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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Texas schools"”.
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Characteristics of Successful Texas Schools Which Predict Components of an Adequate Education.
… to identify high performing school districts in Texas and to determine if there are different characteristics leading to the provision of an adequate education in high performing districts as compared to low performing districts. It specifically sought to determine which characteristics …
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Program Differences in the Development of English Learners in Rural Texas Schools
… to file for a bilingual exception with the Texas Education Agency and instead implement an English only English as a Second Language (ESL) program. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine the what is the relationship, if any, between third grade TELPAS, English Learner status, and …
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A Proposed Program for Unification of Kindergarten and First Grade in Texas Schools
No abstract prepared.
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Navigating the Framework: Evaluating Program Placement for Secondary English Learners in Texas Schools
… and academic performance remain, particularly in Texas secondary schools. Despite extensive investment in bilingual and English as a Second Language (ESL) programs, student outcomes vary widely across districts, suggesting that contextual and programmatic factors influencing EL achievement are not …
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How Principals Address the Social and Emotional Needs of Students: A Case Study in South Texas Schools
… of ESSA. In the plan submitted by the State of Texas on March, 2018 the components of SEL were addressed under Title I, Part A "to improve school conditions for student learning by reducing incidents of bullying, the overuse of discipline practices that remove students from the classroom, and …
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Labor productivity standards in Texas school foodservice operations
… standards and meal equivalents (MEs) in Texas school foodservice operations and school foodservice directors' perceptions of how variables affect labor productivity. A questionnaire was mailed to 200 randomly selected Texas school foodservice directors; 105 (52%) responses were analyzed. …
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Examining the Relationship Between Principal Leadership and School Climate
… population of this study consisted of two middle schools with grades ranging from six through eight and one high school with grades ranging from nine through twelve. These schools are within the state of Texas. Quantitative data were obtained by using two instruments, the Principal Leadership …
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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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The Effect of Texas Charter High Schools on Diploma Graduation and General Educational Development (Ged) Attainment
This dissertation is a study of the effect of Texas's charter high schools on diploma graduation and General Educational Development (GED) attainment. Utilizing data from the Texas Schools Project at the University of Texas at Dallas, the study follows a cohort of Texas students enrolled as 10th …
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Emotional/Behavioral Disturbance and Speech/Language Disorders: Prevalence of the Dual Diagnoses in a School-Age Population
… disorders in Grades 2 through 6 in Texas schools in light of the known research. Relationships in ethnicity and socioeconomic status were examined using chi-square test of independence. Aggregate data were obtained from the database of the Texas Pupil Information Management System …
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How Much Does Teacher Turnover Matter? the Mediating Impact of Teacher Turnover upon Student Socioeconomic Status and Student Achievement
… Teacher turnover continues to be a problem for schools, particularly in schools serving large populations of low-income students. Research acknowledges the existence of a gap in educational opportunities afforded students in low-income schools but has not considered teacher turnover as one …
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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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Analysis of financial strategies used by Texas school districts to ensure long-term financial stability
The state’s current financial system for education does not address drastic changes in a school district’s property values in mineral rich areas. Education funding formulas do not provide support for any sudden changes due to fluctuation in mineral values. It is unknown if school leaders have …