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Community and Economic Development;Education and Literacy
Outlines challenges for rural high schools such as funding inequities and advantages such as parental support. Recommends best practices and policies for improving standards, accountability, student options, teachers, community support, and resources.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America / United States
Education and Literacy, Health
Details recommendations to ensure that nurses can practice to the full extent of their training, improve nursing education, offer leadership opportunities in healthcare redesign and improvement efforts, and boost data collection. Includes case studies.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America-United States
Education and Literacy;Government Reform;Immigration
Outlines federal legislation to allow illegal immigrants who arrived as children at least five years earlier to apply for conditional legal status and qualify for in-state college tuition and federal financial aid. Explores opposition to Utah's 2002 law.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America / United States;North America / United States (Western) / Utah
Education and Literacy
Outlines the scope of the high school dropout problem in Wisconsin and dropouts' risk of unemployment, health problems, and incarceration. Estimates costs to the state through reduced tax revenues, increased Medicaid costs, and high incarceration rates.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America-United States (Midwestern)-Wisconsin
Education and Literacy, Race and Ethnicity
Examines the low General Educational Development attainment rate among Latino/Hispanic high school dropouts by nativity and compared with other racial/ethnic groups; contributing factors; and the effects of GED credentials on upward mobility.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America-United States
Education and Literacy
Analyzes studies showing that writing about reading material enhances reading comprehension, writing instruction strengthens reading skills, and increased writing leads to improved reading. Outlines recommended writing practices and how to implement them.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America-United States
Education and Literacy
Outlines the essential elements of redesigning state student assessments: build comprehensive, up-to-date systems; link standards, assessments, and instruction; create common assessments via collaboration; create pathways to college; and maintain systems.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America / United States;North America / United States (Northeastern) / Pennsylvania
Education and Literacy;Government Reform
Examines whether Chicago's charter schools "skim the cream" of traditional public school students and how they affect racial stratification, test-score gains in elementary and middle grades, high school graduation and college entry rates, and ACT scores.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America / United States (Midwestern) / Illinois;North America / United States (Midwestern) / Illinois / Cook County / Chicago
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