Pat Cummings Presentation

1.  
Presentation to Dr. Glenn E Malone’s WSU Research Methods I Class
By Pat Cummings, Director Research & Evaluation Tacoma Public Schools
June 12th, 2014

2.  
Quantitative vs Qualitative
Research
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Qualitative
Data that relies on observation and interpretation as opposed to
numbers
Quantitative data
Data that is data based strictly on numerical measurements

3.  
Research Basics
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4.  
Validity
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5.  
Reliability
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6.  
Generalizability
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7.  
The “Average” Problem
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8.  
Understanding Educational Data
and Impact of Poverty
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Children growing up in poverty are less likely to
do well at school. This can put them at a
disadvantage in later life which, in turn, can
affect their children.

9.  
What are Poverty Rates by Age?
Trends from1959-2009
Note: Shaded areas denote recession
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Historical Poverty Tables
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10.  
What Contributes to Poverty
Average Family Wealth by Ethnicity 1983-2010
10Source: Urban Institute http://www.urban.org/changing-wealth-americans/lost-generations-interactive-race.cfm

11.  
Percent Poverty by Ethnicity
Tacoma Public Schools 2014
40%
21% 18%
28% 27%
12%
55%
60%
79% 82%
72% 73%
88%
45%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
FRL-Yes
FRL-No
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12.  
How many of our
students are homeless?
• For the sixth year in a row, the
number of homeless students in
Washington state has increased
• Last year, Tacoma had 1,489
homeless students
• 1 out of 20 students in Tacoma are
homeless (almost twice the state
rate*)
12Source: OSPI McKinney Vento 2013 (Tacoma 5/1%, WA States 2.9%)

13.  
What are Word Gaps By Age 3?
From Betty Hart and Todd Risley
Source: Adapted from Hart and Risley, Meaningful Differences in the Everyday Experiences of
Young American Children (Baltimore, MD: Paul; H. Brookes, 1995) 13

14.  
What Contributes to Poverty?
Unemployment & Earnings by Education Levels
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey 2009
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15.  
What Contributes to Poverty?
US Incarceration Rates Stratified by Race
Source: Bonczar, T. (2003). Prevalence of Imprisonment in the U.S. Population, 1974-2001. Washington, D.C. :Bureau of Justice Statistics
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16.  
What are Academic Poverty Gaps?
Grade 4 Reading and Math MSP 2012-13
Reading Math
(Gap = 24) (Gap = 22)
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17.  
What are Monthly Costs for
Family of 4 in Tacoma?
Source: Family Budget Calculator; Economic Policy Institute http://www.epi.org/resources/budget/
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18.  
What are Guidelines
for Poverty?
Source: Department of Health and Human Services
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Minimum Wage
$9.19/Hour
or
$19,115/Year

19.  
Homeless Student Count
McKinney-Vento for Districts Enrollment > 10,000
Tacoma 1,489 Homeless
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20.  
Homeless Student Percent
McKinney-Vento for Districts Enrollment > 10,000
Tacoma 5.1% Homeless
State Average 2.9%
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21.  
What Contributes to Poverty?
Lifetime Likelihood of Imprisonment
Source: Bonczar, T. (2003). Prevalence of Imprisonment in the U.S. Population, 1974-2001. Washington, D.C. :Bureau of Justice Statistics
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22.  
WaKIDS
http://tinyurl.com/TPSWaKIDS
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23.  
FRL-Assessment Trends
http://tinyurl.com/TPSMotion
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24.  
Discipline Trends
http://tinyurl.com/TPSDiscipline
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25.  
Graduation
http://tinyurl.com/TPSGradResults
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