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A Deeply-Felt (And Somewhat Revised) Rant: Women, Children And Funding In The Ivory Tower, Nora Nachumi Apr 2013

A Deeply-Felt (And Somewhat Revised) Rant: Women, Children And Funding In The Ivory Tower, Nora Nachumi

ABO: Interactive Journal for Women in the Arts, 1640-1830

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Language And Literacy Of Pre-Adolescent/Adolescent Bilingual Students: Current Research, Alejandro E. Brice Jan 2013

Language And Literacy Of Pre-Adolescent/Adolescent Bilingual Students: Current Research, Alejandro E. Brice

USF St. Petersburg campus Faculty Publications

It is well documented that pre-adolescent and adolescent English learners (ELs) are at-risk for reading difficulties (Escamilla, Chavez, & Vigil, 2005; Lopez, 2009; Hemphill, Vanneman & Rahman, 2011; Snow, Burns & Griffin, 1998; Waxman, Padrón, Shin, & Rivera, 2008). Kohler and Lazarín (2007) stated, nationally only 29% of EL 8th grade students scored at or above the basic reading achievement levels. In comparison, nationally the non-EL 8th grade students scored at 75% at or above the basic reading achievement levels. In addition, the achievement gap among English learning (EL) students has existed and continues to exist. Unfortunately, this gap widens …


Quantitative Reasoning In The Contemporary World, 1: The Course And Its Challenges:, Shannon W. Dingman, Bernard L. Madison Jul 2010

Quantitative Reasoning In The Contemporary World, 1: The Course And Its Challenges:, Shannon W. Dingman, Bernard L. Madison

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The authors describe successes and challenges in developing a QL-friendly course at the University of Arkansas. This work is part of a three-year NSF project Quantitative Reasoning in the Contemporary World (QRCW) that supported the expansion of the course. The course, MATH 2183, began experimentally in Fall 2004 as a section of finite mathematics known informally as “News Math” for 26 students from arts and humanities disciplines. Over the past six years, the course has evolved and now MATH 2183 is approved to satisfy the College of Arts and Sciences mathematics requirement for the Bachelor of Arts degree. In 2009-2010, …


Education Policy Analysis Archives 16/03 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida Jan 2008

Education Policy Analysis Archives 16/03 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Avoidable losses : high-stakes accountability and the dropout crisis / Linda McSpadden McNeil,Eileen Coppola,Judy Radigan [and] Julian Vasquez Heilig.


Education Policy Analysis Archives 16/04 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida Jan 2008

Education Policy Analysis Archives 16/04 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Modelos de clase latente en la evaluación de la educación : caso del aprovechamiento escolar en la educación primaria de Zacatecas / Francisco Muro González.


Education Policy Analysis Archives 16/01 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida Jan 2008

Education Policy Analysis Archives 16/01 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Achievement testing for English language learners, ready or not?/ Sau-Lim Tsang, Anne Katz [and] Jim Stack.


Education Policy Analysis Archives 15/22 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida Dec 2007

Education Policy Analysis Archives 15/22 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

School commitment and alcohol use : the moderating role of race and ethnicity / Tamela McNulty Eitle [and] David James Eitle.


Education Policy Analysis Archives 15/18 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida Sep 2007

Education Policy Analysis Archives 15/18 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Fissures in standards formulation : the role of neoconservative and neoliberal discourses in justifying standards development in Wisconsin and Minnesota/ Samantha Caughlan [and] Richard Beach.


Education Policy Analysis Archives 15/17 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida Aug 2007

Education Policy Analysis Archives 15/17 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Actitudes de los dstudiantes de odontología de la UAM-Xochimilco frente a su formación profesional / Laura Sáenz Martínez, Leonor Sánchez Pérez, Isabel Luengas Aguirre [amd] Edgar Jarillo Soto.


Education Policy Analysis Archives 15/16 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida Jul 2007

Education Policy Analysis Archives 15/16 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

From policy design to campus : implementation of a tuition decentralization policy / Michael S. Harris.


Education Policy Analysis Archives 15/14 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida Jun 2007

Education Policy Analysis Archives 15/14 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Descentralización, poderes locales y participación social en educación en Bolivia. Los casos de Tarabuco y la Paz (1997-2003) / Mario Yapu.


Education Policy Analysis Archives 15/13 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida Jun 2007

Education Policy Analysis Archives 15/13 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Bureaucratic discretion and alternative teacher certification : understanding program variation in Missouri / Ethan B. Heinen [and] Jay Paredes Scribner.


