Briefs

Undocumented students who became eligible for California’s state aid program enroll in college at similar rates to their peers, though are more likely to attend community college due to differences in where they apply. Yet undocumented students who attend four-year colleges are equally likely to persist and earn a degree, pushing against any evidence of “mismatch” that suggests these students are not prepared for those environments.

We find that Florida’s Bright Futures financial aid program had essentially no impact on postsecondary enrollment and degree completion. These findings align with emerging notions that state merit aid programs produce smaller effects when compared to more effective need-based aid.

The federal government instituted changes to simplify the FAFSA filing process – known as “prior-prior year” – which led students to submit their FAFSA substantially earlier and increased refiling rates for independent students. Nonetheless, the policy did not appear to substantially alter state aid receipt or postsecondary attendance for any groups.

Link to Resource: Between-Year Stability of Growth Percentiles : Technical Brief #3 Authors: Benjamin R. Shear and Elena Diaz-Bilello The purpose of this research brief for the Colorado Department of Education Accountability & Data Analysis Unit is to examine the stability of year‐to‐year median growth percentiles by assessment content area...

Link to Resource: Growth Percentiles, Achievement & Demographics: Technical Brief #1 - 2019 Author: Benjamin R. Shear and Elena Diaz-Bilello The purpose of this research brief for the Colorado Department of Education Accountability & Data Analysis is to address to what extent are school‐level Median Growth Percentiles correlated with current...

Link to Resource: Factors Impacting Growth Percentile Variability: Technical Brief #2 - 2019 Author: Benjamin R. Shear and Elena Diaz-Bilello The purpose of this research brief for the Colorado Department of Education Accountability & Data Analysis Unit is to address the question, compared to achievement, how much of the variability...

Link to Resource: Examining student growth and teacher ratings on the SLOs Authors: Derek Briggs, Rajendra Chattergoon Citation: Briggs, D. & Chattergoon, R. (2016). Examining student growth and teacher ratings on the SLOs. Brief commissioned by the Denver Public Schools. Boulder, CO: Center for Assessment Design Research and Evaluation (CADRE)...

Link to Resource: District-wide Perceptions about the SLO Process in 2015-2016 Authors: Elena Diaz-Bilello, Rajendra Chattergoon, Derek Briggs Citation: Diaz-Bilello, E., Chattergoon, R. & Briggs, D. (2016). District-wide perceptions about the student learning objectives process in 2015-2016. Brief commissioned by the Denver Public Schools. Boulder, CO: Center for Assessment Design...

Link to Resource: Findings from Case Studies of the SLO Implementation Experiences at Four Schools Authors: Elena Diaz-Bilello, Amy Burkkardt, Derek Briggs Citation: Diaz-Bilello, E., Burkhardt, A., & Briggs, D. (2016). Findings from case studies of the student learning objectives implementation experiences at four schools. Brief commissioned by the Denver...

Link to Resource: The SLO Delivery Model at the District and School Levels Authors: Elena Diaz-Bilello, Rajendra Chattergoon, Derek Briggs Citation: Diaz-Bilello, E., Chattergoon, R., & Briggs, D. (2016). The student learning objectives delivery model at the district and school levels. Brief commissioned by the Denver Public Schools. Boulder, CO:...