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Harter, Elizabeth A. – Journal of Education Finance, 1999
Examines detailed school spending and achievement data for over 2,800 Texas elementary schools for 1992-93. A school's student poverty rate is the most important factor influencing student performance. Results emphasize the importance of spending for exemplary teaching, basic supplies, and maintenance. Certain expenditures correlate with lower…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Finance, Elementary Education, Expenditures
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Simons-Morton, Bruce G.; And Others – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 1994
Researchers assessed the ability of third and fifth graders to recall and report types and amounts of physical activity from the previous day. The study assessed the validity of the Caltrac electronic accelerometer as a field measure of physical activity. Children's reported physical activity minutes were higher than monitored minutes. (SM)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Evaluation Methods, Grade 3
Black Issues in Higher Education, 1999
Articles on recruitment and retention of minority college students include discussion of the following: anti-affirmative-action lawsuits, results of Georgia's state-funded tuition program, institutional interest in and capability for recruitment, technology in the curriculum, new admissions models for inclusion, affirmative-action policies and…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Administrative Policy, Affirmative Action, Black Students