

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Volume 18, Issue 2

November 18, 2020

This brief explores whether students who take Advanced Placement Courses demonstrate better college readiness and whether these trends vary for different demographic and socioeconomic groups in Arkansas.

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Volume 18, Issue 1

November 4, 2020

This brief explores the rate of identification of students as Gifted and Talented (G/T), particularly the rate of identification for the highest achieving 3rd graders who scored in the top 5% statewide on state assessments in both Reading and Mathematics from 2015 to 2018.

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Volume 17, Issue 3

February 19, 2020

This brief examines the characteristics of the districts that have selected the various assessments available. It also examines student outcomes before and after the K-2 vendor selections to determine whether or not there is a relationship between assessment administered and academic proficiency and growth.

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