Division L - Educational Policies and Politics / Division L - Section 5: Testing, Accountability and Data Use

Robert Rothman, National Center on Education and the Economy

Can School Climate Lead to Improved Student Attendance? Evidence From New York City - Daniel Hamlin, University of Oklahoma

English Learners in High School Mathematics: An Example of When Heterogeneous Populations Are Lumped Together - Hana Kang, University of California - Riverside; Madeline Mavrogordato, Michigan State University

Examining Trends of Absenteeism of Kindergartners With Disabilities in the Face of Changes in Educational Policies and Practices - Michael A. Gottfried, University of Pennsylvania; Vi-Nhuan Le, NORC at the University of Chicago; Jacob Kirksey, Texas Tech University

State Data Capacity: Updated Findings From States on Their Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems - Julia Bloom-Weltman, Applied Engineering Management; Kristen Noel King, US Department of Education

Time to Learn: Instructional Time Use in Pre-Kindergarten - Hannah Kay Denker, University of Colorado - Boulder; Allison C. Atteberry, University of Virginia; Mimi Engel, University of Colorado Boulder

Susan Bowles Therriault, American Institutes for Research