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Middle Level Education In Rural Communities: Implications For School Leaders, Douglas D. Thomas

The Rural Educator

Middle level teachers and administrators working in small or rural schools often face unique obstacles in implementing recommended middle level practices. From sharing staff and schedules with other school sites, to inappropriate instructional techniques, to a general lack of understanding of the middle level philosophy, these obstacles can be a source of frustration for school leaders and hinder school improvement initiatives. A better understanding of these issues and the discussion of potential solutions will benefit teachers, administrators, and policy makers in improving middle level education in rural communities. By building on the positive characteristics found in rural and smaller schools, …

Parents’ Perceptions Of The Rural School Bus Ride, Rob Ramage, Aimee Howley

The Rural Educator

This article reports findings from a study of the perceptions of parents about the experience of long bus rides on their children. Twenty-six parents, whose homes were located on the longest bus route in a rural Midwestern school district, provided interviews regarding the experiences of a total of 37 students. In the analysis of the interview data, three themes emerged: (1) atmosphere on the bus, (2) length of the bus ride, and (3) safety. Notably parents expressed concerns about the fact that long bus rides exposed their young children to the unsuitable language and behavior of older students.Support for this …

If You Are Poor, It Is Better To Be Rural: A Study Of Mathematics Achievement In Tennessee, Theresa M. Hopkins

The Rural Educator

Part of a larger research project involving the study of mathematics achievement of middle and high school students in Tennessee, this report analyzes said achievement in terms of school locale and the percentage of disadvantaged (pdisadv) students enrolled in the school. Schools were designated as Rural, Large Central City, and Other Nonrural. Socioeconomic Status (SES) was determined by the percentage of students receiving federally subsidized free and reduced lunch. Schools were then placed into one of three economic categories: Low to moderate pdisadv (less than 50 percent of students receiving free or reduced lunch), High pdisadv (50-74.99 percent), or Highest …

Lifelong Learning In The County: A Context Of Nature, Community, And Simplicity, Donald N. Roberson Jr.

The Rural Educator

The purpose of this study was to understand more about the impact of living in a rural area on personal learning with older adults. This is important to consider because of the higher concentration of older adults in rural areas. This qualitative research was based on twenty interviews with older adults. All of the participants lived in the same rural county in south Georgia (USA). One of the results from this research was the positive description of living in a rural area. Despite literature that often describes rural areas in a negative light; all of the participants spoke about the …

State Of Utah, Plaintiff/ Appellee, V. Robert Carl Terry, Defendant/ Appellant : Brief Of Appellee

Utah Appeals Court Briefs

APPEAL AFTER CONVICTIONS FOR TWO COUNTS OF POSSESSION OF CLANDESTINE LABORATORY PRECURSORS, A FIRST DEGREE FELONY, IN VIOLATION OF UTAH CODE ANN. §§ 58-37O-4(A) AND 58-37d- 5(a) (West 2004); ONE COUNT OF FAILURE TO RESPOND TO AN OFFICER'S SIGNAL, A THIRD DEGREE FELONY, IN VIOLATION OF UTAH CODR ANN. § 41-6-13.5 (West 2004); AND ONE COUNT OF CARRYING A CONCEALED DANGEROUS WEAPON, A CLASS B MISDEMEANOR, IN VIOLATION OF UTAH CODE ANN. § 76-10-504 (West 2004), IN THE SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, DA VIS COUNTY, THE HONORABLE GLEN R. DAWSON PRESIDING

The Bg News November 15, 2005, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. November 15, 2005. Volume 96-Issue 59.

Memory And Pluralism On A Property Law Frontier, Gregory Alan Hicks

ExpressO

This article explores the limits of legal victory and the problem of legitimacy of legal outcomes. It chronicles the decades-long dispute between Hispano settlers on northern New Mexico’s Sangre de Cristo land grant and the succession of entrepreneur owners of the grant in the last decades of the 19th century and the first decades of the 20th century. The dispute occurred on a legal and cultural frontier defined by the transition from Mexican to U.S. dominion in the years following the end of the Mexican War and by the opening of the region to larger scale economic development at the …

Wind Versus Water: Why 'Proximate Cause' Should Help, Not Hurt, Policyholders Who Seek Coverage For Hurricane Claims, Rhonda D. Orin

ExpressO

“Wind Versus Water: Why ‘Proximate Cause’ Should Help, Not Hurt, Policyholders Who Seek Coverage for Hurricane Claims” examines the clash between the “efficient proximate cause” doctrine of insurance law, which holds that coverage exists if the dominant cause of a loss is a covered peril, with the now-ubiquitous “anti-concurrent causation clauses” added to homeowners’ and business insurance policies, which exclude coverage for damages caused by a named event (such as flood) “regardless of any other cause or event that contributes concurrently or in any sequence to the loss.” The article reviews various state laws and court rulings that have placed …

