In a research brief summarizing the most recent findings in a three year study examining the effects of master's degrees on teacher effectiveness, Arroyo Research Service finds that elementary students whose teachers held a master’s degree performed statistically significantly better in both reading and language arts than students whose teachers did not hold a master’s degree.
Congratulations to Fairfax County Public Schools on their $1.2 Million Department of Defense Education Agency award to support STEM education in Mount Vernon High School and Whitman Middle School. Arroyo Research Services is partnering with Fairfax County to evaluate this important project.
We are pleased to announce release of the Arroyo Research Services Evaluation of the Texas Dropout Recovery Pilot Program: Cycles 1 and 2. Conducted from 2008 through 2011, the evaluation assists the Texas Education Agency in examining the effects of the TDRPP pay for performance model that directly ties project payments to demonstrated student academic progress and program completion. Full results and program descriptions are included in the link above; summary results are presented in the Executive Summary. Key findings from the evaluation include:
