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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"State departments of education"”.
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State departments of education and fiscal stress in local education agencies: A policy study
… determine the answers to two questions: (1) Do states have definitions of fiscal strain or trouble for public school districts that are experiencing fiscal stress? (2) What state policy mechanisms exist for dealing with public school districts that are experiencing fiscal stress?
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A Comparative Analysis Of Teacher Perceptions Of School Culture In High-Performing And Low-Performing Iowa Schools
The challenge of improving the performance of public schools has been given attention from a variety of advocacy groups, researchers, government agencies, education organizations and schools. Since the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act in 2002, titled No Child Left …
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An analysis of selected administrative positions in the Vocational Division of the Alabama State Department of Education
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An analysis of the use of the directed study method in teaching Industrial Cooperative Training students in the high schools of Virginia
The object of this study was to determine the extent to which coordinators of Industrial Cooperative Training programs in Virginia high schools used the directed study method in directly related instruction, to compare its use with other teaching methods used, and to determine the coordinators‘ …
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Legislation, Litigation, Regulation, and Implementation of Paraprofessional Supervision in School Settings
Since the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2002 and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA) of 2004, there is a strong emphasis on the supervision of paraprofessionals who provide instructional assistance to classroom teachers. Scholars have …
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Shifting from Single-Focused Tiered Systems to the Integrated Multi-Tiered Systems of Support Framework: A Review of State Every Student Succeeds Act Plans
… (RtI) to the integrated Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) framework. In 2015, federal leaders included the general term multi-tiered systems of support in the reauthorization of the Every Student Succeeds Act. However, little is known about how states interpreted this inclusion into their …
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An Examination of the Relationship Between Georgia’s School Climate Star Rating and Student Performance in Reading and Math on the Criterion-Referenced Competency Test
<p>This researcher uncovered the fact that most state departments of education in the United States do not track or focus on professional development for school leaders on the issue of school climate. However, the state of Georgia has made substantial efforts in bringing the importance of school …
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States' School Crisis Planning Materials: An Analysis of Cross-Cultural Considerations and Sensitivity to Student Diversity
The importance of providing appropriate crisis intervention to individuals and families from diverse backgrounds is an often overlooked aspect of service provision. In particular, school-based crisis intervention has only recently begun to address this issue. This study reviewed state mandated …
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An Examination of the Factors Affecting State and District Participation in the Voluntary National Test in 4th-Grade Reading
… Test in 4 th-grade Reading (VNTR) and existing state and district reading assessments for similarly aged children was examined. Also studied were the factors that affected states' and districts' decisions about whether to participate in the VNTR. Findings obtained from surveys of and interviews …
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Economic organization of public education in the United States
This dissertation examines the American system of public education by focusing on the institution which surrounds its provision. Structural aspects of State Departments of Education (SDEs) receive the major emphasis in an effort to ascertain the relationship between structural organization and the …
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Bridging the AI literacy gap : strategies for aligning K–12 education with an AI-driven future
Camacho, Janette The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into society and the workplace is changing the way we live and work. As AI and advanced digital technologies become more pervasive, there is an urgent need for education systems to adapt and ensure that students develop the skills …
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Adoption, implementation, and reality : an explanatory sequential mixed methods study of the novice teacher experience implementing a knowledge-building curriculum.
Student performance on national and state assessment metrics signals a concern regarding our nation's current literacy performance. Four key data metrics signal this crisis: National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP; National Center for Educational Statistics, 2021), American College Test …
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Leaving education : a descriptive single-case study examining what factors drive teachers from the profession in Oklahoma.
… attrition adversely impacts the academic future of the students in public schools. Each year, thousands of classrooms go without qualified teachers to provide instruction. Without qualified teachers to instruct students using college and career readiness standards, education agencies, including …
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Counseling parents of handicapped children: a study of selected school divisions in Virginia
The purpose of this study was to obtain baseline data on the implementation of counseling for parents of handicapped children in selected school divisions in Virginia. The 135 school divisions in Virginia were ranked by size of special education population as of the child count of December 1982. …
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Review and Analysis of the Nine Model Programs in Elementary Teacher Education with Synthesis for Application in Field Experiences
… study had as its purpose the review and analysis of nine Models for elementary teacher education. These Models were Phase I of a USOE Elementary Teacher Education Project. Considerations for preliminary analysis for this study were to determine:</p><ol><li>1. What were the Models' conceptions of a …
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Fiscal guidelines for disaster planning
Statement of the ProblemThe paramount purpose of the study was to develop a model disaster plan to assist practicing school administrators in being prepared for fiscal loss impacts after major man-made or natural disasters.Procedure UsedThe study was limited to agencies, persons, and materials …
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Local School-System Use of State-Level Educational Goals in Selected States
<p>Problem. A major component of state-level educational accountability systems is the specification of goals upon which other components of the systems are established. The use being made of these goals at the local-school-district level in states where they exist has not been formally …