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Melissa D. Olfert; Rebecca L. Hagedorn-Hatfield; Bailey Houghtaling; Monica K. Esquivel; Lanae B. Hood; Lillian MacNell; Jessica Soldavini; Maureen Berner; Mateja R. Savoie Roskos; Melanie D. Hingle; Georgianna R. Mann; Julia F. Waity; Linda L. Knol; Jennifer Walsh; Valerie Kern-Lyons; Christopher Paul; Keith Pearson; Jeannine R. Goetz; Marsha Spence; Elizabeth Anderson-Steeves; Elizabeth D. Wall-Bassett; J. Porter Lillis; E. Brooke Kelly; Adam Hege; Mary Catherine Fontenot; Patricia Coleman – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objectives: To quantify the number and type of students failing to secure basic needs. Participants: Students attending 22 postsecondary schools in the United States in Fall 2019. Methods: The Adult Food Security Module and part of the #RealCollege Survey were used to measure food and housing insecurity, respectively. Logistic and linear…
Descriptors: College Students, Hunger, Housing, Homeless People
Darin A. Thompson – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Considering the historical context of issues related to racial disparity in K-12 education, it is important to mention that culturally responsive school leadership (CRSL) has surfaced as an area of research in addressing those issues. However, a literature-based problem exists entailing paucity in research on the existence of specific factors that…
Descriptors: Cultural Relevance, Instructional Leadership, Elementary Secondary Education, Principals
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Tim Pressley – Teacher Educator, 2024
The current study explored changes in first-year teacher self-efficacy of 77 teachers in Virginia during COVID-19. Data included four survey times (August, October, February, and June) to measure changes in first-year teacher self-efficacy. The results found that teacher self-efficacy was highest entering the school year but significantly…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Self Efficacy, Teacher Effectiveness
Erica N. Sachs; Luke C. Miller; Beth E. Schueler – Grantee Submission, 2022
During the 2020-21 school year, COVID-19 forced Virginia's school divisions to adapt to unprecedented circumstances, which led many divisions to deviate from the typical five-day-a-week pre-pandemic school schedule with all students attending school in person each day. In-person learning is superior to remote learning in promoting student…
Descriptors: In Person Learning, COVID-19, Pandemics, Instructional Program Divisions
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Melissa J. Cuba; Adai A. Tefera – Teachers College Record, 2024
Background/Context: One of the most complex and systemic challenges U.S. public schools face is the disproportionate identification of multilingual learners in special education. Currently, students with multidimensional identities are often trapped in ambiguous and contradictory education policies and practices that contribute to both under- and…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Special Education, Disproportionate Representation, Bilingual Students
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Burnette, Anna Grace; Konold, Timothy; Cornell, Dewey – Journal of School Violence, 2020
Virginia law mandates the use of threat assessment in all public schools, yet there is little research on grade-level differences. This study investigated a statewide sample of 3,282 threats from 1,021 schools. Threats significantly differed across grade level in demographics, characteristics, and outcome. As grade increased, students were more…
Descriptors: School Safety, Violence, Public Schools, Elementary Schools
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Crichlow-Ball, Caroline; Cornell, Dewey; Huang, Francis – Journal of School Violence, 2022
National debate over law enforcement in schools has largely overlooked student reporting of violent threats to school resource officer (SROs). This statewide assessment of Virginia high school students (n = 99,358) found that the majority of Black (64%), Hispanic (72%), White (71%), and other racial/ethnic identity (71%) students agreed the SRO…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, High School Students, Police School Relationship, School Security
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Crowley, Brittany Z.; Datta, Pooja; Stohlman, Shelby; Cornell, Dewey; Konold, Tim – School Psychology, 2019
School sexual harassment (SH) is defined as unwelcome behavior of a sexual nature that interferes with a student's ability to learn. There is an important need for schools to assess the prevalence of SH and its relation to school climate to guide intervention efforts. This study investigated 3 research questions: (a) Is there psychometric support…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Authoritarianism, Socioeconomic Status, Gender Differences
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Yamaguchi, Ryoko; Jonas, Deborah Lynne; Schmidt, Rebecca Anne; Sieber, Mark; Buffington, Pam; Neumayer DePiper, Jill; Aroaz, Carmen – Regional Educational Laboratory Appalachia, 2020
Education leaders in Virginia use early access to Algebra I as one method to provide students more time to take college preparatory courses in high school, thereby increasing students' likelihood of graduating prepared for college and careers. Yet, little data are available for these leaders to examine whether their approach is warranted. Members…
Descriptors: Algebra, College Preparation, Grade 7, Grade 8
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Regional Educational Laboratory Appalachia, 2020
This document provides the two appendixes that accompany the full report, "Algebra I and College Preparatory Diploma Outcomes among Virginia Students Who Completed Algebra I in Grades 7-9." Appendix A, "Methods," details the data sources, study population, and analysis methods used in the study. Appendix B, "Supporting…
Descriptors: Algebra, College Preparation, Grade 7, Grade 8
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Regional Educational Laboratory Appalachia, 2020
Education leaders in Virginia use early access to Algebra I as one method to increase students' likelihood of graduating from high school prepared for college and careers. This study used administrative data to calculate descriptive statistics on Algebra I outcomes and attainment of college preparatory diplomas among students by their grade 5 math…
Descriptors: Algebra, College Preparation, Grade 7, Grade 8
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Walker, Virginia L.; Loman, Sheldon L.; Hara, Motoaki; Park, Kristy Lee; Strickland-Cohen, M. Kathleen – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 2018
To explore the accessibility of school-wide positive behavioral interventions and supports (SWPBIS) for students with severe disabilities, we conducted a survey of 179 schools implementing SWPBIS during the 2015-2016 school year. Personnel from each school reported the frequency and level of importance of SWPBIS implementation across Likert-type…
Descriptors: Severe Disabilities, Positive Behavior Supports, Inclusion, School Personnel
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Cornell, Dewey; Maeng, Jennifer L.; Burnette, Anna Grace; Jia, Yuane; Huang, Francis; Konold, Timothy; Datta, Pooja; Malone, Marisa; Meyer, Patrick – School Psychology Quarterly, 2018
Threat assessment has been widely endorsed as a school safety practice, but there is little research on its implementation. In 2013, Virginia became the first state to mandate student threat assessment in its public schools. The purpose of this study was to examine the statewide implementation of threat assessment and to identify how threat…
Descriptors: School Safety, State Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, School Surveys
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Goodman-Scott, Emily; Doyle, Beth; Brott, Pamelia – Professional School Counseling, 2013
A trio of researchers presents a case study from a practical, participatory action research project to demonstrate how one school district implemented a school-wide bullying prevention initiative for all elementary schools based on Bully Prevention in Positive Behavior Support (BP-PBS). The purpose of this manuscript is to discuss the process of…
Descriptors: Bullying, Prevention, Case Studies, Action Research
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Star, Jon R.; Chen, Jason A.; Taylor, Megan W.; Durkin, Kelley; Dede, Chris; Chao, Theodore – International Journal of STEM Education, 2014
Background: During the middle school years, students frequently show significant declines in motivation toward school in general and mathematics in particular. One way in which researchers have sought to spark students' interests and build their sense of competence in mathematics and in STEM more generally is through the use of technology. Yet…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Student Motivation, Student Interests, STEM Education
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