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Do Active-Shooter Drills Hurt Students? An Essay for the Learning Curve
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Estrera, Elc – Urban Institute, 2023
School shootings have been a constant looming threat for students across the US, with the number of shootings on campuses dramatically increasing in recent years. In response, schools have instituted preparedness and response measures, including school-shooter drills. This essay examines the relationship between active-shooter drills and two…
Descriptors: Weapons, School Safety, Safety Education, Attendance
Block Scheduled High School Achievement: Part II. Comparison of End-of-Course Test Scores for Blocked and Nonblocked High Schools (1993 through 1996). Evaluation Brief.
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North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Div. of Accountability Services/Research. – 1997
Block scheduling has grown rapidly in recent years. In North Carolina, 77 schools started block scheduling in 1995-96, bringing the total number of blocked schools in the state to 207. A previous evaluation compared 1995 End-of-Course (EOC) Test scores for block-scheduled (blocked) and nonblocked schools. This report presents results of the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Algebra, Biology, Block Scheduling
How To Achieve Mobility in South African Higher Education.
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Lazenby, Karen – South African Journal of Higher Education, 1996
Argues that to achieve the desired change in multicultural South African higher education, and to support change in South African society, the system must: integrate academic education and technical training, adopt flexible modes of instruction, facilitate student and faculty mobility, and collaborate nationally and internationally in resource…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Continuing Education, Distance Education, English