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Intercultural Development Research Association, 2015
English language learners make up the fastest growing segment of the student population, but they are one of the lowest academically performing groups of students and the achievement gap widens as students progress through school. Dr. Oscar Jimenez-Castellanos, the Intercultural Development Research Association's (IDRA's) inaugural Jose A.…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Equal Education, Excellence in Education, Academic Achievement
Wellman, Jane, Comp.; O'Brien, Colleen, Comp. – 2000
This collection of papers is the result of a project by the Institute for Higher Education Policy designed to explore the public policy aspects of higher education cost measurement (expenditure analysis). Papers come from a 1-day seminar in 1999 that brought together individuals knowledgeable about cost measurement with institutional leaders and…
Descriptors: Cost Containment, Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Data Collection
Fowler, William J., Jr., Ed. – 1997
Analysts of public school-district funding have recently begun to examine the allocation of resources to schools, the equity and effectiveness of school-based funding, and the productivity of the national public education system. Each of these factors may influence the educational resources that a child receives. This document contains papers by…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Educational Equity (Finance), Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
Fowler, William J., Jr., Ed. – 1996
Within the public elementary/secondary school systems of the United States there is tremendous diversity in educational funding provided by the federal government, states, and localities. An issue of intense interest to education policymakers is what influences the level and composition of state and local spending. This publication contains…
Descriptors: Educational Economics, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment Trends
Barber, Elinor G., Ed. – 1985
Sources and impacts of foreign student flows are addressed in two papers from the Institute of International Education's 1984 conference. Summaries of conference sessions and assessments of the meaning of student flows, particularly from the viewpoints of different types of higher education institutions, are also provided. In…
Descriptors: College Students, Degrees (Academic), Developed Nations, Developing Nations
Fowler, William J., Jr., Ed. – 1995
State legislation and new funding mechanisms have changed the traditional landscape of school financing. This publication contains papers by presenters at the annual National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) State Data Conference. Following the foreword, acknowledgments, introduction, and overview, the papers include: (1) "Testimony to…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Court Litigation, Educational Economics, Educational Equity (Finance)