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Washington State Criminal History Records Audit for Adult Felonies: Introducing the Study Series
Elizabeth Drake - November 2006
In 2006, the Office of Financial Management contracted with the Washington State Institute for Public Policy to conduct an audit of the Washington State criminal history records systems for adult felonies. Databases included in the audit are from the Administrative Office of the Courts, the Department of Corrections, the Sentencing Guidelines Commission, and the Washington State Patrol. This report is the first of a series and describes the research design and databases to be included in the study. The final report of the series will be completed by April 2007.
How Different Base Populations Affect WASL Results
Wade Cole, Robert Barnoski - November 2006
A basic indicator of student performance on the Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) is the percentage of students who meet standard. This percentage can vary depending on which students are included in the calculation. As one in a series of reports on the WASL, this analysis describes the different ways to calculate the “met standard” rate.
Tenth-Grade Alternate Assessments for Special Populations: Summary Results
Wade Cole, Robert Barnoski - November 2006
As one in a series of reports on the WASL, this report describes the use of alternate assessments for tenth grade students in special education in spring 2006.
Tenth-Grade WASL in Spring 2006: Results by Race and Ethnicity—Revised
Wade Cole, Robert Barnoski - November 2006
This report summarizes results of the 10th-grade WASL in spring 2006 by the racial/ethnic characteristics of students.
Tenth-Grade WASL in Spring 2006: Associations Among Subject Areas
Wade Cole, Robert Barnoski - November 2006
This report describes associations among subject-area results for the 78,020 10th-grade students who completed the WASL in spring 2006. The analysis finds that the associations among subject-area results on the WASL are strong even though more 10th graders met standard in reading and writing than in math.
Tenth-Grade WASL Strands: Student Performance Varies Considerably Over Time
Robert Barnoski, Wade Cole - November 2006
This report examines longitudinal variability in student performance on math, reading, and writing strands for the 10th-grade Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL).
Tenth-Grade WASL in Spring 2006: Open-Ended and Multiple Choice Questions
Wade Cole, Robert Barnoski - November 2006
This report examines the relationship between student performance on multiple-choice and open-ended items on the 10th-grade Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) in spring 2006.
Evidence-Based Public Policy Options to Reduce Future Prison Construction, Criminal Justice Costs, and Crime Rates
Steve Aos, Marna Miller, Elizabeth Drake - October 2006
Under current long-term forecasts, Washington State faces the need to construct several new prisons in the next two decades. Since new prisons are costly, the 2005 Washington Legislature directed the Washington State Institute for Public Policy to project whether there are “evidence-based” options that can: a) reduce the future need for prison beds, b) save money for state and local taxpayers, and c) contribute to lower crime rates. This report describes our findings and discusses how we conducted the analysis. We review evidence-based adult corrections, juvenile corrections, and prevention options and analyze the effects of alternative portfolios of these investments.
Tenth-Grade WASL in Spring 2006: Summary Results
Wade Cole, Robert Barnoski - October 2006
This report provides an overview of 10th-grade WASL results for spring 2006.
Washington State Criminal Records Audit: Meeting 1, Review of Research Design
Elizabeth Drake, Robert Barnoski, Laura Harmon - September 2006
The Institute was contracted by the Office of Financial Management to determine the completeness and accuracy of Washington State’s criminal history databases for adult felons. The following databases are included in the study: the Washington State Patrol, the Department of Corrections, the Administrative Office of the Courts, and the Sentencing Guidelines Commission. This presentation discusses the proposed research design for the study. The final report will be completed by April 2007.
