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Showing 1 to 20 of 27 for “"federal education"”.
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The National Council of Teachers of English and Federal Education Policy, 1958-1966
… in 1957, Congress passed the National Defense Education Act of 1958 that primarily funded research for the teaching of science, foreign language, and math. English was omitted, but in 1961, due to persuading from the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), Congress funded a program that …
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An Analysis Of The Relationship Between Federal Education Legislation And Identifiable Economic, Political Or Social Crises In The United States
… throughout its history, had enacted major federal education legislation as a response to a major economic, political or social crisis. Procedures. Data were gathered on major federal education legislation and major economic, political and social crises occurring in the United States from …
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A historical study of Arthur S. Flemming: his impact on federal education and training programs relating to aging during the period 1958-1978
… the changes in his activities and views of federal education and training programs relating to aging. Flemming's public administration career included service as Chief of the Office of Defense Mobilization, Secretary of DHEW, and chairman of many presidential advisory boards and commissions. …
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Supply-Side Education: Race, inequality, and the Rise of the Punitive Education State
… This development had dramatic consequences for federal education policy. Buttressed by a coalition of civil rights groups and educational organizations pushing for federal involvement in education, Democratic policymakers turned towards education as a cheaper and more effective replacement to …
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The Stalled Race to Close Literacy Achievement Gaps: Federally Legislating Public Education
… gaps remain stagnant in public school education, even though federal involvement was initiated to create an equal system for all and to help the most vulnerable students. Focusing on literacy, a historical lens was used to assess that similar strategies (testing, funding in exchange for …
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District Solutions for Resource Effectiveness: A Local Education Agency Leadership Approach
… the development of data skill sets in one Local Education Agency (LEAs). Implementing one district resource daily throughout each school year for over three years had the potential to cultivate and yield higher data skills for staff compared to the effect of a one point in time report of yearly …
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An Evaluation of the Equitable Practices for STEM Education to Prepare All Students for the 21st Century
… of the way through the 21st Century, yet most education institutions do not provide STEM education for all students. Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) have been a special focus of both industry and federal education initiatives in recent years. STEM is a proven way of building …
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Clarifying Decision Making Processes: Tools for Interdependency Modeling
… that estimates the distribution of Government education spending in the US across income deciles. My dataset informs existing Distributional National Accounts (DINA), which are a primary measure of income inequality in the US (Piketty et al., 2018). My estimate shows Government education …
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The Primary Dilemma: Determining And Overcoming Barriers To A Focus On Prekindergarten Through Grade 3
… the focus on prekindergarten and primary grade education taking place prior to the grades in which federally mandated, accountability assessments for student learning take place. The purpose of this study is to determine the potential barriers to a paradigm shift at the state and district levels …
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Coming of Age in Spite of the Contrast of Vagueness: Native Speaker and The House on Mango Street as Erziehungsroman
… coming-of-age process depends on the characters' education—reveals the similar process that both Esperanza Cordero and Henry Park experience as they navigate the 1960s and 1970s American school system. The most important obstacle in Esperanza's and Henry's ability to achieve academically is the …
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The nature and extent of pastoral care in five Western Australian government secondary schools
… were influenced by contexts of State and Federal education programmes, by the community setting of each school, by community concerns, and by other priorities within the school itself. In the study, information was collected through interviews and written responses from school staff, …
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An Historical Perspective to Examine How Federal Policy Influenced the Definition and Evaluation of Teacher Effectiveness Since 1950
… teachers has challenged state department of education officials to develop teacher evaluation systems that include student assessment data. Many educational researchers theorize teacher effectiveness is the variable under the control of the school with the most influence on student …
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The Relationship Between the Implementation of the Common Core State Standards and 21st Century Learning Skills
<p>The reception, by the educational community, of the imminent implementation of the Common Core State Standards in the elementary school classroom has been received with cautious fanfare. What will be the steps for implementation of the Common Core State Standards in the elementary school? How …
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Exploring the Use of Social Media and Its Effect on Policy in Community Colleges
… they are aware of issues that violations of the Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act could cause. The research questions were: How are faculty using social media for teacher-student communication; Are there privacy concerns faculty should be aware of because of the Federal Education Rights …
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From the Streets to the Classrooms: The Politics of Education Spending in Mexico
… government spending across different levels of education. What are the political motivations that drive budgetary decisions on primary, secondary, and tertiary education? Who are the beneficiaries of these appropriations? Why are they capable of influencing the decisions over …
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An analysis of the adoption of innovation and information-dissemination in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 created federal aid to education for innovational research. The dissemination of these innovations and their implementation is strongly influenced by the field of communications. The role of adoption in the innovational process is …
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Analysis of Special Education Compliance and Special Education Funding in Four Texas Open-Enrollment Charter Schools.
… to conduct an in-depth examination of special education services in open-enrollment charter schools in north Texas and to examine relationships between special education compliance and funding. Six questions guided the research: How have the charter schools designed special education services, …
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The Influence of Neighborhood, Family, School, and Student Dimensions of Social Capital on Academic Achievement: An Integrated Theoretical Framework
Current federal education law places the responsibility of the academic achievement of students with schools while ignoring other social factors that might influence the educational outcomes of students. Students are part of a complex social system that both enable and constrain their development …
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The Influence of Neighborhood, Family, School, and Student Dimensions of Social Capital on Academic Achievement: An Integrated Theoretical Framework
Current federal education law places the responsibility of the academic achievement of students with schools while ignoring other social factors that might influence the educational outcomes of students. Students are part of a complex social system that both enable and constrain their development …
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