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An Analysis Of New Small High Schools' On-Time Graduation Rates In New York City, Nathan Dudley
An Analysis Of New Small High Schools' On-Time Graduation Rates In New York City, Nathan Dudley
Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)
Beginning in 2002, with the election of Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New York City’s Department of Education undertook an unprecedented overhaul of the largest school district in the United States. Over the next 10 years the Department of Education closed more than 25 large, underperforming high schools, and created almost 200 new, small high schools, which, by the end of the decade, were serving approximately 30% of public high school students in the city. The first classes began graduating in 2006, and many of the “New Small Schools” graduated more students on time than many of the large schools they had …
The Relationship Between Adjunct Faculty Staffing And College Student Retention And Graduation, Stephen R. Deutsch
The Relationship Between Adjunct Faculty Staffing And College Student Retention And Graduation, Stephen R. Deutsch
Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)
The rise of non-tenure track, part-time faculty, referred to as adjuncts, has brought a significant shift to the academic workforce. The count of part-time faculty on campuses has followed an upward trend for the last few decades and now part-time faculty form half of the total faculty workforce. This begs the question, in the face of institutional policies that favor increasing the proportion of adjuncts on faculty rosters: Has the use of adjuncts negatively impacted the student experience and quality of education, leading to lower persistence and graduation rates? This dissertation examines the relationship between adjunct faculty and student outcomes …
Impacts Of Nebraska Legislative Policies On Selected Small Nebraska School Districts, Curtis Cogswell
Impacts Of Nebraska Legislative Policies On Selected Small Nebraska School Districts, Curtis Cogswell
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The Role Of Social Capital In Higher Education: What Variables Of Social Capital Have An Impact On The Successful Completion Of College For Low-Income Students And Students Of Color, Lynn Marie Mertz
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