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Francis, Briana Hovendick; Lance, Keith Curry; Lietzau, Zeth – Online Submission, 2010
In 2000, the Colorado State Library published "How School Librarians Help Kids Achieve Standards: The Second Colorado Study." This follow-up study is the third Colorado study of the impact of school libraries and librarians on academic achievement, and the second study to examine their impact on student performance on the Colorado…
Descriptors: Library Research, Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Program Effectiveness
Brumfield, Randall W.; Miller, Michael T.; Miles, Jennifer M. – Online Submission, 2009
With soaring uncertainty surrounding the financing of public higher education, institutions are faced with developing strategies that will enable them to effectively compete for state funding. One component to cultivating resources and relationships for colleges and universities are through government relations organizations. Utilized for…
Descriptors: State Aid, Financial Support, Educational Finance, Public Education
Dickenson, Don – Online Submission, 2006
This study examined academic library usage and outcomes. The objective of the study was to understand how academic libraries help students learn and assist faculty with teaching and research. From March to May 2005, nine Colorado institutions administered two online questionnaires--one to undergraduate students and another to faculty members who…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Surveys, College Faculty, Academic Libraries
Smith, Geoffrey G., Ed.; Tippetts, Zach, Ed. – Online Submission, 2004
This issue of the "SubJournal" focuses on the experiences of substitute teachers as represented through individual experience and research. Included within are ten articles written by people from various fields of study and work ranging from students seeking degrees in education to a report from the House of Commons in the United…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Substitute Teachers, Teaching Experience, Teacher Attitudes
Zucker, Andrew A.; Hug, Sarah T. – Online Submission, 2007
Background: The states of Maine and Pennsylvania support 1:1 laptop programs in which every student is provided with a personal computer. Many other states, districts, and schools also have full or pilot 1:1 laptop programs. Purpose: As 1:1 laptop programs grow in number and size, more information is needed about the impacts on teaching, learning,…
Descriptors: Public Education, Charter Schools, High Schools, Secondary Education