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Caroline E. Parker; Anne Partika; Sara Rutherford-Quach – National Comprehensive Center, 2024
One in 10 public school students in the United States are designated as English learners (ELs), an increase of more than 25 percent over the past 2 decades (National Center for Education Statistics, 2022). In nearly half of states, the proportion of students designated as ELs has more than doubled since 2000. Further, several states--such as…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Bilingual Education, Multilingualism, Bilingual Teachers
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Jones, Stephanie H.; St. Peter, Claire C.; Ruckle, Mary M. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2020
Describing demographic variables (e.g., ethnicity/race, socioeconomic status, gender/sex, age) of participants may be important for identifying relations between these variables and behavior-analytic procedures. Previous research found that demographic variables were underreported in behavior-analytic studies dealing with particular populations…
Descriptors: Demography, Racial Differences, Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status
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Cheng, Sanyin; Deng, Meng – American Annals of the Deaf, 2020
Institutional integration plays a significant role in students' academic performance, university persistence, psychosocial development, and self-conceptualization. How to enhance students' integration therefore warrants serious concern. The present study explored how thinking styles related to integration among 657 deaf or hard of hearing and 655…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Social Integration, Deafness, Hearing Impairments
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Keijzer, Rineke; Admiraal, Wilfried; Van der Rijst, Roeland; Van Schooten, Erik – International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance, 2020
Vocational identity is a prerequisite for enhancing societal inclusion of at-risk emerging adults. School curricula and rebound programs need insights into individual differences of these youths to effectively foster their vocational identity. Identifying three aspects of vocational identity, a questionnaire study among at-risk emerging adults in…
Descriptors: Vocational Interests, Foreign Countries, Young Adults, At Risk Persons
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Arsenault Morin, Alex; Geloso, Vincent – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2020
Using census data from 2001 to 2016, we provide evidence that the French language is gaining ground in Quebec. We show that the apparent decline of French in Quebec is linked to a rise in multilingualism, especially when French is one of the multiple languages spoken. We argue that the census statistics are distorted by inter-linguistic marriages…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Foreign Countries, French, Census Figures
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Guglielmo, Dana; Chantaprasopsuk, Sicha; Kay, Christi M.; Hyde, Eric T.; Stewart, Chris; Gazmararian, Julie A. – Journal of School Health, 2020
Background: A nutritious diet can prevent obesity and chronic disease and improve academic performance, yet many children have energy-dense, nutrient-poor diets. The objective of this study was to assess nutrition policies, practices, and environments in Georgia Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed) elementary schools and…
Descriptors: School Policy, Nutrition Instruction, Wellness, Dietetics
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Aheisibwe, Irene; Rukundo, Aloysius – Journal of Prison Education and Reentry, 2018
This study aimed at evaluating why, despite the introduction of free prison education, prisoners in Uganda have lower formal and vocational skills compared to the general population. The study was basically quantitative and a cross sectional survey design was used. The study population comprised eight hundred convicted adult male and female…
Descriptors: Demography, Goal Orientation, Institutionalized Persons, Vocational Education
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Polloway, Edward A.; Bouck, Emily C.; Yang, Lihua – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2019
This study analyzes national demographic data in the field of intellectual disability (ID). The data derive from the recent reports to Congress on IDEA by the US Department of Education (USDOE, 2015, 2016, 2017). The findings include data on school prevalence, ethnicity, educational environments, school exit patterns (i.e., diploma completion,…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Demography, Special Education, Incidence
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Gilblom, Elizabeth A.; Sang, Hilla I. – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2019
This study contributes to the growing body of research concerning the strategic geographic positioning of traditional charter schools (TCS) in urban areas and their segregative effect by considering economist Michael Porter's concept of business clusters, in which businesses 'cluster' to maximize their potential profit and to gain access to a…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, School Location, Geographic Location, Urban Schools
Schochet, Owen; Li, Ann; Del Grosso, Patricia; Aikens, Nikki; Atkins-Burnett, Sally; Porter, Toni; Bromer, Juliet – Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 2022
In 2019, more than 5 million providers cared for one or more children either in their own home or in a child's home. Home-based child care (HBCC) providers are a varied group that includes both listed providers and unlisted providers who do and do not receive payment. HBCC is especially prevalent in communities of color, communities with high…
Descriptors: Child Care, Child Caregivers, Family Environment, Profiles
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Bartl, Walter – Education Sciences, 2022
Given that education infrastructure has been a crucial element of the infrastructural power of the welfare state, surprisingly little is known about how spatial disparities in school infrastructure have been governed. While emphasis has recently been placed on the role of numbers in governing the education system, there have been contradictory…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Administration, Governance, Equal Education
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Greer, Christiaan; Chi, Cheng; Hylton-Patterson, Nicole – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2023
This longitudinal study evaluated the efficacy of a summer bridge program (SBP) and other support services on college graduation rates at a small liberal arts school in Purchase, NY. Financially disadvantaged students (n = 136) receiving a scholarship and a summer bridge curriculum within the Manhattanville Achievement Program were compared to…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, College Programs, Graduation Rate, Undergraduate Students
Christopher A. Candelaria; Ishtiaque Fazlul; Cory Koedel; Kenneth A. Shores – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2023
We study the progressivity of state funding of school districts under Tennessee's weighted student funding formula. We propose a simple definition of progressivity based on the difference in exposure to district per-pupil funding between poor and non-poor students. The realized progressivity of district funding in Tennessee is much smaller--only…
Descriptors: Educational Equity (Finance), Equalization Aid, State Aid, Educational Finance
Center for Public Education, National School Boards Association, 2024
In CPE's 2024 report on urban education, researchers explore the unique challenges and strengths of urban schools. This comprehensive analysis offers insights into demographic diversity, equity issues, and the meaning of high-quality education for every urban student. The report incorporates many data points and best practices at the district…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Student Characteristics, Educational Quality, Student Diversity
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Amy Walter; Florence Martin; Kendall Hageman-Mays; Blake Wiggs – Journal of Online Learning Research, 2024
With the rising demand for virtual learning, districts are establishing virtual schools to offer more flexible education. This study investigates K-12 virtual learner characteristics, examines trends and issues in virtual academies, and outlines opportunities and challenges faced by stakeholders in a southeastern U.S. state. The study used a…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Student Characteristics, Time Factors (Learning)
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