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Research Publications

As part of the ADE data sharing agreements, institutions provide publications and/or reports to the department. These publications serve to show how the use of data from ADE is being used to inform educators, the public, and other stakeholders in matters of education.

21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC) "Weikart Center for Youth Program Quality"

Arkansas 21st Century Community Learning Centers Statewide Evaluation 2016-2017 Annual Report

ACT, Inc.

Comparisons of Student Achievement Levels by District Performance and Poverty (2017)

Comparisons of Student Achievement Levels by District Performance and Poverty (2017 ISSUE BRIEF)

Comparisons of Student Growth by District Performance and Poverty (2017)

Comparisons of Student Growth by District Performance and Poverty (2017 ISSUE BRIEF)

Keeping Track of Improvement in Educational Practices (2016)

Size and Consistency of Relative Performance Measures of School Districts Across Models, Subjects, and Grade Levels (2016)

How School District Leaders Can Support the Use of Data to Improve Teaching and Learning (2015)

Use of Data to Support Teaching and Learning: A Case Study of Two School Districts (2015)

Catching Up to College and Career Readiness in Arkansas (2014)

Catching Up to College and Career Readiness in Kentucky (2014)

Catching Up to College and Readiness: The Challenge is Greater for At-Rist Students (2014)

College and Career Readiness: The Importance of Early Learning (2013)

Catching Up to College and Career Readiness (2012)

Getting Students On Track to College and Career Readiness: How Many Catch Up from Far Behind? (2012)

Rising to the Challenge of College and Career Readiness: A Framework for Effective Practices (2012)

Preparation Matters (2009)

Arkansas Activities Association (AAA) Study

Why Participate Study (2019)

Press Release (2019)

Arkansas Department of Human Services and Arkansas Research Center

Arkansas Better Chance
https://arc.arkansas.gov/arcweb/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2009-2011-Cohorts-Compiled-REDACTED-Report.pdf

Arkansas Better Chance (ABC) Program Longitudinal Study (DCCECE/DHS/ARC)

Arkansas Better Chance (ABC) Program Longitudinal Study 2009-2020
https://arc.arkansas.gov/arcweb/research/2021-ABC-Longitudinal-Report.pdf

Economic Security Report (DWS/ARC)

Microsoft Word - Arkansas_ESR_2020_v04.docx
https://arc.arkansas.gov/arcweb/research/Arkansas_ESR_2020_final.pdf

Early Development Instrument (DCCECE/ARC/Excel by 8/UCLA)

edi_community_snapshot_2022.pdf (arkansas.gov)
https://arc.arkansas.gov/arcweb/research/edi_community_snapshot_2022.pdf

Bobby Hart - The Effectiveness of Project-Based and Traditional Instruction in Relation to 11th Grade Literacy 2018

Bobby Hart - The Effectiveness of Project-Based and Traditional Instruction in Relation to 1th Grade Literacy 2018

Marilyn Wiggins - Keiser University, Dissertation

DIFFERENCES IN STANDARDIZED TEST SCORES BETWEEN AFRICAN AMERICAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN MAINSTREAM VERSUS CULTURALLY FAMILIAR SCHOOLS (2021)

Matthew Lee - University of Arkansas, Office for Education Policy

Studying ACT 173 (2019)

Nick Hill - Harding University, Dissertation

Predictive Effects of Gender, SES, and Body Mass Index Scores on Student Achievement (harding.edu) 2020

Rebecca Cook - Arkansas Tech University, Dissertation

ADDING IT UP: THE EFFECTS OF MATH CURRICULUM ON THIRD AND FOURTH GRADE ACT ASPIRE MATH SCORES IN ARKANSAS (2020)

Sarah McPhate - Arkansas Tech University, Dissertation

Comparison of Grade Span Configurations and Fifth-Grade Students' Academic Achievement (2020)

The Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) at Stanford University

A Meta-Analysis of Simulations of 2020 Achievement Assessments in 19 States (2020)

Estimates of Learning Loss in the 2019-2020 School Year (2020)

Closure Virtual Control Records (2017)

Charter Management Organizations (2017)

Stanford University Releases National Study on School Closure (2017)

Closure Final Executive Summary (2017)

NY Statewide Charter School Study (2017) and PRESS RELEASE

Practice and Impact of Closing Low-Performing Schools (2017, Volume I)

Practice and Impact of Closing Low-Performing Schools (2017, Volume II)

Charter Schools Make Gains, According to 26-State Study (2013)

