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Hannah Acheson-Field – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2023
In 2008, Maine implemented the Educational Opportunity Tax Credit (EOTC), a tax credit that repays up to $4,400 of student loan debt to filers who live in Maine, work in Maine, are paying towards their student debt, and who have an eligible degree. In 2019, Maine Revenue Services (MRS) provided 14,341 EOTC tax credits to 19,798 people, with annual…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, State Policy, Educational Opportunities, Tax Credits
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Hartry, Ardice – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2013
This paper considers one challenge from recent emphasis on rigorous research for decision-making in education: the interpretation of non-replicated findings. Under Clinton and Bush, the federal government called for and funded highly rigorous research. The "gold-standard" for research was randomized-control trials (RCTs), which…
Descriptors: Outcome Measures, Ambiguity (Context), Randomized Controlled Trials, Reading Programs
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Kelcey, Ben; Spybrook, Jessaca; Zhang, Jiaqi; Phelps, Geoffrey; Jones, Nathan – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2015
With research indicating substantial differences among teachers in terms of their effectiveness (Nye, Konstantopoulous, & Hedges, 2004), a major focus of recent research in education has been on improving teacher quality through professional development (Desimone, 2009; Institute of Educations Sciences [IES], 2012; Measures of Effective…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Faculty Development, Program Design, Educational Research
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Paxton, Carol L. C.; Leis, Micela; Rimm-Kaufman, Sara E. – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2014
This paper describes a mixed-methods pilot study that was conducted in collaboration with the developers of a new adult community-building intervention called "Leading Together" (LT), which focuses on strengthening relational trust among staff. The primary research focus of the collaboration was to gather and share descriptive…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Administrator Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Intervention