Date of Award
2005
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Curriculum, Instruction, and Media Technology
Abstract
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 is causing fear, confusion, and havoc in some schools and school districts that have failed to achieve adequate yearly progress on state-sponsored standardized tests. Educators fear sanctions that label them as schools in need of improvement; give parents a choice of moving their children to high-performing schools; provide supplementalEducational services; replace the principal and staff; reopen their school as a charter school, and provide for a state takeover of schools and school districts. The purpose of this study was to discover if school demographic characteristics could predict No Child Left Behind sanctions in Indiana Title 1 schools. The first part of the investigation examined the demographic differences between 76 sanctioned and 76 nonsanctioned Indiana Title 1 schools. Findings revealed that 76% of the original grouped cases were correctly classified as sanctioned or nonsanctioned schools using the variables minority, free and reduced lunch, teacher student ratio, and geographic location. The second part of the investigation examined the demographic differences between sanctioned schools removed from the list and those that remained. Findings revealed that 79% of the original grouped cases were correctly classified as schools that were removed from the list and those that remained using the variables minority, free and reduced lunch, teacher experience, and geographic location. The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 purports to sanction schools based on average yearly progress on state standards test. However, the discriminant analysis used in this research project indicate school demographics (i.e. percentage of minority students, free and reduced lunch, student teacher ratio, and geographic location) are additional variables that can predict No Child Left Behind Sanctions in Indiana Title 1 schools.
Recommended Citation
Hiller, Ronnie Lee, "School Demographic Characteristics That Predict No Child Left Behind Sanctions In Indiana Title I Schools" (2005). All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 1052.
https://scholars.indianastate.edu/etds/1052