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It Is in the Contract: How the Policies Set in Teachers' Unions' Collective Bargaining Agreements Vary across States and Districts
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Strunk, Katharine O.; Cowen, Joshua M.; Goldhaber, Dan; Marianno, Bradley D.; Kilbride, Tara; Theobald, Roddy – Educational Policy, 2018
We examine more than 1,000 collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) in place across California, Michigan, and Washington. We investigate the prevalence of a set of 43 key provisions between and within these states, providing the first comprehensive comparison of CBA terms using data drawn from economically and demographically different districts,…
Descriptors: Unions, Teacher Associations, State Policy, Correlation
Evaluating Prospective Teachers: Testing the Predictive Validity of the EdTPA
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Goldhaber, Dan; Cowan, James; Theobald, Roddy – Journal of Teacher Education, 2017
We use longitudinal data from Washington State to provide estimates of the extent to which performance on the edTPA, a performance-based, subject-specific assessment of teacher candidates, is predictive of the likelihood of employment in the teacher workforce and value-added measures of teacher effectiveness. While edTPA scores are highly…
Descriptors: Predictive Validity, Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Longitudinal Studies
Quantitative Evaluation of HHFKA Nutrition Standards for School Lunch Servings and Patterns of Consumption
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Echon, Roger M. – Journal of Child Nutrition & Management, 2014
Purpose/Objectives: The purpose of this paper is to provide baseline data and characteristics of food served and consumed prior to the recently mandated nutrition standards as authorized by the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (HHFKA). Methods: Over 600,000 school lunch menus with associated food production records from 61 elementary schools…
Descriptors: Lunch Programs, Food Service, Food Standards, Statistical Analysis
Certificates Count: An Analysis of Sub-Baccalaureate Certificates
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Bosworth, Brian – Complete College America, 2010
Since President Obama took office, he has repeatedly called for the United States to significantly improve its postsecondary education performance. One goal in particular has gained wide attention: the President's declaration that in an ever more competitive global marketplace, the United States must once again lead the world in college…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Associate Degrees, Community Colleges, Educational Certificates
Washington Community and Technical Colleges Fall Enrollment & Staffing Report, 1992.
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Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, Olympia. – 1993
A statistical overview is provided of trends in enrollments, student characteristics, and staffing in Washington's community and technical colleges as of fall 1992. Systemwide data are presented on full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollments by funding source, the changing student mix, full- and part-time students, reduced tuition waivers, student…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Courses
Washington Community and Technical Colleges Fall Enrollment & Staffing Report, 1991.
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Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, Olympia. – 1992
A statistical overview is provided of trends in enrollments, student characteristics, and staffing in Washington's community and technical colleges as of fall 1991. The report examines patterns of enrollments, students served, staffing, and finances within the system as a whole; profiles student characteristics and workforce training and…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Enrollment Trends