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Yeung, Ryan; Gunton, Bradley; Kalbacher, Dylan; Seltzer, Jed; Wesolowski, Hannah – Education and Urban Society, 2011
Enacted in 1997, the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) represented the largest expansion of U.S. public health care coverage since the passage of Medicare and Medicaid 32 years earlier. Although the program has recently been reauthorized, there remains a considerable lack of thorough and well-designed evaluations of the program. In…
Descriptors: Public Health, Average Daily Attendance, Health Insurance, Children
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Walleri, R. Dan – Community/Junior College Quarterly of Research and Practice, 1990
Suggests practical steps that can be taken to track and evaluate the success of community college students who do not follow linear patterns of program completion. Highlights the value of data sharing and exchanges with state agencies and other higher education institutions. Addresses the issue of confidentiality of student records. (DMM)
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Community Colleges, Dropouts, Evaluation Criteria
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Boloz, Sigmund A.; Varrati, Richard – Journal of American Indian Education, 1983
A 1982 study of students at Ganado schools (Navajo reservation) showed students with higher achievement test scores were those who had consistently remained within the district and had best attendance averages; this enabled administrators to develop public relations programs stressing school quality and need for stability and regular attendance.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Administrator Role, American Indian Education