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Frontiers in EducationAs the number of students enrolled in charter schools grows across the country, so do questions about their impact on academic outcomes (National Center for Educational Statistics).
Kimberly Telfer-Radzat
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Mapping the Profit Motive: A Comparative Analysis of For-Profit and Non-Profit Charter Schools
Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2015 For-profit charter schools represent a controversial new market-based education reform (Garcia, Barber, Molnar, 2009; Conn, 2002). This essay explores how schools operated by for-profit corporations differ from those operated by non-profit organizations.
William Brett Robertson
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Massachusetts Charter Schools & Their Feeder Districts: A Demographic Analysis [PDF]
, 2004 The Rennie Center for Education Research & Policy at MassINC's report details the results of its recent study exploring the demographic profiles of charter schools in Massachusetts as compared to the districts from which they draw students. This analysis
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The Effect of Charter Schools on Districts’ Student Composition, Costs, and Efficiency: The Case of New York State [PDF]
, 2019 Charter schools can influence a school district's costs by reducing economies of scale and by changing the share of high cost students a district serves, but might also increase the district's efficiency through competition.
Bifulco, Robert, Buerger, Christian
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The Legislation for Providing Animal Access in Australian Residential Aged Care: It's Not a Zoo
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Providing meaningful animal contact to residential aged care facility (RACF) residents is problematic due to a lack of animal policies and National Guidelines. This paper examines how Australian Legislation could influence access to animal contact in RACFs and aims to answer the question, ‘Could current Legislation facilitate the development ...
Wendy Newton +2 more
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Adding Up the Spending: Fiscal Disparities and Philanthropy among New York City Charter Schools [PDF]
, 2011 This brief explores the financial resources of New York City charter schools. It also addresses differences in student population characteristics and student outcomes across New York City (NYC) charter schools, and evaluates how financial resources ...
Bruce D. Baker, Richard Ferris
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On the Prospects for African Philosophy in Australia
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper grapples with the situation of people of African descent in Australia by working through the constitution of the body of academic philosophy in the country. It contends with the parochialism of the Australian philosophical community and the prospects for the cultivation of greater pluralism. Taking African philosophy as one possible
Bryan Mukandi
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Texas charter school legislation and the evolution of open-enrollment charter schools.
Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2005 This article chronicles the evolution of legislation for Texas open-enrollment charter schools to their implementation by demonstrating how these schools have (or have not) used their freedom from state-mandated requirements to develop innovative ...
Carrie Y. Barron Ausbrooks +2 more
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Australia's Migration Strategy: An Effective Response to Migrant Worker Exploitation?
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT A series of publicised migrant worker injuries and deaths has drawn attention to the issue of migrant worker exploitation (MWE) in Australia. In response, the Australian Government has included ‘Tackling Worker Exploitation’ as a key area of its Migration Strategy which it introduced in 2023. However, it is unclear how effective the Strategy’s
Evelyn Dowling, Alexandra Ridgway
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Anatomical Sciences Education, Volume 18, Issue 3, Page 289-300, March 2025.Abstract It is likely existing anatomical illustrations are often used as the basis for new illustrative works, given not all illustrators have access to human tissues, bodies, or prosections on which to base their illustrations. Potential issues arise with this practice in the realms of copyright infringement and plagiarism when authors are seeking to
Jon Cornwall +7 more
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