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The Costs Of A Free And Public Education: An Analysis Of A School District's Student Fees, Jacob D. Skousen, Ellianna Rodriguez
The Costs Of A Free And Public Education: An Analysis Of A School District's Student Fees, Jacob D. Skousen, Ellianna Rodriguez
BYU Education & Law Journal
Since the late 1800s U.S. states have provided a “centrally administered organization of public schools, overseen by a state superintendent or department of education and financed by state income tax revenues in addition to local taxes.” States have governed a system of public schools through the states’ constitutions. Each state’s constitution has a statement identifying the state as being responsible to provide its citizenry with a public education and in the majority of states’ constitutions there is further clarification noting that this education is provided free of charge. An example of this statement can be found in Nevada’s State Constitution, …
Civic Charity And The Making Of America, Matthew S. Holland
Civic Charity And The Making Of America, Matthew S. Holland
Brigham Young University-Public School Partnership Occasional Papers
No abstract provided.
Is Small Beautiful? Local Education And Local Democracy, Gary Daynes
Is Small Beautiful? Local Education And Local Democracy, Gary Daynes
Brigham Young University-Public School Partnership Occasional Papers
No abstract provided.
Incorporating Civility Into Public Education: An Empirical Survey Of School Professionals, Keely Wilkins, Paul Caldarella, K. Richard Young
Incorporating Civility Into Public Education: An Empirical Survey Of School Professionals, Keely Wilkins, Paul Caldarella, K. Richard Young
Faculty Publications
Those working in schools are encouraged to model and directly teach civil behaviors. There are no definitive answers for what specific behaviors should be addressed, but this research provided ideas for what might be done to increase students’ civil behaviors.
Peaceable Schools: Bringing Positive Behavior Support Into Utah Public Education, Paul Caldarella, K. Richard Young
Peaceable Schools: Bringing Positive Behavior Support Into Utah Public Education, Paul Caldarella, K. Richard Young
Faculty Publications
This symposium highlights Peaceable Schools, a University-Public School Partnership currently underway in Utah County. Peaceable Schools is a prevention and intervention model for public schools K-12. This project uses Positive Behavior Support principles, which are based on the application of applied behavior analysis, focusing on the promotion of pro-social skills in the public schools. Peaceable Schools uses a positive teaching model to school-based discipline. It attempts to create and build a school culture that communicates explicit, positive expectations for students through posting school rules and consistently promoting positive behavior, rather than reacting in a punitive manner to students’ inappropriate behaviors.