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1. Educational success in a new democracy: modeling university student persistence and completion in Kosovo

Author

Barnhardt, Cassie L., Halilaj, Fatos, Bytyqi, Hysen, and Stroup, Nicholas R.

Subjects
Kosovo -- Political aspects -- Educational aspects, Academic achievement -- Statistics, Education, Higher -- Statistics, Education
Abstract

In the context of a new democracy, the success of Kosovo university students is crucial to improving the material conditions and long-term stability of the youth in the country. Using the burgeoning data infrastructure from the public higher education sector, this analysis utilizes a sample of 67,618 to examine college student persistence and degree completion from 32 faculties. Findings demonstrate that persistence and completion are highly gendered phenomena, and that completion is largely dependent on a student's major field of study., Author(s): Cassie L. Barnhardt [sup.1] , Fatos Halilaj [sup.2] , Hysen Bytyqi [sup.2] , Nicholas R. Stroup [sup.1] Author Affiliations: (1) grid.214572.7, 0000 0004 1936 8294, University of Iowa, , [...]

Published
2022
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2. Average GPA rose to 3.65 last spring, prompting concern over sustained grade inflation

Subjects
Academic achievement -- Statistics, Education -- Methods, News, opinion and commentary, Sports and fitness
Abstract

For better or for worse, grades are at the center of higher education. Middlebury's selective admissions process demands that applicants show rigorous academic achievements on high school transcripts; Latin and [...]

Published
2024

4. Charter Schools Show Steeper Upward Trend in Student Achievement than District Schools: First nationwide study of trends shows large gains for African Americans at charters

Author

Shakeel, M. Danish and Peterson, Paul E.

Subjects
Academic achievement -- Statistics, Charter schools -- Statistics, African American students -- Evaluation, Education, Social sciences
Abstract

THE NUMBER OF CHARTER SCHOOLS grew rapidly for a quarter-century after the first charter opened its doors in 1992. But since 2016, the rate of increase has slowed. Is the [...]

Published
2021

5. STATES

Subjects
School employees -- Statistics, Academic achievement -- Statistics, College students -- Demographic aspects, Universities and colleges -- Statistics -- United States, Wages -- Statistics, Salary, Education
Abstract

UNITED STATES DEMOGRAPHICS Population: 327,167,439 Age distribution Up to 4 6.0% 5 to 14 12.6% 15 to 19 6.6% 20 to 24 6.6% 25 to 44 26.6% 45 to 64 [...]

Published
2020

7. STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE ONLINE STUDENT ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND INCREASE UNIVERSITY PERSISTENCE RATES

Author

Simplicio, Joseph S.C.

Subjects
Career development -- Statistics, Learning strategies -- Statistics, Online education -- Statistics, College students -- Surveys -- Statistics, Academic achievement -- Statistics, Education, Distance education, Universities and colleges, Education
Abstract

'Learn at your own pace and earn your degree without missing out on the important things happening in your life.' It sounds so easy and so appealing. In colleges and universities nation-wide more and more students are signing up for online classes in the hope that they will be able to successfully juggle the demands of their daily lives while still achieving their academic and career goals. Unfortunately, student success rates for these online courses are abysmal to say the least. This article discusses online strategies colleges and universities may implement to offset this growing trend., 'Learn at your own pace and earn your degree without missing out on the important things happening in your life.' So say the alluring advertisements for universities nationwide that tout [...]

Published
2019

8. Ethiopia: Staggering 85.9 Percent Elementary, Middle Schools, and 70.9 Percent High Schools in Ethiopia 'Completely Sub-Standard' - Ministry

Subjects
Academic achievement -- Statistics, High schools -- Statistics, Teaching -- Equipment and supplies, Middle schools -- Statistics, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Addis Abeba -- The Ethiopian Ministry of Education has revealed a statistics that only four schools in Ethiopia have met the Ministry's rigorous standards classified as 'high' following an extensive [...]

Published
2023

10. Studies from Sungshin Women's University Have Provided New Data on Educational Philosophy and Theory ('in Numbers We Trust': Statistical Data As Governing Technologies In the Era of Student Achievement and School Accountability)

Subjects
Academic achievement -- Statistics, College students -- Statistics, Educational reform -- Statistics, Educational evaluation -- Statistics, Education, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

2023 JUL 5 (VerticalNews) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Education Letter -- Researchers detail new data in Education - Educational Philosophy and Theory. According to news reporting [...]

Published
2023

11. Student absenteeism skyrocketed in the pandemic as test scores plunged

Author

George, Donna St.

Subjects
Epidemics -- Educational aspects -- United States, Academic achievement -- Statistics, School attendance -- Statistics -- Forecasts and trends, Market trend/market analysis, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Donna St. George Chronic absenteeism in public schools surged during the pandemic, which experts say helps explain a historic plunge in student test scores. At least 10.1 million students [...]

