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State And District Fiscal Effects Of A Universal Education Savings Account Program In Arkansas, Julie R. Trivitt, Corey A. Deangelis

Education Reform Faculty and Graduate Students Publications

Legislators in Arkansas have proposed a bill to increase educational choice through an Education Savings Account (ESA) program available to every child across the state. While many studies on the financial impact of existing ESA, voucher, and scholarship programs in the United States have found overall benefits to the state and individual districts, it may not be the case for a universally-accessible ESA since most existing programs are targeted to students based on need. A universal ESA would make ESAs available to all K-12 students in the state, so the fiscal impact is expected to be less beneficial than a …

Who Is More Free? A Comparison Of The Decision-Making Of Private And Public School Principals, M. Danish Shakeel, Corey A. Deangelis

Education Reform Faculty and Graduate Students Publications

While an abundance of school choice literature focuses on student achievement outcomes, little has been done to determine the mechanisms involved in producing such outcomes. We present a comparative analysis of private and public school principals using data from the School and Staffing Survey (SASS) 2011-2012. We add to the literature by examining the differences in private and public school principals’ abilities to influence important decisions at their schools. We conclude that private schooling may have a systematic advantage over public schooling since private school leadership exhibits more autonomy in influencing relevant decisions.

Wmu Board Of Trustees Formal Session January 24, 2017, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Approval of the Minutes
• Broncos First Presentation
• Career Outcomes for Graduates Presentation
• Football Recognition
• Board of Trustees Officer Election
• Conferring Trustee Emeriti Status on Trustees Asmonga-Knapp and Hettinger

20170122: Student Organizations, 1923-1989, Student Organizations

Guides to University Archives

These items include materials from the office of Student Organizations at Marshall University from 1923-1989. Items were received in 2017 and include notable materials from or about honor societies, Alpha Epsilon Delta, Gamma Beta Phi, Kappa Delta Pi, Phi Eta Sigma, Chi Beta Phi Science, and student professional societies. This is not an exhaustive list. Please download the finding aid for a full list of contents.

20170121: Student Government Association, Impact Materials, 1968-1971, Student Government Association

Guides to University Archives

These items include materials from the Student Government Association at Marshall University from 1968-1971. Items were received in 2017 and include materials from the "Impact" program, including booklets and brochures. Please download inventory for full list of contents.

“Science Is Not My Thing”: Exploring Deaf Non-Science Majors’ Science Identities, Cara L. Gormally, Amber Marchut

Journal of Science Education for Students with Disabilities

Students who are deaf and hard-of-hearing are underrepresented in science majors, yet we know little about why. Students from other underrepresented groups in science—women and people of color—tend to highly value altruistic or communal career goals, while perceiving science as uncommunal. Research suggests that holding stereotypical conceptions about scientists and perceptions of science as uncommunal may strongly hinder recruitment into science majors. This study sought to explore the science identities of students who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, and hearing signers. The study focused on non-science majors in bilingual (American Sign Language and written English) biology laboratory courses. This study is the …

Ua3/9/7 New Semester, Wku President's Office - Ransdell

WKU Administration Documents

Email from WKU president Gary Ransdell to faculty & staff.

Meeting Minutes, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Meeting regarding budget, president search, Colonnade Plan, consensual relations, charter revisions, sabbatical leave and university distinguished professorships.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Meeting minutes.

January Agenda, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Meeting agenda.

The Minutes Of The Marshall University Staff Council Meeting, January 2017, Marshall University Staff Council

Staff Council Minutes

No abstract provided.

Message From Board Chair, Frederick Higdon

Board of Regents Documents

Email from WKU Board of Regents chair Frederick Higdon to WKU faculty and staff regarding the selection of Timothy Caboni as WKU president. Caboni's vitae is attached.

Presidential Search Committee, Frederick Higdon

Board of Regents Documents

Email from WKU Board of Regents chair Frederick Higdon to WKU faculty & staff regarding the selection of Timothy Caboni as WKU president.

Private Schooling Promotes Political And Economic Freedom? An International Fixed Effects Instrumental Variables Analysis, Corey A. Deangelis, M. Danish Shakeel

Education Reform Faculty and Graduate Students Publications

Additional private schooling within a nation-state may increase citizens’ political and economic freedom through increased educational quality, balanced power relationships, and increased civic engagement. We employ a two-stage-least-squares time and country-level fixed-effects analytical technique to examine how private schooling could affect political rights, civil liberties and economic freedom indices. We also use a new instrumental variable, short-run fluctuations in the demand for schooling, to predict private schooling. We examine 174 different nations across the globe from 1999 to 2014, and find significant evidence to suggest that private schooling leads to enhanced political and economic freedom. In particular, our preferred model …

Teaching Moral Literacy Through Critical Pedagogical Bricolage: A Co-Constructed Auto-Ethnography Of An Educational Leadership Program, Chetanath Gautam, Charles L. Lowery

The Qualitative Report

In this collaborative auto-ethnographical inquiry, two developing scholar–practitioner educational leaders explore the notion of moral literacy through a lens of critical pedagogical bricolage. This study aims to reveal certain experiences of two doctoral candidates engaged in an educational doctorate, contemplating their identities as emergent leaders from diverse backgrounds. By approaching this inquiry from a qualitative and strictly post-positivist understanding of research, we aim to present critical components of our program and the literature presented in that program that led to our understanding of moral literacy’s role in theoretical and pragmatic provinces of educational leadership. Our analysis is presented in three …

2017 January 12 - Academic Council Minutes, Academic Council, East Tennessee State University

Academic Council Agenda and Minutes

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Text-To-Speech On Reading Comprehension Of Students With Learning Disabilities, Mary Cece Young

Theses and Dissertations

In this study, I implemented the use of technology to investigate the effectiveness of text-to-speech (TTS) on the reading comprehension of students with learning disabilities (LD). In a freshman self-contained classroom, I used the classroom-based text and TTS on four participants during a 48-min English class period for 16 weeks. An A-B-A-B withdrawal design evaluated the effectiveness of TTS on reading comprehension, the dependent variable, measured through accuracy of participants’ responses to reading comprehension questions from curriculum-based measures (CBMs). Following intervention, I assessed maintenance of the effect of TTS on reading comprehension for 4 weeks. Additionally, I measured participants’ perspectives …

The Succeed Scholarship Progam: A Voucher For Arkansas' Students In Special Education, Sarah C. Mckenzie, Gary W. Ritter

Policy Briefs

The 2016-17 school year is the first year that Arkansas’ students with disabilities could use state education dollars as tuition at authorized private schools. In this brief we examine the Succeed Scholarship Program and consider the impacts for Arkansas schools and students.

Special Meeing Minutes, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Special meeting regarding the presidential search.

20170105: Office Of Assessment, Program Reviews, 2000-2002, Academic Affairs

Guides to University Archives

These items include materials from the office of Academic Affairs at Marshall University from 2000-2002. Items were received in 2017 and include program reviews for programs in the College of Liberal Arts (Geography, International Affairs, Political Science), the College of Education and Professional Development (Special Education, Reading Education, Teaching, Leadership), and more. Please download the finding aid for a full list of contents