Education Policy Analysis Archives 15/09 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida Apr 2007

Education Policy Analysis Archives 15/09 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Examining the streams of a retention policy to understand the politics of high-stakes reform / Christopher P. Brown.


Education Policy Analysis Archives 15/07 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida Apr 2007

Education Policy Analysis Archives 15/07 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Making use of what teachers know and can do : policy, practice, and national board certification / Julia E. Koppich, Daniel C. Humphrey, [and] Heather J. Hough.


Education Policy Analysis Archives 15/05 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida Mar 2007

Education Policy Analysis Archives 15/05 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Responding to the education reform agenda :a study of school superintendents, Äô instructional leadership / Paul V. Bredeson [and] Brad W. Kose.


Education Policy Analysis Archives 15/04 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida Feb 2007

Education Policy Analysis Archives 15/04 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Cambio curricular en el bachillerato tecnológico Mexicano : el caso de la disciplina de ciencia, tecnología, sociedad y valores/ Guadalupe Tinajero Villavicencio, Guadalupe López Bonilla [and] Carmen Pérez Fragoso.


Education Policy Analysis Archives 15/01 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida Jan 2007

Education Policy Analysis Archives 15/01 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Hugging the middle : teaching in an era of testing and accountability, 1980, Äì2005 / Larry Cuban.


Education Policy Analysis Archives 14/33 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida Dec 2006

Education Policy Analysis Archives 14/33 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Comparison of the enrollment percentages of magnet and non-magnet schools in a large urban school district / Emily Arcia.


Education Policy Analysis Archives 14/31 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida Nov 2006

Education Policy Analysis Archives 14/31 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

No More Aggregate NAEP Studies? / Sherman Dorn.


Education Policy Analysis Archives 14/30 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida Nov 2006

Education Policy Analysis Archives 14/30 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Relationships between high-stakes testing policies and student achievement after controlling for demographic factors in aggregated data / Gregory J. Marchant, Sharon E. Paulson [and] Adam Shunk.


Education Policy Analysis Archives 14/27 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida Oct 2006

Education Policy Analysis Archives 14/27 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Universidades Argentinas en el contexto de las políticas de los 90s : el caso de la licenciatura de articulación en ciencias de la educación de la UNICEN / Iris Richmond.


Education Policy Analysis Archives 14/24 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida Sep 2006

Education Policy Analysis Archives 14/24 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Funding for performance and equity : student success in English further education colleges / Ozan Jaquette.


Education Policy Analysis Archives 14/23 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida Sep 2006

Education Policy Analysis Archives 14/23 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

NCLB : local implementation and impact in southwest Washington state / Linda Mabry [and] Jason Margolis.


Education Policy Analysis Archives 14/21 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida Aug 2006

Education Policy Analysis Archives 14/21 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Eight-year study: from evaluative research to demonstration project 1930, Äì1940 / Joseph Watras.


Education Policy Analysis Archives 14/20 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida Aug 2006

Education Policy Analysis Archives 14/20 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Federal, state, and district level English language learner program entry and exit requirements : effects on the education of language minority learners / Alex Ragan, Ed.M. [and] Nonie Lesaux, Ph.D..


Education Policy Analysis Archives 14/17 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida Jun 2006

Education Policy Analysis Archives 14/17 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

On ideology, causal inference and the reification of statistical methods : reflections on , Äúexamining instruction, achievement and equity with NAEP mathematics data, Äù / Harold Wenglinsky.


Education Policy Analysis Archives 14/16 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida Jun 2006

Education Policy Analysis Archives 14/16 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Perceptions of the Impact of Accountability on the Role of Principals / James E. Lyons, PhD [and] Bob Algozzine, PhD.


Education Policy Analysis Archives 14/15 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida Jun 2006

Education Policy Analysis Archives 14/15 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Escola e a diversidade cultural algumas notas sobre a educação multicultural em Portugal / José Carlos Pina Almeida.


Education Policy Analysis Archives 14/14 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida Jun 2006

Education Policy Analysis Archives 14/14 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Examining instruction, achievement, and equity with NAEP mathematics data / Sarah Theule Lubienski.


Education Policy Analysis Archives 14/12 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida May 2006

Education Policy Analysis Archives 14/12 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Gathering evidence on an after-school supplemental instruction program: design challenges and early findings in light of NCLB / Madhabi Chatterji, Young Ae Kwon [and] Clarice Sng.