Playing The Audit Lottery: The Role Of Penalties In The Us Tax Law In The Aftermath Of Long Term Capital Holding V. United States , Yoram Keinan

ExpressO

Tax motivated transactions have become a serious consideration for Congress in recent years. The concerns include the extent of loss of tax revenues, harm to the integrity of the tax system, and equity. Although these concerns are understandable, Judge Learned Hand stated many years ago that: “[A]nyone may so arrange his affairs that his taxes shall be as low as possible; he is not bound to choose that pattern which will best pay the Treasury; there is not even a patriotic duty to increase one’s tax.” It is necessary, as this article will argue, to balance between the taxpayer’s right …

Industry Leaders Partner To Support Gravure Education At Cal Poly, Public Affairs Office

Press Releases

No abstract provided.

The Ticker, November 14, 2005

The Ticker

The Ticker is the student newspaper of Baruch College. It has been published continuously since 1932, when the Baruch College campus was the School of Business and Civic Administration of the City College of New York.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 030, Number 16, November 14, 2005, Grand Valley State University

2005-2006, Volume 30

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Phoenix, 2005-11-14, Student Life

Phoenix

The Phoenix is a student newspaper published at Governors State University since August 2002. The newspaper features student reporting, opinions, news, and photos.

Minutes, November 14, 2005

Minutes

No abstract provided.

Arbiter, November 14, Students Of Boise State University

Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.

A General Imputation Methodology For Nonparametric Regression With Censored Data, Dan Rubin, Mark J. Van Der Laan

U.C. Berkeley Division of Biostatistics Working Paper Series

We consider the random design nonparametric regression problem when the response variable is subject to a general mode of missingness or censoring. A traditional approach to such problems is imputation, in which the missing or censored responses are replaced by well-chosen values, and then the resulting covariate/response data are plugged into algorithms designed for the uncensored setting. We present a general methodology for imputation with the property of double robustness, in that the method works well if either a parameter of the full data distribution (covariate and response distribution) or a parameter of the censoring mechanism is well approximated. These …

Newswire, The Rockefeller University

Posters

The Rockefeller University introduced a new newsletter Newswire

Commonwealth Times 2005-11-14

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

No abstract provided.

The Statesman, V. 49, I. 20, Stony Brook University

Stony Brook Statesman-Sucolian

v. 49, i. 20

Current, November 14, 2005, University Of Missouri-St. Louis

Current (2000s)

No abstract provided.

November 14, 2005, James Madison University

The Breeze, 2000-2009

The Breeze is the student newspaper of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Cal Poly College Of Engineering Names Building For Refrigeration Pioneer, Alum, Public Affairs Office

Press Releases

No abstract provided.

Cal Poly University Jazz Bands To Perform Fall Concert Dec. 2, Public Affairs Office

Press Releases

No abstract provided.

Cal Poly Choral Ensembles To Perform ‘A Christmas Celebration’, Public Affairs Office

Press Releases

No abstract provided.

Marriage. Elimination Of Domestic Partnership Rights. Initiative Constitutional Amendment

Initiatives

Amends the California Constitution to provide that only marriage between one man and one woman is valid or recognized in California, whether contracted in this state or elsewhere. Voids or makes unenforceable certain rights and obligations conferred by California law on same-sex and heterosexual couples registered as domestic partners, concerning subject areas including, but not limited to, community property, intestate succession, stepparent adoption, child custody, child support, hospital visitation, health care decisions for an incapacitated partner, insurance benefits, death benefits, and recovery for wrongful death. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state …

Marriage. Elimination Of Domestic Partnership Rights. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.

Initiatives

Amends the California Constitution to provide that only marriage between one man and one woman is valid or recognized in California, whether contracted in this state or elsewhere. Voids or makes unenforceable certain rights and obligations conferred by California law on same-sex and heterosexual couples registered as domestic partners, concerning subject areas including, but not limited to, community property, intestate succession, stepparent adoption, child custody, child support, hospital visitation, health care decisions for an incapacitated partner, insurance benefits, death benefits, and recovery for wrongful death. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state …

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Minutes, November 14, 2005, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• Drs. Ray Coward and Noelle Cockett
• Fall 2005 Commencement
• Promotion and Tenure
• Legislative Efforts
• Cultural Activities Council
• EPC Business
• Parking Committee
• Honors Program
• Convocations
• P & T Committee Participation by Alternative Methods
• PRPC Business
• Resolution thanking Interim Provost Noelle Cockett
• Faculty Forum

Um Department Of Drama/Dance Presents 'Peter Pan', University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

No abstract provided.

University Of Montana Events Monday, Nov. 14, Through Monday, Nov. 21, 2005, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

No abstract provided.

Lu's Daniel Boone Home Hosts Civil War Weekend, Lindenwood University

Archived Lindenwood Press Releases

No abstract provided.