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Passing the California High School Exit Exam: Have Recent Policies Improved Student Performance?

June 1, 2012

This report evaluates the effectiveness of three support services in helping struggling students pass the California High School Exit Examination (CAHSEE). The report highlights the need to help students before they first take the exam in grade 10 and introduces the CAHSEE Early Warning Model, a forecasting tool to identify at-risk students in earlier grades.

Does Diagnostic Math Testing Improve Student Learning?

October 11, 2011

Examines how mandated and voluntary course-specific math tests that give quick, detailed feedback on the strengths and weaknesses of individual students and entire classes affect student achievement. Outlines district- and state-level policy implications.

Lessons in Reading Reform: Finding What Works

August 18, 2010

Evaluates elements of reforms designed to improve reading scores among students identified as lagging behind, including extended-length English classes and school years. Considers the role of teachers' experience, lessons learned, and policy implications.

Predicting Success, Preventing Failure: An Investigation of the California High School Exit Exam

June 12, 2008

Examines early indicators that identify fourth-grade students in San Diego who are at risk of failing the California High School Exit Exam, discusses implications for when and how to intervene to address those factors, and makes policy recommendations.