Money Matters: An Examination Of Special Education Characteristics In Efficient And Inefficient Texas School Districts, Pakethia Harris

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This study veers from the traditional perspective of examining school efficiency or productivity as a cost minimizing process, in which educational inputs are minimized to achieve maximum outputs (student performance). Instead, it provides a critical examination of the dominant, cost minimizing assumption associated with efficiency models and suggest schools instead behave similarly to budget maximizers as presented in Niskanen’s (1971) seminal budget maximizing framework. The study examines the relationship between total student expenditures and subsequent student outcomes, establishing the relative efficiency of Texas school districts using stochastic frontier analysis within a budget-maximizing framework. Additionally, the study investigates how special education …

Qic-Wd Site Intervention Selection – Fall 2018, Quality Improvement Center For Workforce Development

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The eight QIC-WD sites have worked with the QIC-WD to determined which intervention to implement and evaluate to strengthen their child welfare workforce. These decisions came after a thorough needs assessment through which human resources (HR) data was examined to uncover the root causes of child welfare caseworker turnover. The sites recognize that turnover is not caused by a single issue, so they had to consider which aspect of turnover they could address in partnership with the QIC-WD. The QIC-WD team simultaneously examined available interventions, study designs, and the needs of the broader child welfare field to help each site …

2018-10-18 Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Faculty Senate meeting minutes for October 18, 2018.

A Mathematical Remodeling For Crop Portfolio Selection Under Limited Irrigation Resource, Li Zhang

S.C. Water Resources Conference

A mathematical model and optimization framework to aid farmers in selecting crop portfolios were proposed and discussed in (Bokhira et al. 2014; Chrispell et al. 2012). In this paper, we propose a refined mathematical model which reduces the number of constraints by nearly half while the number of decision variables is about the same. Also, the proposed model is easier to implement and maintain due to its generalized structure, and it provides more flexibility for us to expand the problem. Some key sensitive analysis is also provided.

2018-October-17-Live From London, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

Live from London

JOHNSON CITY (Oct. 17, 2018) – Perhaps more than any other Shakespearean play, the words of the tragedy “Hamlet” have survived the centuries and become part of our daily conversations: This above all: to thine own self be true. To be, or not to be: That is the question. Neither a borrower nor a lender be. The lady doth protest too much, methinks. Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.

When Actors From The London Stage (AFTLS) perform “Hamlet” at East Tennessee State University Oct. 25-27, The Bard’s timeless words will be in the spotlight.

“Our …

Organizational Learning And Green Innovation: Does Environmental Proactivity Matter?, Yali Zhang, Jun Sun, Zhaojun Yang, Shurong Li

Information Systems Faculty Publications

Emerging economies face the challenge of striking a balance between development and the environment. To adapt to the changes, organizations must develop dynamic capabilities for green innovation and corporate sustainability. Based on a resource-based view integrated with contingency and stakeholder theories, this study examines how strategic contingency makes differences in the transformation between learning and performance resources through innovation efforts. Oriented toward external and internal stakeholders, respectively, learning resources comprise absorptive capacity and transformative capability, innovation efforts include green product innovation and green process innovation, and performance resources contain green image and competitive advantage. Depicting their mediating relationships moderated by …

Community Resilience Management : Reflections And Strategies From Corporate Sustainability, Jennifer Schneider, John Hummel, Joseph M. Rosenbeck 4756469, Sarah Dobie

Journal of Environmental Sustainability

Creating community resilience is a daunting task, both in scope and application, therefore it is useful to examine related efforts to inform our strategy. Sustainability, specifically corporate sustainability, has developed through similar challenges and provides insight into the possible trajectory of community resilience management. We find that both concepts reflect similar origins, developmental paths and merging goals at a scale that can be systematically managed. Therefore, we describe four strategies from corporate sustainability management that can be applied to community resilience 1) consider the community context while implementing an increasingly broad view of responsibility; 2) integrate and engage across constructs; …

Supportive Supervision And Resiliency Ohio - Coach Ohio Flyer 2018, Ohio Department Of Job And Family Services, Quality Improvement Center For Workforce Development

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What We Do and Why

Ohio is committed to improving outcomes for children and families and strengthening its child welfare workforce. When we improve the child welfare workforce, we improve outcomes for children and families. As a participant in a national workforce research project through the Quality Improvement Center for Workforce Development (QIC-WD), Ohio collected data over the last several months and completed a workforce needs assessment. The assessment identified high staff burnout, secondary trauma and lack of engagement as major contributors to Ohio workforce challenges. To address these challenges, six Ohio counties − Champaign, Hamilton, Knox, Montgomery, Summit and …

Dr. William F. Shughart Ii Publishes Article On Thehill.Com On Why Daylight Saving Time Costs More Than It's Worth, Jon M. Huntsman School Of Business

Jon M. Huntsman School of Business News Collection

Excerpt from TheHill.com - "Since California voters mandated daylight saving time (DST) in 1949, considerable evidence has accumulated that shifting clocks back-and- forth twice each year has significant economic costs.

2018-October-16-Tsbdc Workshop, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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TSBDC workshop

JOHNSON CITY (Oct. 16, 2018) — The Tennessee Small Business Development Center (TSBDC) at East Tennessee State University will hold a workshop on developing social media guidelines at the ETSU Innovation Laboratory, 2109 W. Market St.

