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Winters, Marcus A. – Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2011
Most of us have had at least one amazing teacher who has inspired, influenced, or encouraged us to do better, aim higher, or just be more confident. However, most of us have also had at least one teacher who has not met our expectations. In "Teachers Matter", education researcher Marcus A. Winters, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute,…
Descriptors: Credentials, Test Results, Student Evaluation, Standardized Tests
OECD Publishing (NJ3), 2008
With public pensions under pressure and private pensions exposed to risk, individuals face an increasing variety of financial risks, particularly those linked to their retirement. This book analyzes the level of risk awareness of consumers and highlights good practices governments might initiate to enhance consumers' awareness and education on…
Descriptors: Retirement, Money Management, Insurance, Risk
Ruebhausen, Oscar M., Ed. – 1990
The Commission on College Retirement was formed to review the role and functioning of college and university retirement programs and make recommendations for program improvements. This volume brings together five separate reports issued by the commission. "Retirement Ages for College and University Personnel" addresses the issues of…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Employment Practices, Financial Services, Health Insurance
King, Francis P.; Cook, Thomas J. – 1980
Fifth in a series and the latest of several studies on employee benefits in higher education, this book constitutes a full-scale revision of the earlier "Benefit Plans in American Colleges" (1969). The principal benefit plans provided by U.S. colleges and universities are described, analyzed, and evaluated. Included are retirement…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Colleges, Compensation (Remuneration), Employees
United States Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1896
This is the Report of the Commissioner of Education, part of the Annual Report of the Secretary of the Interior for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1895. The Bureau of Education report is contained within volume five, which is in two parts. Part one contains: (1) The Commissioner of Education's Introduction; (2) Statistics of State Common-School…
Descriptors: Statistical Data, Public Schools, Urban Schools, Secondary Schools
Australian Dept. of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Barton. Office of the Status of Women. – 1993
This document details how Australia's government intends to implement the New National Agenda for Women, which was formulated in 1993 after a review of many recent reports and after a forum to obtain input from women in the community, representatives of many women's organizations, and all areas of government. Sixteen of the 23 chapters examine the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Battered Women, Day Care, Decision Making