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Moore, Quinn; Conway, Kevin; Kyler, Brandon – US Department of Agriculture, 2011
This report responds to the legislative requirement of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (P.L.110-246) to assess the effectiveness of State and local efforts to directly certify children for free school meals under the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). Direct certification is a process conducted by the States and by local…
Descriptors: Lunch Programs, Nutrition, Certification, Program Effectiveness
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Cooper, Ann – Educational Leadership, 2011
The obesity level and related health problems in American children have risen to the point where the Centers for Disease Control predicts the current generation may be the first to die at younger ages than their parents. Ann Cooper, a chef and long-time advocate for healthier food choices and health education for children, argues that child…
Descriptors: Obesity, Health Education, Lunch Programs, Nutrition
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Goggans, Margaret Harbison; Lambert, Laurel; Chang, Yunhee – Journal of Child Nutrition & Management, 2011
Purpose/Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine if the use of the Offer versus Serve (OVS) provision in the National School Lunch Program would result in a significant difference in fruit and vegetable consumption by fourth and fifth grade elementary students, and in plate waste cost. Methods: Weighed and visual plate waste data…
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, Lunch Programs, Nutrition, Grade 5
Geddis, Alicia M. – School Business Affairs, 2011
The general health of school-age children is in the national spotlight, and school lunches are falling under scrutiny. Many of the food options that schools offer seem to be contributing to the obesity problem. Schools can play a critical role in promoting healthier eating habits through their wellness policies and participation in the National…
Descriptors: Lunch Programs, Nutrition, Wellness, Eating Habits
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Reed, Deborah K. – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2013
This study sought to determine the effects of explicit phonics instruction and sight word instruction on the letter-sound identification and word reading of 13- to 15-year-old English language learners in the eighth grade who were identified as having intellectual disabilities (ID). Using a randomized single-subject design, four Hispanic students…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Reading Instruction, Teaching Methods
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Anderson, Laura M.; Aycock, Katherine E.; Mihalic, Caitlin A.; Kozlowski, Darcie J.; Detschner, Angela M. – Journal of School Nursing, 2013
The school environment is an ideal setting for healthy weight programming with adolescents. The federal government has reinforced the importance of school-based health promotion. The current study examined the preliminary influence of the 2006 school wellness policy requirement of the "Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act"…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Body Composition, Adolescents, Health Promotion
Berrios, Mercedes – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this case study was to examine the factors pertaining to socially, economically, and culturally disadvantaged students, and to relate how these factors do not prohibit these students from demonstrating academic progress in literacy if they are provided with additional academic assistance and resources. This study examined roles and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Academic Achievement, Literacy, Lunch Programs
National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, 2013
In spring of 2012, the Michigan Association of Public School Academies, the Colorado League of Charter Schools, and the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools worked to collect evidence that would accurately portray both the adequacy of charter school facilities and the average amount of operating funds spent on facilities. Collectively, the…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Public Schools, Educational Facilities, Geographic Location
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McCaffrey, Daniel F.; Casabianca, Jodi M. – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2013
As the education reform movement increasingly focuses on teachers and teaching, educators, policy-makers, and researchers need valid and reliable measures that can be used to evaluate individual teachers, provide guidance for improving teaching performance, and support research in ways that advance instruction and classroom dialog and practice. A…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Classroom Observation Techniques, Video Technology, Observation
Wisconsin Council on Children and Families, 2013
Wisconsin is a state that values cooperation and historically has been willing to invest in providing opportunities for success. But there are troubling signs. Childhood poverty is increasing in Wisconsin faster than the national rate. It is easy to think that making substantive changes in poverty in the communities and the state is just too hard,…
Descriptors: Poverty, Children, Childhood Needs, Child Development
Cook, Rose; Rutt, Simon; Sims, David – National Foundation for Educational Research, 2014
The interaction between deprivation and education is a critical relationship with profound implications for a country's economic prosperity and the social mobility of its citizens. This is highlighted by the Welsh Government which states that: "A good education is critical to better life chances and a commitment to achieving this has been an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educationally Disadvantaged, Economically Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Youth
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Haas, Eric; Huang, Min; Tran, Loan – Regional Educational Laboratory West, 2014
Across the United States, and in the states served by the Regional Educational Laboratory West (REL West) in particular, there is widespread concern about how to successfully educate the growing number of English language learner (ELL) students, especially those identified as long-term ELL students and those identified as reclassified fluent…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Student Characteristics, Language Proficiency, Language Tests
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Haas, Eric; Huang, Min; Tran, Loan – Regional Educational Laboratory West, 2014
Across the United States, and in the states served by the Regional Educational Laboratory West (REL West) in particular, there is widespread concern about how to successfully educate the growing number of English language learner (ELL) students, especially those identified as long-term ELL students and those identified as reclassified fluent…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Language Proficiency, Student Characteristics, Classification
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Haas, Eric; Huang, Min; Tran, Loan – Regional Educational Laboratory West, 2014
Across the United States, and in the states served by the Regional Educational Laboratory West (REL West) in particular, there is widespread concern about how to successfully educate the growing number of English language learner (ELL) students, especially those identified as long-term ELL students and those identified as reclassified fluent…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Student Characteristics, Language Proficiency, Language Tests
Gilbert, Andrea – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The purpose of this study was to understand the relationship between teacher quality, student characteristics, teacher attributes, and student growth in reading. The legislation requirements enacted with NCLB (2002), WAEA (2013), and Chapter 29 (Wyoming Department of Education, 2010) necessitated that student achievement be a primary consideration…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Predictor Variables, Academic Achievement
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