Module | Content | Database(s) |
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Overview | K-12 enrollment demographics, growth trends |
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Childhood Poverty | Students in poverty; children in poverty |
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Daily Attendance | Attendance percentages; reasons for absenteeism |
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Special Services | Special Education; Other Specialized Programs |
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Foreign Born Students | English Language Learners; Student Refugees; Immigration Status; Related Issues |
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Module | Content | Database(s) |
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Completion and Dropouts | Who finishes high school; reasons for dropping out |
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Education Attainment | The effect of degree attainment on future earnings, success, etc. |
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Education Funding Systems | How education is funded (e.g. bonds, property taxes, and sales taxes); federal, state, and local funding issues |
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School District Budgets | The effect of degree attainment on future earnings, success, etc. |
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Equality Issues | Per pupil spend; effect of funding systems on school spending; how funding affects school quality |
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Module | Content | Database(s) |
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Teacher Compensation | How teachers are compensated, shortcomings related to spend |
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Pupil-Teacher Ratios | Pupil-teacher ratios; issues related to funding, supply deficiencies; effects of pupil-teacher ratios on achievement |
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Teacher Demographics | Who teaches; educational preparation |
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Teacher Evaluations | Evaluation systems; shortcomings in systems |
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Collective Bargaining Agreements | How teacher contracts are developed; impacts of teacher unions |
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Module | Content | Database(s) |
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Measuring Student Performance | Standardized testing; testing results; controversies |
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College Admissions | The SAT, ACT; shortcomings in admissions process |
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