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Kirsten Alyssa Knowles – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The purpose of this study investigated the role of K-12 education in breaking the cycle of poverty in the Southeastern Public School District, focusing on the relationship between school-level poverty and key student outcomes: (a) graduation rates, (b) job placement, and (c) college acceptance. This study assessed the timing of federal-, state-,…
Descriptors: Role of Education, Poverty, Outcomes of Education, Graduation Rate
Alston, Kendrick Ray – ProQuest LLC, 2018
This study was designed to explore the unique perspectives of African-American male principals serving in rural high-poverty, high-minority elementary schools regarding the residual effects of the North Carolina School Performance Grade Accountability Model and the perceived role that race plays in their recruitment, placement, and retention at…
Descriptors: Principals, Recruitment, Personnel Selection, Job Placement
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Acquah, Daniel K.; Limmer, Hayley; Malpass, Debra – Research Papers in Education, 2017
Recent policies in England have enacted significant changes to careers information advice and guidance (CIAG) and work-related learning (WRL). This paper offers insight into these changes from the perspective of young people studying engineering at University Technical Colleges (UTCs) as well as "comprehensive" schools. Face-to-face CIAG…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Career Guidance, Educational Change, Universities
Minnesota Department of Education, 2017
Every two years, the Educator Licensing Division of the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) is tasked with producing a report on the supply and demand of teachers. By statute, that report must contain data collected by surveying Minnesota public school districts, charter schools, and teacher preparation institutions (Minnesota Statute 127A.05,…
Descriptors: Teacher Supply and Demand, Elementary Secondary Education, Public Schools, Teacher Retirement
Francis, Caroline M. – National Poverty Center, 2013
This bibliography summarizes recent research on the structure and effectiveness of workforce development programs. While the term "workforce development" can mean many things, this document focuses on programs to help low-skill, low-wage and displaced workers increase their employment and earnings, as well as labor market trends that…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Labor Force Development, Low Income Groups, Labor Market