Exploring The Links Between Legislator’S Education And State Spending,
2016
San Jose State University
Exploring The Links Between Legislator’S Education And State Spending, Megan Thiele, Kristen Shorette, Catherine Bolzendahl
Faculty Publications, Sociology
In the current political climate of education financing, public institutions are often the targets of budget cuts. This erosion of the financial backing occurs alongside an expansion of higher education. This research investigates one component of this political realm. Based on research suggesting that policy-makers’ personal characteristics (e.g. gender, race, religious status) affect policy outcomes, this work investigates the extent to which legislators’ educational backgrounds matter for public higher education spending (Washington 2008). Do states with a larger percentage of legislators with a public higher education degree spend more on public higher education than do other legislatures, all other things …
Teachers And The Development Of Student Noncognitive Skills,
2016
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Teachers And The Development Of Student Noncognitive Skills, Albert Cheng
Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Scholars of education policy are increasingly aware of the independent role that noncognitive skills (e.g., self-regulation, Social skills, and other personality or character traits) play in long- and short-run student well-being. However, little is known about how these skills are effectively developed. One theory is that noncognitive skills are developed through role modeling by teachers. A student, by virtue of observing and sharing a Social connection with his or her schoolteachers, begins to emulate noncognitive skills that they exhibit. In this dissertation, I test this theory. I focus specifically on noncognitive skills related to conscientiousness and measure them using new …
Commentary,
2016
Teachers College, Columbia University
Commentary,
2016
Bank Street College of Education
Commentary,
2016
Bank Street College of Education
Toward Meaningful Assessment: Lessons From Five First-Grade Classrooms,
2016
Kingsborough Community College
Toward Meaningful Assessment: Lessons From Five First-Grade Classrooms, Laura Kates
Occasional Paper Series
A case study of six first grade teachers' responses to a performance assessment mandated in New York City Public Schools from 1998 to 2003.
Coda,
2016
Penn State University
Flip The Script,
2016
University of San Francisco
Flip The Script, Kevin K. Kumashiro, Erica Meiners
Occasional Paper Series
"Each one of us must understand education reform as inseparable from our concurrent struggles in other sectors, including labor and healthcare, and the movements to secure full human and civil rights for all." --Authors.
A Glass Half Full,
2016
San Francisco State University
A Glass Half Full, Jeffrey M. R. Duncan-Andrade
Occasional Paper Series
Presents a vision for remaking ourselves as a society by addressing the basic needs of all children and defining, assessing, and developing high quality teaching.
Creating The Schools We Need,
2016
New York University
Creating The Schools We Need, Pedro Noguera
Occasional Paper Series
The struggle for education remains vital to the struggle for democracy, equality and justice. The only question is who will align themselves with those who must be integral to making this possibility a reality.
Silver Linings,
2016
Bank Street College of Education
Silver Linings, Gil Schmerler
Occasional Paper Series
Looking for rays of sunshine amidst an educational landscape that has taken a particularly horrific beating in the last decade or two is a difficult – maybe quixotic – undertaking.
“If We Look To Buy The Cheapest Paper, Why Not The Cheapest Teachers?”,
2016
Bank Street College of Education
“If We Look To Buy The Cheapest Paper, Why Not The Cheapest Teachers?”, Fred Klonsky
Occasional Paper Series
Describes the assessment driven state of the author's school district in Illinois.
Racing To The Top: Who’S Accounting For The Children?,
2016
Teachers College, Columbia University
Racing To The Top: Who’S Accounting For The Children?, Celia Genishi, Anne Haas Dyson
Occasional Paper Series
The authors argue that teachers are accountable not to some narrow “top” but to the rhythms and rhymes of their developing students.
Educational Revolution,
2016
Brooklyn College
Educational Revolution, Peter Taubman
Occasional Paper Series
Invites the reader to reclaim the conversation and turn back the on-going privatization and corporatization of public schools.
The Teacher Accountability Debate,
2016
New York University
The Teacher Accountability Debate, Diane Ravitch
Occasional Paper Series
The teacher accountability narrative is part of a larger effort to restructure the teaching profession by turning it into a market-based activity.This paper seeks to deconstruct the assumptions embedded in the narrative.
Accountability And The Contemporary Intellectual,
2016
State University of New York at Buffalo
Accountability And The Contemporary Intellectual, Greg Dimitriadis, Marc Lamont Hill
Occasional Paper Series
Analyzes the language and values that have framed the accountability movement.
Introduction: Diving Into The Wreckage: Our Schools, Education Reform, And The Future Society,
2016
University of Illinois at Chicago, retired
Introduction: Diving Into The Wreckage: Our Schools, Education Reform, And The Future Society, William Ayers
Occasional Paper Series
"In this special issue of the Bank Street Occasional Papers, we will dive into the wreckage, engage the fight, and hope to reclaim the ground of education in and for democracy." --Author.
Preface: Challenging The Politics Of The Teacher Accountability Movement,
2016
Penn State University
Preface: Challenging The Politics Of The Teacher Accountability Movement, Gail M. Boldt
Occasional Paper Series
Explains that this issue is intended as a resource for anyone concerned with re-framing and taking back the educational conversation, moving toward meaningful school reform that is based in a commitment to creating conditions under which teachers can develop the kinds of complex and sophisticated professional knowledges and practices that support authentic student learning.
Law And Order: Lawsuit, Regulations And Implementation Of S.T.E.M. O.P.T. At The University Of Arkansas,
2016
SIT Graduate Institute
Law And Order: Lawsuit, Regulations And Implementation Of S.T.E.M. O.P.T. At The University Of Arkansas, Alexandra M. Wallace
Capstone Collection
In 2015, Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) reported that over 1,054,000 international students were studying in the United States in F-1 student status (SEVP, 2015). F-1 status comes with many regulations and benefits, such as Optional Practical Training (OPT), which allows students with F-1 status to work after they complete a degree from an American higher education institution. Students in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields are allowed an additional 24-months of OPT, called STEM OPT. While this is a benefit in many senses, it is accompanied by a lot of responsibility for the student, the university …
Building Quality In Teaching And Teacher Education,
2016
Griffith University
Building Quality In Teaching And Teacher Education, Nan Bahr, Suzanne Mellor
Australian Education Review
AER 61 discusses the contemporary influences on initial teacher education, with particular attention to the notion of quality teaching, and the role of teacher education and teacher educators in the development of quality teachers. Section 1 introduces the key concept of ‘quality’ and explores the notion of quality in teaching. Section 2 reviews the context of education in Australia with discussion of the organisation and management of the educational systems, with particular attention to the different roles Federal and State/Territory governments play. Section 3 considers teaching as a profession by examining the nature of teachers’ work, working contexts and demands, …
