This is a report of a secondary analysis of data from a published quasi-experimental feasibility study of the effects of implementing diagnoses from North American Nursing Diagnosis Association International, interventions from the Nursing Interventions Classification, and outcomes from the Nursing Outcomes Classification (referred to as NNN) on…

Arguably the most important educational resource is teachers. Teachers and teaching quality are a central feature of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) which requires a "highly qualified teacher" in every core academic classroom. Many states and large districts also have policies in place to attract qualified teachers to…

This textbook is the first of a three-book series on English for the use of elementary parochial schools. These books are based on the requirements in English of the Regents of the University of the State of New York and of the New York City Schools and contain the grade matter called for in English of the syllabi of the parochial schools of most…

This is the second of a three-book series on English for the use of Elementary Parochial Schools. These books are based on the requirements in English of the Regents of the University of the State of New York and of the New York City Schools, and contain the grade matter called for in English of the syllabi of the parochial schools of most of the…

This textbook is the third of a three-book series on English for the use of elementary parochial schools. These books are based on the requirements in English of the Regents of the University of the State of New York and of the New York City Schools and contain the grade matter called for in English of the syllabi of the parochial schools of most…

BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS ARE GIVEN OF PROGRAMS FOR CULTURALLY DEPRIVED IN THE COMMUNITIES OF BEDFORD, GREENBURG, KINGSTON, AND OPPENHEIM-EPHRATAH. IN THE FIRST THREE, SPECIAL PROGRAMS ARE BENEFITING ELEMENTARY GRADE PUPILS IN MIDDLE-CLASS COMMUNITIES. IN THE FOURTH, A RURAL COMMUNITY, ABOVE AVERAGE STUDENTS WITH LOW READING LEVELS ARE SELECTED FOR AN…

TEN WORD-PROBLEMS ARE PRESENTED IN EACH OF THE FOLLOWING AREAS--MULTIPLICATION, DIVISION, FRACTIONS, AND DECIMAL FRACTIONS. SPECIALLY PREPARED TO MOTIVATE CULTURALLY DEPRIVED STUDENTS IN MATHEMATICS, THE PROBLEMS CONTAIN REFERENCES TO OBJECTS FAMILIAR TO THESE STUDENTS.

In September 2005, the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) launched the Out-of-School Time Programs for Youth (OST) initiative to provide young people throughout New York City with access to high-quality programming after school, on holidays, and during the summer at no cost to their families. Working closely with…

A group of fifth-grade students who had persistent problems at lunch and recess were identified and provided with direct instruction in pro-social skills. These skills were taught by the authors in a two-week program that they called the "Alternative to Lunch Program for Students" (ALPS). This action research study measured the impact of…

This article examines students' development of levels of understanding for measurement by describing the coordination of geometric reasoning with measurement and numerical strategies. In analyzing the reasoning and argumentation of 38 Grade 2 through Grade 10 students on linear measure tasks, we found support for the application and elaboration of…

THE DEBILITATING EFFECTS OF POVERTY AND CULTURAL DEPRIVATION CAN BE ALLEVIATED THROUGH EDUCATION. INCREASE OF ACADEMIC SUCCESS THROUGH CURRICULUM IMPROVEMENT AND REORIENTATION IS SOUGHT. SUGGESTED PRIORITIES ARE--USE AND EVALUATION OF NEW METHODS AND MATERIALS TO BE MADE AVAILABLE, COORDINATION WITH AND ASSISTANCE TO OTHER ACTION PROGRAMS, AND…

A survey taken of mothers and children in two upstate New York school districts in order to determine the need for and effects of the childrens' participation in a free school lunch program found that a significant number of mothers and children could name important foods, but few could provide valid nutritional reasons. (Author/JM)

Students at all levels need to have opportunities to represent themselves in their work in ways that are meaningful to them. The Family Artifact Museum Project provides an opportunity for students to accomplish this as they bring their family stories into the classroom and see how the lives of ordinary people are part of history. This project came…

In "The Education Gap: Vouchers and Urban Schools" (Brookings, 2002), the authors and their colleagues reported that attending a private school had no discernible impact, positive or negative, on the test scores of non-African-American students participating in school voucher programs in Washington, D.C., New York City, and Dayton, Ohio.…

Objective: To examine differences in risk factors and comorbid conditions for oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) symptom groups in a sample of 248 elementary schoolboys (ages 6-10) recruited from 1994 to 1996. Method: The boys and their mothers received multiple assessments of cognitive, behavioral, academic, and family functioning, including a…