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Fermanich, Mark; Silverstein, Justin – Region 5 Comprehensive Center, 2021
Most school districts and charter schools are receiving significant, one-time revenues through the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER III) grant program. The ESSER III Investment Decision Guide and its companion User and Resource Companion document (ED617067) are designed to guide decision makers…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, COVID-19, Pandemics
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Reed, Deborah K.; Cook, Kevin M.; Aloe, Ariel M. – Educational Policy, 2020
This study investigated the costs of different summer reading programs and compared costs to the benefits of summer school as a way to avoid retaining students not reading proficiently at the end of third grade. Per pupil costs ranged from US$1,665 to US$2,194. The average cost was US$1,887 (range: US$266-US$5,552) with 82% of overall expenses…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Reading Programs, Summer Programs, Summer Schools
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Prakhov, Ilya – Tertiary Education and Management, 2017
This paper examines the prevalence and the costs of pre-entry coaching programs before and after the introduction of the Unified State Examination in Russia. The efficiency of private tutoring under the new standardized university admission procedures is estimated. It is argued that the main types of pre-entry coaching are still in demand, however…
Descriptors: Incidence, Investment, Coaching (Performance), Efficiency
Berlin, Gordon L. – MDRC, 2016
The social sector's hottest "impact investing" product--the social impact bond (SIB)--has generated a range of reactions, from excitement to angst. An SIB uses private funds to pay for a social, educational, or health program, and the government repays investors (plus a return) only if the program achieves prespecified results. The…
Descriptors: Investment, Bond Issues, Financial Support, Program Implementation
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Hanagriff, Roger D.; Rayfield, John; Briers, Gary; Murphy, Tim – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2014
Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) is a well-documented, valuable, and integral part of agricultural education programs (Bryant, 2003; Cheek, Arrington, Carter, & Randall, 1994; Deyoe, 1953; Dyer & Osborne, 1996; Moore, 1988; Roberts & Harlin, 2007). Cole and Connell (1993) found that there was little research regarding the…
Descriptors: Economic Impact, Agricultural Engineering, Mechanics (Process), Competition
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Mullin, Christopher M. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2012
The need for educational programs to show their return on investment is exemplified in the intense debate surrounding gainful employment programs--defined as programs that lead to gainful employment in a recognized occupation and theoretically differ from programs that offer education in the liberal arts or prepare students for further education.…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Education Work Relationship, Cost Effectiveness, Program Effectiveness
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Celik, Servet – Qualitative Report, 2012
To answer an overwhelming demand for university faculty, Turkey's Ministry of National Education (MoNE) developed a scholarship program to sponsor graduate study abroad. After completion, program recipients are expected to serve in Turkey's universities. However, the cost of the program relative to the contributions of returning scholars has led…
Descriptors: Investment, Outcomes of Education, Study Abroad, Foreign Countries
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Hepner, Michelle; Dickson, Warren – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2013
In the current economic conditions, many institutions face dwindling budgets and an increased focus on proving the value of the education provided. The effort and costs required to integrate Enterprise Resource Planning systems into course curricula are a significant investment of resources for any university. This paper examines the expense of…
Descriptors: Integrated Curriculum, Investment, Program Effectiveness, Cost Effectiveness
Hollenbeck, Kevin M. – National Research Center for Career and Technical Education, 2011
In recent work, the author has estimated the rate of return for several workforce development programs in the State of Washington, including secondary and postsecondary career and technical education (CTE; Hollenbeck, 2008). The returns are based on estimates of the net impact of CTE on individuals' labor market experiences and government income…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Program Effectiveness, Education Work Relationship, Technical EducationVocational Education
Perez-Arce, Francisco; Constant, Louay; Loughran, David S.; Karoly, Lynn A. – RAND Corporation, 2012
Decades of research show that high school dropouts are more likely than graduates to commit crimes, abuse drugs and alcohol, have children out of wedlock, earn low wages, be unemployed, and suffer from poor health. The ChalleNGe program, currently operating in 27 states, is a residential program coupled with post-residential mentoring that seeks…
Descriptors: Investment, Residential Programs, Models, Outcomes of Education
National Assembly on School-Based Health Care, 2011
This bnef document describes research and evaluations that have demonstrated that school-based health centers represent cost-effective investments of public resources.
Descriptors: School Health Services, Costs, Cost Effectiveness, Investment
Richardson, Daniel J. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The lag in information exchange and assimilation adoption experienced by modern primary care physicians in the conduct of evidence based medicine may be affecting health care system productivity and patient quality of care. Further, interest in whether or not information technology (IT) investments show an increase in business value has increased…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Strategic Planning, Physicians, Information Technology
Kamarck, Kristy N.; Thie, Harry J.; Adelson, Marisa; Krull, Heather – RAND Corporation, 2010
The U.S. military services send officers to graduate schools each year to pursue advanced degrees, primarily to fill billet requirements later. This can be costly, including such things as tuition, housing, and pay but also the opportunity cost of the officer not filling an operational billet. Participation in such a program incurs specific…
Descriptors: Productivity, Graduate Study, Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness
Chae, Ho-Chang – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This study empirically examines the impact of IT capability on firms' performance and evaluates whether firms' IT capabilities play a role in improving employee capability, customer value, customer satisfaction, and ultimately business performance. The results were based on comparing the business performance of the IT leader companies with that of…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Information Technology, Business, Competence
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Temple, Judy A.; Reynolds, Arthur J. – Economics of Education Review, 2007
We discuss the evidence on the effectiveness of preschool programs using results from three well-known intervention studies: the Chicago Child-Parent Centers, High/Scope Perry Preschool Program, and the Carolina Abecedarian Project. Results from cost-benefit analyses of other programs for younger and older children also are reported. Given that…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade Repetition, Intervention
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