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Showing 1 to 20 of 62 for “"Texas education"”.
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Mitigating Educational Inequities for English Learners
Background: The current educational landscape demands that students develop 21st-century skills such as critical thinking, communication, and adaptability to succeed beyond school. Inclusive and equitable learning environments are especially vital for English Learners (ELs), who continue to …
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The relationship of teacher turnover and student achievement in elementary school mathematics
… (ED) percentages of 2,838 elementary campuses in Texas were used. Publicly available retrospective data from the Texas Education Agency was used and made available through online sources and public information requests. The results of the study indicate a negative correlation between teacher …
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Syllabus for Advanced Placement Biology
… school level. Reference materials used were the Texas Education Agency ( TEA ) approved Campbell text Biology and the College Board's, Advanced Placement Biology Laboratory Manual. The syllabus is divided into major topics with outlined notes and includes laboratory exercises as recommended by …
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Leading for change : teacher leaders changing the instructional landscape.
… quantitatively assessed user perceptions of the Texas Education Agency (TEA) Teacher Leadership Grant program through statewide surveys. Phase II qualitatively explored the program's implementation and impact on instructional practices through semi-structured interviews and walkthroughs with two …
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Program Differences in the Development of English Learners in Rural Texas Schools
… all districts required to implement a bilingual education program can employ a sufficient number of bilingual certified teachers in grades PK-5. As a result, rural districts find themselves having to file for a bilingual exception with the Texas Education Agency and instead implement an English …
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Differences Between African American and White Males in Grades 6-8: Comparative Evidence from Selected Texas Rural Schools
… gap among Black males in grades 6-8 across Texas is a growing concern. Based on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR), secondary data from the Texas Education Agency (TEA) was used to evaluate scores from a sample of Texas rural schools. In this quantitative, …
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COMPARING INCORRECT ANSWER PERCENTAGE DISPERSIONS IN STATEWIDE READING COMPREHENSION SCORES AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR SCHOOL LEADERS
… Functioning (DDF) study involved 855,023 regular education students in Grades 3, 6, and 11 in Texas. Percentage dispersion anomalies were identified in the 2009 Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills Item Analysis Reports provided by the Texas Education Agency. Questions addressed in this …
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Educator Sexual Misconduct: An Examination of Sanction Disparities among Texas Female and Male Educators
… assessed in this research using data from the Texas Education Agency (TEA) database. It is hypothesized that female educators will have been given more lenient sanctions than male educators for having engaged in the same types of acts with students, whereby the findings of this research will …
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Factors Influencing the Percent of Non-Certified Teachers in Texas School Districts
… the percent of noncertified teachers in Texas school districts. Research indicates that the hiring of unqualified teachers is generally a result of distributional inequities, rather than overall shortages of qualified individuals (Darling-Hammond and Sykes 2003, Ingersoll 2001). Scholarly …
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Educator Sexual Misconduct: An Examination of Sanction Disparities Among Texas Female and Male Educators
… assessed in this research using data from the Texas Education Agency (TEA) database. It is hypothesized that female educators will have been given more lenient sanctions than male educators for having engaged in the same types of acts with students, whereby the findings of this research will …
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A Comparison of Quantitative Skills in Texas Year-round Schools with Texas Traditional Calendar Schools
… was the 1998 public elementary schools in Texas. The academic impact was based upon the 1998 Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) test administrated by the Texas Education Agency. The two groups of schools studied were Texas elementary schools that were on a year-round calendar …
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Factors that contribute to educational success for Hispanic students in Texas school districts
… study is to determine factors that contribute to educational success for Hispanic students in Texas school districts. The study applies and tests a synthesis of social capital and political resource theories to identify the structural determinants that impact positive educational outcomes. Three …
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What Do Parents Want? Factors Affecting Parental Decisions in Charter School Enrollment
As an avenue of educational reform and organizational restructuring within public education, school choice has gained in popularity over the last twenty years. The charter school movement, in particular, has enjoyed a high growth rate since its introduction in 1992. Advocates of charter schools …
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Responses of Education Preparation Program Instructors toward Mental Health Legislation
<p>In 2013, Texas State legislature passed Senate Bill 460 which implemented a law that requires the inclusion of knowledge relating to students’ mental health status in teacher preparation curriculum. This requirement is explained in Texas Education Code (TEC) §21.044(b). The purpose of this study …
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The Overidentification of Autism in Asian American Student Populations
… repercussions for both the student and the local education agency. In December of 2016, Title 34, Section 300.646, of the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations ordered states and local education agencies (LEAs) to collect and examine data in disability identification by race and ethnicity. This …
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A study of the effects of a mathematics staff development module on teachers' and students' achievement
… third-, fifth-, and sixthgrade teachers on the Texas Education Agency's Probability, Statistics, and Graphing (PSG) Staff Development Module. The module required twelve hours of training and occurred over two consecutive days. The independent variable was the treatment. The dependent variables …
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Lease Purchase Financing: The Processes and Impact on New School Construction in Texas
… for the construction of new facilities in Texas. It sought to determine the impact of lease purchase financing and the characteristics of those districts that have utilized lease purchase financing for the purpose of new school construction. A two pronged approach was used for the study, …
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The Relationship Among Effective School Correlates, School and District Practices, and Exemplary Student Performance in Texas
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) annually rates campuses and districts on how well they meet standards of student performance. Since the high standard is so difficult for campuses and districts to reach, educators continually seek ways to improve student performance. The effective schools process …
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The Challenges of Newly Adopted Mathematics Curriculum in Title I Schools: A Mixed Methods Study
… impacts of the newly adopted mathematics TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge Skills) introduced in 2014 by TEA (Texas Education Agency) that detail the curriculum standards for all students across schools in Texas schools, for grades K-12. The study examined the challenges that teachers and …
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