Charter School Performance in Arkansas (2009)

Charter School In AR Perform Significantly Better Than Their Traditional Public School Peers (2009 STATE PRESS RELEASE)

The Regional Educational Laboratory Southwest at SEDL

English Language Learners (2017)

English Language Learners (2016)

English Language Learners (2015)

English Language Learners (2014)

English Language Learners (2013)

University of Arkansas Office for Education Policy

Arkansas School Data-Graduation Rates

Start to Finish: Examining the Impact of the El Dorado Promise on Postsecondary Outcomes (2018) 

Do Out-of-School Suspensions Impact Student Test Scores? (2017)

Do School Discipline Policies Treat Students Fairly? A Second Look at School Discipline Rate Disparities (2017)

Education Policy Analysis Archives

Examining the Impacts of Middle School Disciplinary Policies on 9th Grade Retention (2017)

Is Pre-Kindergarten an Educational Panacea? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Scaled-Up Pre-Kindergarten in the United States (2017)

Promises Fulfilled? A Systematic Review of the Impacts of Promise Programs (2017)

Understanding a Vicious Cycle: Do Out-of-School Suspensions Impact Student Test Scores? (2017)

School Discipline in Arkansas (2017)

Do School Discipline Policies Treat Students Fairly? (2017)

Disparate Use of Exclusionary Discipline: Evidence on Inequities in School Discipline from a U.S. State (2016)

Kids vs. Adults: Using Observations and Student Surveys to Evaluate the Arkansas Teacher Corps (2016)

Discipline Disproportionalities in Schools: The Relationship Between Student Characteristics and School Disciplinary Outcomes (2015)

Charlotte Parham – University of Arkansas (Conway) ARIL

Arkansas Students BENEFIT from Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library (2022)

Arkansas Imagination Library | Fostering a love of reading (2022)

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library and Elementary Academic Success in Arkansas (UCA-ARC/DPIL)

DPIL and Elementary Academic Achievement (arkansas.gov)
https://arc.arkansas.gov/arcweb/research/DPIL_Elemantary_Academic_Success_in_AR.pdf

Aaron Leverette, Harding University, Dissertation

“Effects of Participation in Athletics and Music Ensembles by SES on Arkansas Academic Achievement“ (2022)

The Tennessee Center for the Study and Treatment of Dyslexia, Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU)

Odegard & Farris (2020) IDA Examiner Vol9 Issue2 “Our Most Vulnerable Students Are Too Often Missed”.pdf.

Exploring boundary conditions of the listening comprehension‑reading comprehension discrepancy index (2021).pdf

Characteristics of Students Identified With Dyslexia Within the Context of State Legislation (2020).pdf.

THE DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY OF THREE COMPUTER-ADAPTIVE SCREENING MEASURES OF READING by Susan Barnes Porter (2022).pdf

Characterizing the knowledge of educators across the tiers of instructional support.pdf

AR TEACHER KNOWLEDGE READING Arkansas Department of Education Data Analysis of K-2 Literacy Initiative: Final Report.pdf

Farris, E. A. (2019). Recent findings: Struggles finding struggling readers. MTSU Center for Dyslexia Fall 2019 Newsletter, 3. https://mtsu.edu/dyslexia/newsletter/Past_Issues/DyslexiaCenter_Newsletter_Fall2019.pdf

Farris, E. A. (2020). Recent findings: Examinations of educational disparities highlight the importance of building community within schools. MTSU Center for Dyslexia Fall 2020 Newsletter, 3-5.

https://mtsu.edu/dyslexia/newsletter/Past_Issues/DyslexiaCenter_Newsletter_Fall2020.pdf

Farris, E. A. (2022). Recent findings: Determining if reading problems are unexpected is hard: Concerns about the proposed listening comprehension – reading comprehension discrepancy index. MTSU Center for Dyslexia Spring 2022 Newsletter.

https://mtsu.edu/dyslexia/newsletter/recent-findings.php

ForwARd (Forward Arkansas)

https://forwardarkansas.org

      (The State of Education in Arkansas | Forward Arkansas)

              Forward Arkansas - The State of Education in Arkansas Report : THE STATE OF EDUCATION IN ARKANSAS 2023 REPORT (bluetoad.com)

              state_of_education_in_arkansas_2023_-_report_summary.pdf (forwardarkansas.org)

Teacher Workforce Report­

leaving the profession faster than the state is producing new teachers (2023)

Arkansas Department of Health - Office of Oral Health