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Direct linkJorge E. Encinas – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This dissertation consists of three papers. In each paper, I use applied econometric methods to study the interaction between immigration policy and the postsecondary policy. The findings offer insights about how immigration policy can influence the education outcomes of undocumented individuals. In my first paper, I explore the effect on…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Immigration, Public Policy, Educational Policy
Drexler Booth, Caleb – ProQuest LLC, 2014
As decades pass, new rounds of educational discussion surrounding teacher pay emerge calling for alternative compensation based on performance indicators. While much of the research on this latest iteration of performance pay, inspired by the presidential initiatives "No Child Left Behind" and "Race to the Top," focuses on…
Descriptors: Power Structure, Merit Pay, Teacher Salaries, Discourse Analysis
Montgomery, Jennifer J. – ProQuest LLC, 2015
This dissertation examines state-level efforts to mandate the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools, especially following 9/11. Despite longstanding Supreme Court precedent declaring mandatory flag salutes unconstitutional, various state legislatures sought to institute or strengthen pledge mandates irrespective of students' civil liberties.…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Case Studies, State Legislation, Patriotism
Pratt, Ana Violet – ProQuest LLC, 2012
A majority of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act's (IDEA) Part C early intervention services are provided in the home setting. Relationships between families and home visitors are at the heart of how services are delivered through Part C programs. When the worlds of families and home visitors collide each caregiver is likely to have a…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Child Caregivers, Caregiver Attitudes
Radmer, Elaine Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The No Child Left Behind Act (2001) increased the federal presence in the test-based accountability movement with its goal of all children meeting standard by 2014. To measure progress toward this goal, each state created a series of intermediate goals. Schools or districts that attained the goal for a given year in 9 different subgroups made…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Educational Indicators, Federal Legislation, Comparative Analysis
Cary, Michael – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Legislative mandates for improving student achievement under the No Child Left Behind Act have increased the need for student assessment, curriculum development and staff development in public schools. In order to meet these demands, schools must have the capacity necessary for improvement. Minnesota's small districts and their schools face…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Federal Legislation, Academic Achievement, School District Size
