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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"Traditional public school"”.
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A study of the effect of school management upon 4th and 8th grade math and reading results in relation to market driven theory
… These organizations manage portfolios of schools and differ in a variety of ways. Some of them are for-profit corporations, and others are nonprofit. There is a portfolio of schools directly managed by the traditional public school system, and yet another managed by a state agency. In …
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The Effects of Centralized School Assignment on Public School Enrollment
An important benefit of modern school choice programs may be increased retention of students in large urban districts. Enrollment effects of choice frameworks are especially important today, as traditional public school enrollment as a share of total enrollment has fallen sharply since the …
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Who Owns O. Perry Walker High School?: A Case Study of Contested Ownership and Survival in the New Orleans Public Schools after Hurricane Katrina
… examines O. Perry Walker, a New Orleans high school the state of Louisiana had previously labeled "failing," during its closure from August 29, 2005 until December 14, 2005, due to the evacuation of New Orleans from Hurricane Katrina. This unprecedented evacuation of a major city closed the …
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Women Superintendents In South Carolina: Numbers and Perspectives
… have attained the superintendency position in traditional public school districts, specifically in South Carolina, as well as to explore the career paths that lead to the attainment of that position. This was accomplished by obtaining quantitative results from an online survey of female …
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Integrating Aesthetics: Transforming Continuing and Professional Education Through Africentric Practice
… while serving racially marginalized students in public schools. As a response to this issue, the purpose of this study was to review and describe curricula used in three African Centered educational institutions in Chicago. African Centered schools are uniquely different, thus the need for …
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The Role of K-12 Public School Principals in Culturally Sustaining Mathematics Education
The study was designed to investigate how K-12 school principals evaluate equitable mathematics teaching practices using culturally sustaining pedagogy (CSP) through the conceptual lens of culturally sustaining leadership (CSL). The study focuses on the criteria public school principals use to …
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The Louisiana Recovery School District's long term relationship to student dropout and achievement
… of the creation of the Louisiana Recovery School District (RSD), the turnaround intervention for low performing public schools. Since 2003, the RSD has grown to include over 80 schools across the state. The purpose of this multilevel longitudinal study was to examine the relationship of the …
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Perspectives on language teaching from a democratic school in Brazil
… language and language teaching at a democratic school in São Paulo, Brazil. The commentary of the one former English teacher is central to the analysis, complemented by interviews with the Portuguese/Spanish teacher and four other teachers at the school. This study seeks to contribute to the …
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An Examination of Alternative Educational Leadership
Traditional public-school settings are not meeting the needs of all students. Alternative educational settings have been established for students who struggled in traditional public schools. According to research by Beken et al. (2009); Cotton (2004); and Groves (1998), traditional schools often …
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Michigan’s quantitative school culture inventories and student achievement
<p>Schools must help all students achieve. Leaders who understand the elements of culture and their impact on an organization can be very effective. In 2015, as part of a strategy to cultivate healthy school cultures, the State of Michigan deployed a new self-reporting school culture inventory as …
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The Efficacy of Treating Adolescent Depression with Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Adolescents(IPT-A) in the School Setting
… in and benefit from educational experiences. School psychologists are challenged to find effective treatments for adolescents experiencing depression that can be delivered in a school setting. Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Adolescents (IPT-A; Mufson, Dorta, Moreau, & Weissman, 2004) has been …
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Exploring students' decisions to attend an early college high school
… one Northern California Early College High School (NCECHS). It also examines how students perceive their experiences of their decision after they have enrolled. The history of the public education has long been marked by an achievement gap between White and Asian students and students from …
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Exploring the Experiences of Black, Brown, Indigenous, and People of Color in High School Concert Bands and Orchestral Ensembles
<p>The traditional concert band/orchestra model in many public high schools often passively presents content regarding Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC). BIPOC students in these ensembles bring a wealth of experience from their communities. Meanwhile, BIPOC face barriers including …
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Understanding Parental Motivation To Home School: A Qualitative Case Study
… little educational research has focused on home schooling. Since most students are educated in public schools, parents’ choice of other educational alternatives is often perceived as a deviation from the societal norm. Friends and neighbors of parents who home school rarely understand their …
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Understanding Parental Motivation To Home School: A Qualitative Case Study
… little educational research has focused on home schooling. Since most students are educated in public schools, parents’ choice of other educational alternatives is often perceived as a deviation from the societal norm. Friends and neighbors of parents who home school rarely understand their …
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An examination of the effects of school choice on the financial integrity and demographic mix of traditional public schools
… study how the controversial yet expanding use of school choice affects traditional public schools' finances and socioeconomic and racial/ethnic student demographics. This mixed-methods study analyzed traditional public school districts in two Michigan counties in 2009/10 and 2013/14, answering …
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Women's access to the superintendency: Pathways from the elementary ranks
… a variety of district contexts within Michigan’s traditional public school system?</p> <p>The research design was a qualitative, interpretive, multiple case study approach using the data collection method of interviewing. Two conceptual frameworks – expectations states theory and feminist …
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Data Driven Decision-Making in Midwest Charter Schools: Teachers’ Experiences in the Classroom
… between successful and failing districts, schools, teachers and students. Data are used to gain insights to student demographics. In some cases, teachers use data to evaluate instructional practices and student progress. In many districts in America, a data specialist is even hired to …
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An Evaluation Of The Effectiveness Of A Diversity Educational Program
… racial and social interactions in their school settings. It is important to note that most of the literature on diversity programming suggests that the perception held by a school's administration of what constitutes an all encompassing racially and culturally diverse program plays an …
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