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Successfully Training And Retaining New Teachers, Jo Ann Daly, Carolyn Kazemi
Successfully Training And Retaining New Teachers, Jo Ann Daly, Carolyn Kazemi
Richmond Journal of Law and the Public Interest
The widespread need to fill the many teacher vacancies in Virginia and the nation as a whole has stirred many debates on how to solve the problem. Often a "quick fix" attitude prevails when considering options for training and retaining teacher candidates to fill the current and future needs of our schools. The professional development model of collaboration between Marymount University and two local school jurisdictions is an ongoing effort that has met with success and has produced long-term positive results.
Aristotle On Animals, Agency, And Voluntariness, Nancy E. Schauber
Aristotle On Animals, Agency, And Voluntariness, Nancy E. Schauber
Richmond Journal of Law and the Public Interest
In this article, I propose a way of reading the text that has both interpretive and philosophical merits. It is a more straightforward and literal reading of the text, requiring less interpolation than alternative readings. It also attributes to Aristotle a theory of moral responsibility which is, if not correct, at least as worthy of attention as many of the contemporary theories under debate. My own view is that the objections raised miss their target not because they fail to voice legitimate concerns about an adequate theory of moral responsibility, but because what Aristotle offers in the text in question …
School Vouchers: Will They Undermine American Public Schools? Establishing A Context For Debate, Michael F. Dipaolo
School Vouchers: Will They Undermine American Public Schools? Establishing A Context For Debate, Michael F. Dipaolo
Richmond Journal of Law and the Public Interest
Available data from 1995 and 1996 shows that school districts with the largest concentrations of children living in poverty spent considerably less per student than districts with smaller concentrations. In 1995 and 1996, public school districts serving metropolitan areas spent more per student for instruction, support services, and capital outlay combined than did other districts. The recent rise of real personal income per capita has paralleled the increase in public revenue for education per elementary or secondary student. During the 1990s, however, revenue as a percentage of personal income, adjusted for the number of students and population size, decreased slightly, …