School Characteristics in Relation to K-G1 Gains: Multisite Evidence from the Early Learning Network

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Title: School Characteristics in Relation to K-G1 Gains: Multisite Evidence from the Early Learning Network
Language: English
Authors: Mary Bratsch-Hines, Arya Ansari, Meghan McCormick, Natalie Koziol, Laura Kuhn, Kelly Purtell, Tzu-Jung Lin, Amanda Witte, Ximena Franco-Jenkins, Early Learning Network at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Source: Early Learning Network - University of Nebraska-Lincoln. 2023.
Availability: Early Learning Network. University of Nebraska-Lincoln. 62 Carolyn Pope Edwards Hall, Lincoln, NE 68588-0235. Tel: 402-472-2448; e-mail: earlylearningnetwork@unl.edu; Web site: https://earlylearningnetwork.unl.edu/
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 23
Publication Date: 2023
Sponsoring Agency: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Contract Number: R305A210538
Document Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education
Early Childhood Education
Kindergarten
Primary Education
Grade 1
Descriptors: Institutional Characteristics, Elementary Schools, Kindergarten, Grade 1, Elementary School Students, Academic Achievement, Educational Improvement, Child Development, Beginning Teachers, Teacher Attendance, Attendance, Teacher Student Ratio, Expenditure per Student, Resource Allocation, Mathematics Achievement, Language Arts
Geographic Terms: Massachusetts, Ohio, North Carolina, Nebraska, Virginia
Abstract: Schools have widespread impacts on students' educational attainment. However, little is known about how specific school characteristics affect young children's development during early elementary school. To address this need, the current study examined relations between key school constructs (school achievement, novice teachers, teacher absenteeism, student absenteeism, teacher-student ratios, student expenditures) and children's gains in literacy, language, and math in kindergarten and first grade. This study used multisite Early Learning Network (ELN) data from over 400 schools in five states (Massachusetts, Ohio, North Carolina, Nebraska, Virginia). This multisite, multiyear study has the potential to shed light on how schools can target resources to promote student growth, and how policymakers can funnel resources to school improvement efforts.
Abstractor: As Provided
IES Funded: Yes
Entry Date: 2025
Accession Number: ED676146
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Schools have widespread impacts on students' educational attainment. However, little is known about how specific school characteristics affect young children's development during early elementary school. To address this need, the current study examined relations between key school constructs (school achievement, novice teachers, teacher absenteeism, student absenteeism, teacher-student ratios, student expenditures) and children's gains in literacy, language, and math in kindergarten and first grade. This study used multisite Early Learning Network (ELN) data from over 400 schools in five states (Massachusetts, Ohio, North Carolina, Nebraska, Virginia). This multisite, multiyear study has the potential to shed light on how schools can target resources to promote student growth, and how policymakers can funnel resources to school improvement efforts.