Published
2022

12. Equalities analysis: further insights from 2022

Subjects
United Kingdom. Department for Education -- Reports, Academic achievement -- Statistics, High school students -- Evaluation, Business, Business, international
Abstract

M2 PRESSWIRE-November 24, 2022-: Equalities analysis: further insights from 2022 (C)1994-2022 M2 COMMUNICATIONS RDATE:24112022 Analysis of results for different groups of students: GCSEs, A level and some vocational and technical [...]

Published
2022

13. Trustees Must be Held Accountable for Student Success

Author

Nelms, Charlie

Subjects
Academic achievement -- Statistics, College graduates -- Statistics, College trustees -- Influence, Education, Ethnic, cultural, racial issues/studies
Abstract

Jubilation abounds in the month of May, and with good reason! In university auditoriums, basketball arenas, football stadiums, convention centers and other venues, jubilation fills the air as students, faculty, [...]

Published
2022

14. STATEMENT FROM SECRETARY OF EDUCATION ON NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS' DATA SHOWING STUDENT RECOVERY THROUGHOUT THE 2021-2022 SCHOOL YEAR

Subjects
United States. National Center for Education Statistics -- Statistics, United States. Department of Education -- Statistics, Academic achievement -- Statistics, Mental health -- Statistics, Education -- Statistics, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the U.S. Department of Education: U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona released the statement below following the release of the National Center [...]

Published
2022

15. Lesson learned; Schools and covid-19

Subjects
Students -- Demographic aspects, Epidemics -- Control -- United States, Academic achievement -- Statistics, Distance education -- Forecasts and trends, Schedules, School -- Planning, Company business planning, Market trend/market analysis, Business, Economics, Business, international
Abstract

In the slow lane Shutting schools has hit poor children's learning in America, too CLOSED SCHOOLS are bad for all children, but especially bad for poor and disadvantaged pupils. This [...]

Published
2020

17. Benjamin Liu: Mathematical Statistics

Author

Conroy, Ben

Subjects
Academic achievement -- Statistics, News, opinion and commentary, Sports and fitness
Abstract

Byline: Ben Conroy Benjamin Liu's college career thus far has been as decorated as they come. His time as a Demon Deacon has been defined by exceptional academic achievement, as [...]

Published
2022

18. High school valedictorians put a year like no other in perspective

Author

Heim, Joe

Subjects
Academic achievement -- Statistics, High school graduates -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Joe Heim Of the 3.5 million or so high school seniors graduating this spring, a few - a very few - will be named valedictorian, that most elusive of [...]

Published
2021

21. Testing time; School funding

Subjects
Educational finance -- History -- Statistics, Academic achievement -- Statistics, Budgets, Legislators, High schools, Education, Recessions, Business, Economics, Business, international
Abstract

What budget cuts during the Great Recession did to pupils' test scores LAWMAKERS SOMETIMES cut education budgets in the hope of forcing schools to become more efficient. Given the difficulty [...]

Published
2019

22. The state of Indian education

Subjects
High risk students -- Statistics, School enrollment -- Statistics, Academic achievement -- Statistics, Physical education facilities -- Statistics, School attendance -- Statistics, Government
Abstract

Byline: GN BureauFor the first time, the proportion of children who are not enrolled in school falls below three percent, according to ASER (Rural) 2018 reportIn India, 50 percent of [...]

Published
2019

23. Study Data from Sungkyunkwan University Update Understanding of Economics (Carryover Effect of Elite High School To Job Market for University Graduates: Empirical Evidence From a University Administration Data)

Subjects
Academic achievement -- Statistics, High schools -- Statistics, Labor market -- Statistics, Educational evaluation -- Statistics, Business, Economics
Abstract

2022 MAY 13 (VerticalNews) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Economics Week -- Investigators publish new report on Economics. According to news reporting from Seoul, South Korea, by [...]

Published
2022

24. New Education Study Findings Have Been Reported from University of Helsinki (Higher Aggression Is Related To Poorer Academic Performance In Compulsory Education)

Subjects
Academic achievement -- Statistics, Education -- Finland, Education, News, opinion and commentary, University of Helsinki -- Statistics
Abstract

2022 APR 27 (VerticalNews) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Education Letter -- Current study results on Education have been published. According to news reporting from Helsinki, Finland, [...]

Published
2022

25. America's affordable elite colleges 2014

Author

Kelchen, Robert

Subjects
College costs -- Statistics, Academic achievement -- Statistics, Universities and colleges -- Rankings -- United States, General interest, Political science
Abstract

WHICH SELECTIVE SCHOOLS GIVE HIGH-ACHIEVING NON-WEALTHY STUDENTS A BREAK IN PRICE, AND WHICH BREAK THEIR BANK ACCOUNTS? When putting together our annual college rankings, we here at the Washington Monthly [...]

