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John P. Papay; Nathaniel Schwartz; Kate Donohue; Kirk Murrell; Bila Djamaoeddin; Gisselle Rodriguez Benitez – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2023
The past five years have brought tremendous upheaval to Rhode Island schools. The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically disrupted and reshaped education across the state and the nation. Emerging from the pandemic, schools face numerous challenges -- pervasive concerns about student mental health and well-being, substantial learning recovery needs,…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Public Schools, Educational Change
Ladd, Helen F.; Sorensen, Lucy C. – National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER), 2015
This study uses detailed administrative data on teachers and students from the state of North Carolina to revisit the empirical evidence on master's degrees, with attention to teachers at the middle and high school levels. It provides descriptive information on which types of teachers obtain master's degrees, for which subjects, at which…
Descriptors: Masters Degrees, Career Development, Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Background
Uro, Gabriela; Lai, David – Council of the Great City Schools, 2019
In 2013, the Council of the Great City Schools (CGCS) published the first-ever report on English language learners (ELLs) enrolled in member districts, reporting on a range of indicators in addition to ELL enrollment and languages spoken by such students. This report updates most of the data presented in the 2013 Council ELL report, shedding light…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Urban Schools, Urban Areas, Academic Achievement
Oregon Department of Education, 2017
The Oregon Statewide Report Card is an annual publication required by law (ORS 329.115), which reports on the state of public schools and their progress towards the goals of the Oregon Educational Act for the 21st Century. The purpose of the Oregon Report Card is to monitor trends among school districts and Oregon's progress toward achieving the…
Descriptors: Public Schools, State Legislation, Educational Trends, Trend Analysis
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Bell, Brent J. – Journal of Experiential Education, 2009
One purpose of professional conference attendance is to enhance social support. Intentionally fostering this support is an important political aim that should be developed. Although many multifactor definitions of social support exist (Cobb, 1979; Cohen & Syme, 1985; Kahn, 1979; Shaefer et al., 1981; Weiss, 1974), all distinguish between an…
Descriptors: Psychological Needs, Outdoor Education, Attendance Patterns, School Orientation
National Education Association Research Department, 2010
The data presented in this combined report--"Rankings & Estimates"--provide facts about the extent to which local, state, and national governments commit resources to public education. As one might expect in a nation as diverse as the United States--with respect to economics, geography, and politics--the level of commitment to…
Descriptors: School Statistics, State Departments of Education, Enrollment, Public Education
de Guzman, Sylvia – Asian-South Pacific Bureau of Adult Education, 2007
The Civil Society Network for Education Reforms (E-Net Philippines), a network of organizations pushing for Education for All, believes that years of underinvestment and neglect of the public education system have caused the country's dismal education performance. This critique provided a framework for engaging with DepEd and the Legislature,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Education, Access to Education, Educationally Disadvantaged