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Thomas George Sowders – ProQuest LLC, 2014
In January 2013, the superintendent of a rural Louisiana school system initiated a plan to increase school choice in his district through the implementation of a new virtual magnet school and the conversion of an existing elementary school into a magnet school. Both plans were set into action in April 2013. This study uses performative writing to…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Reading Instruction, Writing Instruction, Rural Schools
Marcell, Elizabeth A. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Charter schools have been a mechanism of school reform for three decades (Finn, Manno, & Vanourek, 2000; Greene et al, 2010) and have received increased attention during the current Obama administration (Loveless, 2010). Studies on the effectiveness of charter schools demonstrate mixed results and that school quality varies dramatically, but…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, School Restructuring, School Choice, Disabilities