Published
2014

26. America's best-bang-for-the-buck colleges 2014: our exclusive list of schools that help non-wealthy students attain marketable degrees at affordable prices

Author

Kelchen, Robert

Subjects
Students, College costs -- Statistics, Academic achievement -- Statistics, Universities and colleges -- Rankings -- United States, General interest, Political science
Abstract

This magazine has published more articles over the last decade decrying the ever-rising price of college than we care to count. In 2012, we got tired of hearing ourselves whine [...]

Published
2014

27. Education productivity

Author

Ayoubkhani Daniel, Baird Allan, Munro Fraser, and Wild Richard

Subjects
United Kingdom. Office for National Statistics -- Reports, United Kingdom -- Educational aspects, Administrative agencies -- Reports, Academic achievement -- Statistics, Business, international
Published
2010

29. DeVos Calls Slump in Reading Scores a 'Student Achievement Crisis'

Author

Green, Erica L. and Goldstein, Dana

Subjects
Academic achievement -- Statistics, Secretaries of education -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Elementary school students -- Statistics, Educational assessment -- Statistics, High schools, Education, Middle and junior high school students, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

The results of the test, which assesses a sample of fourth- and eighth-grade students, will inevitably prompt demands for policy change. WASHINGTON -- America's fourth and eighth graders are losing [...]

Published
2019

30. Academics by the numbers: The pandemic's impact on UNL student performance

Subjects
Epidemics -- Statistics, School facilities -- Statistics, Distance education -- Statistics, Academic achievement -- Statistics, Education parks -- Statistics, News, opinion and commentary, Sports and fitness, University of Nebraska-Lincoln -- Statistics
Abstract

When the University of Nebraska-Lincoln announced it would shift classes online on March 12, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, faculty, staff and students had to quickly pivot to new [...]

Published
2021

31. The academic gap between Black and White college football players grew in 2020, report says

Subjects
Cable News Network -- Statistics, Cable television broadcasting industry -- Statistics, Academic achievement -- Statistics, Football (College) -- Statistics, Football players -- Statistics, Football teams -- Statistics, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Skylar Mitchell, CNN (CNN) -- College students faced unprecedented challenges in 2020 as the Covid-19 pandemic swept across the country, prompting remote-learning provisions and shortening athletic seasons. For student-athletes [...]

Published
2021

34. Engage educators in order to achieve the best results for students: investing in a vision is essential, but the real work of school improvement can't be done unless leaders engage the hearts of the educators who must do the work

Author

Weast, Jerry D.

Subjects
Students -- Rating of, Educators -- Practice -- Statistics, Academic achievement -- Statistics, Educational accountability -- Statistics, School improvement programs -- Statistics, Education
Abstract

Open a newspaper or watch a primetime television show that features schools and you'll find stories that are pointedly critical of some aspect of public education. As an educator, these [...]

Published
2010

35. Alaska's Schools Improve Graduation Rates

Subjects
Academic achievement -- Statistics, High school graduates -- Statistics, Business, Business, regional
Abstract

One bright spot in-Alaska's education system is the ongoing trend that more students are graduating from high school and fewer students' are dropping out Since the 2010/2011 school year, the [...]

Published
2019

36. 1998-1999 almanac issue

Subjects
Universities and colleges -- Statistics, Minority students -- Statistics, Student aid -- Statistics, College attendance -- Statistics, Examinations -- Interpretation, College costs -- Statistics, Academic achievement -- Statistics, College teachers -- Compensation and benefits, Education
Abstract

Statistics and information on higher education are presented. The data is broken down according to different categories, including enrollment, test scores, age of students, representation of ethnic groups, faculty salaries and institution revenues and expenditures. Maps are provided that present category percentiles.

Published
1998

37. Going public; School vouchers

Subjects
Academic achievement -- Statistics, Public schools -- Statistics, Educational vouchers -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Government finance -- Influence, Government regulation, Business, Economics, Business, international
Abstract

Private schools are ailing in Washington, DC. That is a good sign IMAGINE you are a poor parent in Washington, DC. You assumed you would send your child to a [...]

Published
2017

38. COUNTYWIDE: Cobb: Powder Springs, Marietta and more can get the latest on Twitter: @cobbnewsnow Improvement on Milestones higher than state average

Author

Dixon, Kristal

Subjects
Middle and junior high school students -- Statistics, Academic achievement -- Statistics, High school students, Education, High schools, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Kristal Dixon Students in the Marietta City and Cobb County school systems increased their scores on the 2019 Georgia Milestones assessments. The Milestone tests gauge how well students have [...]

