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A Green New Deal For Schools: Inequality, Funding, And Finance In Pennsylvania, David I. Backer Sep 2020

A Green New Deal For Schools: Inequality, Funding, And Finance In Pennsylvania, David I. Backer

Sustainability Research & Practice Seminar Presentations

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Illinois And The Mta: Two Case Studies Of Actually Existing Mlf Loans, David I. Backer Aug 2020

Illinois And The Mta: Two Case Studies Of Actually Existing Mlf Loans, David I. Backer

Educational Foundations & Policy Studies Faculty Publications

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The Green Mlf Strategy: Improved School Ventilation With Zero Emissions, David I. Backer Aug 2020

The Green Mlf Strategy: Improved School Ventilation With Zero Emissions, David I. Backer

Educational Foundations & Policy Studies Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Organizing The Mlf Strategy: A Coalition Of Applicants, David I. Backer Aug 2020

Organizing The Mlf Strategy: A Coalition Of Applicants, David I. Backer

Educational Foundations & Policy Studies Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Are School Districts Eligible Issuers For The Mlf?: A Very Important Point, David I. Backer Aug 2020

Are School Districts Eligible Issuers For The Mlf?: A Very Important Point, David I. Backer

Educational Foundations & Policy Studies Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


An Mlf Loan For A School District: The Details - Crunching Some Numbers, David I. Backer Aug 2020

An Mlf Loan For A School District: The Details - Crunching Some Numbers, David I. Backer

Educational Foundations & Policy Studies Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


School Funding In The Covid Crisis: A Policy Proposal, David I. Backer Aug 2020

School Funding In The Covid Crisis: A Policy Proposal, David I. Backer

Educational Foundations & Policy Studies Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Textbook Broke: Textbook Affordability As A Social Justice Issue, J. Jacob Jenkins, Luis A. Sánchez, Megan A.K. Schraedley, Jaime Hannans, Nitzan Navick, Jade Young May 2020

Textbook Broke: Textbook Affordability As A Social Justice Issue, J. Jacob Jenkins, Luis A. Sánchez, Megan A.K. Schraedley, Jaime Hannans, Nitzan Navick, Jade Young

Communication and Media Faculty Publications

In light of rising textbook prices, open education resources (OER) have been shown to decrease non-tuition costs, while simultaneously increasing academic access, student performance, and time-to-graduation rates. Yet very little research to date has explored OER’s specific impact on those who are presumed to benefit most from this potential: historically underserved students. This reality has left a significant gap of understanding in the current body of literature, resulting in calls for more empirically-based examinations of OER through a social justice lens. For each of these reasons, this study explored the impact of OER and textbook pricing among racial/ethnic minority students, …