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Education and Literacy, Science
Based on a survey and focus groups, examines Californians' views on science education, including priority relative to other subjects, timing, amount, quality of instruction, adequacy of resources, and conditions required for improvement.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America-United States (Western)-California
Education and Literacy, Government Reform, Human Services
Presents seven guidelines, endorsed by twenty nonprofits, for policy makers in allocating funds from the economic stimulus package. Emphasizes accountability and investments that stabilize the economy, promote growth, and benefit those hit the hardest.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America-United States
Education and Literacy
Adapts slides from a presentation on defining a teacher's effectiveness based on student outcomes and teacher behaviors linked to outcomes, with rigorous and dynamic measurements that include deeper competencies, and extending the best teachers' reach.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America-United States
Education and Literacy
A companion report to Carnegie's Time to Act, provides an annotated bibliography of research on textbook design and reading comprehension for fourth through twelfth grade, arranged by topic. Calls for a dialogue between publishers and researchers.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America-United States
Education and Literacy, Health
Outlines disparities in school nurse staffing; promising policies and funding strategies; the role of school nurses in the educational, healthcare, and public health systems; and the challenges they face. Calls for better coordination between sectors.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America-United States
Education and Literacy, Government Reform
Examines how Massachusetts' 1993 inflation-adjusted mechanism designed to preserve funding equity among districts has not kept pace with healthcare costs and how it affects teachers, education materials, training, class size, and the neediest districts.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America-United States (Northeastern)-Massachusetts
Education and Literacy, Government Reform, Immigration
Offers economic and political arguments for facilitating immigration of highly educated, skilled workers as a way to support long-term knowledge-based economic growth. Proposes granting green cards to math and science graduates of qualified U.S. colleges.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America-United States
Education and Literacy, Employment and Labor
Presents findings from a survey of Indian, Chinese, and European students at U.S. colleges and universities on their decisions to stay or return home after graduation and the factors behind the decisions, such as where they see the best opportunities.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: Asia (Eastern)-China, Europe, Asia (Southeastern)-India, North America-United States
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