Published
2019

39. Madison schools achievement gap driven by higher-than-average white test performance

Subjects
Academic achievement -- Statistics, School districts -- Statistics, Teaching, Business, General interest, Business, regional
Abstract

Byline: Chris Rickert March 24-- Mar. 24--One School Board candidate called the Madison School District 'the worst school district for black and brown children in the state of Wisconsin.' Another [...]

Published
2019

40. N.J. University Works To Improve Graduation Rates For Latinos

Subjects
Hispanic serving universities and colleges -- Planning, Hispanic American students, Academic achievement -- Statistics, Company business planning, General interest, Montclair State University -- Planning
Abstract

To listen to this broadcast, click here: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=589241230 BYLINE: HANSI LO WANG HOST: RACHEL MARTIN RACHEL MARTIN: Latino students make up the fastest-growing racial or ethnic group enrolled in U.S. [...]

Published
2018

41. White underachievement

Author

Hastings, Steven

Subjects
Academic achievement -- Statistics, Academic achievement -- Demographic aspects, Education
Abstract

In 2005, 55% of white children achieved five GCSEs at grade A-C, accounting for 85% of the exam cohort. However, around 220,000 white pupils failed to get 5 GCSEs at grades A-C. Only 73% of white children remain in education after 16, according to the DfES, compared with 91% of Indians, 81% of black children, and 78% of Pakistani children.

Published
2006

43. Reading Scores Drop on Nation's Report Card

Author

Yorio, Kara

Subjects
United States. National Center for Education Statistics -- Reports, Middle and junior high school students -- Statistics, Academic achievement -- Statistics, Education, Elementary school students, Education, Library and information science, Publishing industry
Abstract

THE NATIONAL CENTER for Education Statistics released the Nation's Report Card, and the reading assessment results (bit.ly/33c56i2) were not good. Approximately 274,000 fourth and eighth graders participated in the reading [...]

Published
2019

45. Reports from George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health Advance Knowledge in Statistics Education (Comparing Student Performance in a Graduate-Level Introductory Biostatistics Course Using an Online Versus a ...)

Subjects
Biometry -- Statistics, Academic achievement -- Statistics, Education -- Statistics, Online education -- Statistics, Biological sciences, Health
Abstract

2020 NOV 10 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Life Science Weekly -- New research on statistics education is the subject of a new report. According to [...]

Published
2020

46. Alberta Grade 4 math tests raise questions about teaching techniques

Subjects
Teaching methods -- Evaluation, Academic achievement -- Statistics, Mathematics education, Curriculum -- Evaluation, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: CBC News Alberta elementary students have been performing worse over the years on an international math test, sparking a debate over the best way to teach kids numeracy. Results [...]

Published
2017

47. STATE REPORTS 67 PERCENT OF BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS SHOW IMPROVEMENT, DESIGNATES TWO 'SCHOOLS OF RECOGNITION'

Subjects
Academic achievement -- Statistics, Students -- Statistics, Education, High schools, Secondary education, Teaching, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

BOSTON, MA -- The following information was released by the Boston Public Schools: On Tuesday, September 24, the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) released its annual accountability [...]

Published
2019

48. How the nation's growing racial diversity is changing our schools

Author

Rabinowitz, Kate, Emamdjomeh, Armand, and Meckler , Laura

Subjects
United States. Census Bureau -- Reports, Multiculturalism -- Forecasts and trends, School districts -- Demographic aspects, Academic achievement -- Statistics, Students -- Demographic aspects, Target marketing, Cities and towns, Market trend/market analysis, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry
Abstract

Byline: Kate Rabinowitz;Armand Emamdjomeh;Laura Meckler More students attend schools with children of different races than ever before, a Washington Post analysis has found. Over the past couple of decades, integration [...]

Published
2019

49. Close to 40 percent of non-joint or dual-program GS students experience food insecurity, survey shows

Author

James, Emma

Subjects
Food supply -- Statistics, Students -- Surveys -- Statistics, Academic achievement -- Statistics, Teaching, News, opinion and commentary, Sports and fitness
Abstract

Byline: Emma James More than one in three non-joint/dual undergraduate students in the School of General Studies experience very low or low food insecurity, according a survey conducted last spring [...]

Published
2019

50. Spring semester drop rates reflect flexibility for entry-level courses

Author

Reiter, Corbin

Subjects
Academic achievement -- Statistics, News, opinion and commentary, Sports and fitness, Colorado State University -- Statistics
Abstract

Byline: Corbin Reiter Colorado State University students are able to freely add and drop classes for the first month of each semester in order to more efficiently spend their time [...]

Published
2019

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