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Does Public School Administrative Spending Affect District House Prices?, Catherine Degen
Does Public School Administrative Spending Affect District House Prices?, Catherine Degen
Honors Theses
Public schools are often criticized for the way in which they elect to distribute their limited resources. Perhaps the most critical assets for schools are teachers and administrators, and the compensation of these individuals varies widely amongst public school districts. There exists an optimal level of spending on district administration. Districts that pay administrators above or below this optimal point are likely not allocating their resources in the best possible manner, and educational quality may suffer. We hypothesize that within districts where either of the above situations is the case, home prices will be lower, as homebuyers will be less …
An Evaluation Of The Common Core, Holly Lawrence
An Evaluation Of The Common Core, Holly Lawrence
Honors Theses
Education reform is currently a controversial issue in the U.S. With 45 states’ adoption of the Common Core State Standards in mathematics and English - the first attempt at national standards that reached implementation, public education has become a focal point for the media, educators, and parents. Most criticize the Common Core and advocate its elimination. This thesis, however, looks at the Standards in practice and seeks to use them to address deficiencies in American schools. Using a case study of Schenectady and Niskayuna, a contrast of low- and high-performing schools in the New York State Capital Region, to support …
No Child Left Behind: A Critical Look At The Historic Educational Reform And A Proposal Of The Necessary Remedies, Meghan L. Hartnett
No Child Left Behind: A Critical Look At The Historic Educational Reform And A Proposal Of The Necessary Remedies, Meghan L. Hartnett
Honors Theses
On January 8, 2002, President George Bush signed the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 into law. NCLB dramatically altered and expanded the federal role in both elementary and secondary education policy. The law was a result of a long standing history of educational reform for equality within the classroom coupled with a movement that began in the aftermath of the 1983 A Nation at Risk Report to make sure American youth stayed on par with other industrialized nations. No Child Left Behind was the most sweeping piece of transformational education reform since the Elementary and Secondary Education …