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Roby, Doug – Education, 2013
Accountability for student learning and successful progression through each grade level has been a top priority concern for federal, state, and local educators. Studies have revealed several variables affecting student achievement, with much attentiveness on student attendance. (Barrington & Hendricks, 1989, Borland & Howsen 1998, Coutts,…
Descriptors: Teacher Attendance, Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Statistical Analysis
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Tingle, Lynne R.; Schoeneberger, Jason; Wang, Chuang; Algozzine, Bob; Kerr, Elizabeth – Education, 2012
Many studies have documented small negative relationships between teacher absences and student achievement. The purpose of our research was to explore relationships between teacher absences and student achievement in a large urban school district in the southeastern United States. The work emerged from a question directed to the Accountability…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Teacher Attendance, Boards of Education, Urban Schools
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Koelling, Charles H. – Education, 1983
Examines policies and procedures concerning substitute teachers in public schools in the 19-state area encompassed by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. (MH)
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Contracts, Elementary Secondary Education, Fringe Benefits
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Bui, Khanh Van T. – Education, 2005
Using data from the National Education Longitudinal Study, this report examines eighth grade school variables that might predict college attendance for students whose parents have no college education (n = 2,521). The selected school variables are amenable to public policy and/or skilled leadership, and they include "school structure" (e.g.,…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Student Problems, Public Policy, College Attendance