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Lieberman, Devorah; Capaldi, Shannon – Metropolitan Universities, 2019
Volumes of research studies, surveys, and census data document the "brain drain," the phenomenon of highly educated and highly skilled workers migrating from their hometown to an urban or metropolitan area that promises a better life. Early indications of brain drain begin with high school graduates determining where to attend college.…
Descriptors: Brain Drain, Educational Change, Higher Education, Education Work Relationship
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Sherman, Jennifer; Sage, Rayna – Journal of Research in Rural Education, 2011
Based in qualitative interviews and ethnographic research conducted in the remote rural town of "Golden Valley," California, this paper explores the roles of schools and education in structuring rural community life in the wake of economic devastation caused by the timber industry collapse in the region. We look in depth at the ways in…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Poverty, Ethnography, Young Adults
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Yonezawa, Susan; Jones, Makeba; Singer, Nancy Robb – Urban Education, 2011
Improving teacher retention and resiliency are key educational problems. In this article, we share findings from case studies of six educators who, for over 200 combined years, worked in urban, high-poverty schools and highlight what teachers need to remain in such contexts. We argue that developing "professional resilience" is a process…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, High Schools, Case Studies, Teacher Persistence
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Brown, Frank – Forum on Public Policy Online, 2008
Public education in America continues to be viewed as being worthy of major investments to improve the county's economic position in the world. But quality education for many Americans is still not within their reach. Fifty years after the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision in "Brown v. Board of Education" eliminating legal segregation of…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Economic Impact, Global Approach, School Desegregation
Chronicle of Higher Education, 2005
"Chronicle of Higher Education" presents an abundant source of news and information for college and university faculty members and administrators. This May 20, 2005 issue of "Chronicle of Higher Education" includes the following articles: (1) "At Franklin & Marshall, Ringing in the New Generation" (Biemiller,…
Descriptors: Teacher Competencies, Higher Education, Environmental Education, Foreign Countries