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Smith, P. Sean; Nelson, Michele M.; Trygstad, Peggy J.; Banilower, Eric R. – Horizon Research, Inc., 2013
Equitable science education opportunities are shaped by factors originating inside and outside schools. Resources for science instruction--for example, laboratory equipment and course offerings--have historically been allocated unequally across schools serving different student communities. This paper addresses the equity of instructional resource…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Resources, Resource Allocation
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Taylor, James E. – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2006
One of the greatest challenges to comprehensive school reform (CSR) is sustaining reform over a period long enough to produce substantial effects. This article highlights the importance of studying sustainability as well as the importance of being clear about what is being sustained, distinguishing between a sustained reform relationship and…
Descriptors: School Restructuring, Disadvantaged, Program Implementation, Program Termination
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Oosterbeek, Hessel; Webbink, Dinand – Economics of Education Review, 2007
Until 1975 around half of all graduates from Dutch basic vocational schools finished a 3-year program, the other half finished a 4-year program. In 1975 all 3-year programs were extended to four years. This was accompanied by an increase of the compulsory school leaving age with one year. The authors evaluate the long-term wage effects of this…
Descriptors: Vocational Schools, Wages, Graduates, Work Experience