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Cornelius, Luke M.; Frank, Sharon A. – Educational Considerations, 2015
Upward mobility is a prized aspect of the American dream based upon the belief that those from humble origins can climb the socioeconomic ladder through education and hard work. Increasingly, postsecondary education is an essential component of that dream. However, many students, particularly those from low to moderate income families, find it…
Descriptors: Student Loan Programs, Debt (Financial), Economic Impact, Educational Benefits
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Phelps, James L. – Educational Considerations, 2012
In most school achievement research, the relationships between achievement and explanatory variables follow the Newton and Einstein concept/principle and the viewpoint of the macro-observer: Deterministic measures based on the mean value of a sufficiently large number of schools. What if the relationships between achievement and explanatory…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computation, Probability, Statistics
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Alexander, Nicola A. – Educational Considerations, 2013
The purpose of this study was to assess the equity and adequacy of the NYC schools through analysis of the distribution of key resources before and after its 32 decentralized community school districts were recentralized into ten administrative regions in 2003. The study used a framework for assessing adequacy based on economic, sociological, and…
Descriptors: Organizational Change, Administrative Organization, Educational Resources, Resource Allocation