Marketing consultant Cindy Hagemann will present “Developing Social Media Guidelines for your Company or Nonprofit Organization” on Wednesday, Oct. 24 at 9 a.m. Her discussion will focus on the importance of having a social media policy for employees to follow and why it is essential to protect the online brand of your company or nonprofit.  The cost to attend is $25 per …

Suntrust Banks, Inc. Et Al., Order On Movant Insurers' Motions Related To Suntrust's Bad Faith Claim (Count Ix), John J. Goger

Superior Court of Fulton County: Metro Atlanta Business Case Division Opinions

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Ada News - 10/15/2018, American Dental Association, Publishing Division

ADA News

Established in 1970 as the official newspaper of the American Dental Association, the ADA News serves practicing dentists and others allied to the dental profession in the U.S. and internationally. It is the No. 1 source of news and information about the many benefits and services the ADA delivers to members daily as well as timely information on scientific, social, political and economic developments affecting dentistry and health care.

Spalding Laundry & Dry Cleaning Company - Louisville, Kentucky (Sc 3272), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3272. Undated solicitation letter (ca. 1933) from Spalding Laundry & Dry Cleaning Co., Louisville, Kentucky, for its Daily Infant Laundry Service. Includes a booklet for recording infant weight and height and providing diet guidelines for the first twelve months. The letter bears the National Recovery Administration’s “blue eagle” symbol.

Aggie Chocolate: Blue Victory, Jon M. Huntsman School Of Business

Jon M. Huntsman School of Business News Collection

Six USU students, including four from the Huntsman School, won a branding competition for the new Aggie Chocolate Factory located at Blue Square in Logan.

Huntsman Grad Starts Prestigious Master's Program At Oxford, Jon M. Huntsman School Of Business

Jon M. Huntsman School of Business News Collection

Last week, Jacklyn Sullivan, '18, Economics, started a Master of Science program in Economics for Development at the University of Oxford.

First Annual Huntsman Career Expo, Jon M. Huntsman School Of Business

Jon M. Huntsman School of Business News Collection

Friday, September 21, marked the beginning of a momentous, new tradition at the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business.

Nike's Former Brand Boss Visits Usu, Jon M. Huntsman School Of Business

Jon M. Huntsman School of Business News Collection

Charlie Denson, Marketing '78, former president of Nike Brand, led a Leadership Forum attended by more than 250 students.

2018-October-15-Be Well Bucs, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

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2018-October-15-Beam Signing, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

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2018-October-15-English Ba Online Ranking, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

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2018-October-15-Military-Affiliated Student Resource Center Dedication, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

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2018-October-15-Naturalization Ceremony, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

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2018-October-15-Retirees, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

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2018-October-15-Upstate Exhibit, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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UPSTATE exhibit

JOHNSON CITY (Oct. 15, 2018)  – White curtains frame a ’50s-style diner table with red vinyl bench seats and a cup of coffee. Leafless trees, patchy snow, empty warehouses and unmanned equipment dot the Hudson River’s edge. Dark clouds loom over a weathered yellow house rimmed with weeds, featuring an unwelcoming “Private Property” sign in the yard.

Tema Stauffer’s lens sees barns collapsing, weeds encroaching, structures deteriorating, cars rusting and world-worn eyes staring, long after history has been made and nature often has reclaimed the landscape. There are both a haunted quality and an eerie sense of peace. …

School Of Education To Celebrate Centennial Nov. 7-8, Lindenwood University

Archived Lindenwood Press Releases

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Husker Alum Uses Art To Tell Veteran's Story, Deann Gayman

Nebraska Innovation Studio

Husker alum uses art to tell veteran's story.

Until Thursday, Jordan Lambrecht and Melissa Ewing had been strangers. Now, Lambrecht is intimately familiar with Ewing’s life story, having spent two days working together at Nebraska Innovation Studio to artistically represent Ewing’s life and service in the United States military. As Lambrecht sketched a rough draft, he explained how themes from Ewing’s story prompted his creative process.

2018-October-15-Ibma Awards, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

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Environmental Governance And The Global South, Jeffrey J. Minneti

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

Over the last several decades, efforts to regulate the environment through traditional public law at national and international levels have stalled. In contrast, private environmental governance has flourished as nongovernmental entities have engaged in standard setting and assessment practices traditionally left to public government. This Article observes that while private governance of producers’ environmental product claims has grown tremendously in recent years, the vast majority of the governance originates in the global North and thrusts the global North’s economic and environmental agenda into the global South. In light of recent empirical studies of the effectiveness of such governance, the Article …

Not So "Clean Diesel"-- How Germany's Protection Of Industry Risks The Health Of Its Citizens, Thomas White

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

“Clean Diesel.” This was the tagline of a significant advertising campaign that Volkswagen (“VW”) debuted in 2008. These advertisements attempted to counter the notion that diesel engines are dirty and polluted the air. It featured older women in Volkswagens discussing tales of what they knew about diesel engines (a play off the phrase “old wives tales”). At the time of airing, few could have predicted what was to come for VW and their eventual diesel engine scandal, the fallout of which is still ongoing at the time of writing this Note. As this Note will show, the myth of the …

2018-October-15-Entrepreneurs Club, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

Entrepreneurs' Club

JOHNSON CITY (Oct. 15, 2018) — Guest speaker Mary Ellen Miller will present “Using the R-PIE process in school, work and life” at East Tennessee State University’s Entrepreneurs’ Club meeting on Monday, Oct. 22, at 5 p.m. in Sam Wilson Hall, room 322.

Miller, known as “Mel” to her colleagues, is a full time public relations contractor for Tennessee Valley Authority, working on communications strategy and tactics for the Boone Dam project. She recently attained accreditation in public relations or APR, a credential held by only two percent of all public relations professionals. She is the only APR-accredited …