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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Georgia public schools"”.
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The Relationship of Financial Resources with Academic Achievement in Georgia Public Schools
… were related to academic achievement in Georgia public schools. Four predictor variables representing different financial resources were compared with a criterion variable representing different financial resources were compared with a criterion variable representing differences were …
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Obesity: Challenges and Benefits of Implementing Local Wellness Policies in Georgia Public Schools
… Bill 108-265, under the provisions provided in Public Law 108-265, Section 2507; which requires school districts to develop local wellness policies. Local wellness policies include goals for nutrition education and physical activity, nutrition guidelines with the objectives of promoting student …
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The Relationship between Instructional Staff Training Expenditures and Teacher Retention: Comparing Georgia Public Schools
… decisions to remain or exit their respective schools. A conceptual framework underpinning this study incorporated the return on investment (ROI) model (Castellano, 2015; Flesher & Previts, 2013), the concept of investing in employee training (Devi & Shaik, 2012; Hanif et al., 2013; Rodriguez & …
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A Latent Growth Curve Model (LGCM) Analysis of the Relationship Between Five School Climate Dimensions and Retention of Core Subject Secondary Teachers in Georgia
… and core subject secondary teacher retention in Georgia public schools serving traditional grade bands (grades 6-8 and grades 9-12) from 2016 to 2019. Descriptive statistics cover 6 years (2015 – 2020), and a univariate quadratic latent growth curve model was used to estimate school-level teacher …
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Literacy And Equity: Exploring Teachers’ Lived Experiences Of Georgia Black Boys’ Difficulties With Reading Comprehension And Word Recognition
… shows that since 1992, Black male students in Georgia’s fourth through eighth grades have consistently scored low on reading assessments (The Nation’s Report Card, 2022c). Low reading achievement contributes to a persistent underachievement gap for Black boys, leading to unfavorable academic …
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An Analysis of Georgia Public School Teachers' Knowledge of School Law: Implications for Administrators
… was an assessment of the knowledge level that Georgia public school teachers have of their professional and personal rights and liabilities as impacted by laws and judicial decisions at the federal, state, and local government levels. The focus of the study was on teachers because Georgia …
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Beginning Principals' Self Perceptions of Administrative Task Proficiencies in Georgia Elementary Schools
… of beginning elementary principals in Georgia regarding the level of importance of the following administrative task areas: Curriculum and Instruction, Personnel Duties, School-Community Relations, Management, and Leadership? What administrative tasks do beginning elementary principals …
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A Description of the Influence of NCLB Accountability Mandates on Administrator Job Satisfaction of a Combined Middle-High Principal in Rural Georgia
… on a combined middle-high principal in rural Georgia allowed the researcher to conduct a qualitative case study to address the gap in current educational research. The overarching question and sub-questions guided the case study and provided the necessary framework essential in describing the …
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A study of the Georgia State Department of Education's ban on textbooks by Edwin Fenton
… led to restrictions on their purchase in Georgia. These restrictions, however, raised issues which made this study possible. The Georgia State Board of Education in 1972 rejected the recommendations of its Professional Textbook Selection Committee to include the social studies textbooks …
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Employment Criteria Used by Georgia Public Shcool Superintendents in High School Principal Selection
… is an extremely important decision made by Georgia school superintendents. In an effort to gain a better understanding of the employment criteria used to hire Georgia high school principals, the researcher used a previously validated formal survey constructed by Dr. Linda Gresham in 2003. …
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Georgia Public School Superintendents' Perceptions of Principals' Skills and Dispositions in an Era of Principal Shortage
<p>Shortages of public school principals have been announced nationwide in all school levels (elementary, middle/junior high, and high) and in all school settings (urban, suburban, and rural). During the last decade large numbers of principals have retired or left the field early as a result of low …