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Common to the Core States: How Solid Is the Mathematics Core in Each State? [PDF]

Nonpartisan Education Review, 2018
The final draft of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) was released in June 2010 by the National Governors Association (NGA) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO).1 The NGA reports that 45 states had adopted the CCSS by June 2012.2 ...
J. R. Wilson
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Teacher perceptions of influence, autonomy, and satisfaction in the early Race to the Top era

Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2018
In the present study, hierarchical linear modeling with random intercept models was used to estimate the impact school and teacher-level factors had on K-12 teachers’ perceptions of school influence, curricular and pedagogical autonomy, and job ...
Kim B. Wright, Samantha M. Shields, Katie Black, Manjari Banerjee, Hersh C. Waxman   +4 more
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A “Race to the Top” in Public Higher Education to Improve Education and Employment Among the Poor

RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, 2018
Although many disadvantaged students now attend college, their completion rates are low—especially at community colleges—and many receive associate’s degrees in fields with little labor market value, such as liberal or general studies.
Harry J. Holzer
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Turn Fast and Win: The Importance of Acyclic Phases in Top-Elite Female Swimmers

Sports, 2021
The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of start and turn performances on race times in top-elite female swimmers and provide benchmarks for all performance levels, all swimming strokes, and all race distances of the European Short-Course ...
Dennis-Peter Born, Joris Kuger, Marek Polach, Michael Romann   +3 more
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Different race pacing strategies among runners covering the 2017 Berlin Marathon under 3 hours and 30 minutes.

PLoS ONE, 2020
The purposes of this study were 1) to analyse the different pacing behaviours based on athlete's performance and 2) to determine whether significant differences in each race split and the runner's performance implied different race profiles.
Iker Muñoz-Pérez, Marcos Mecías-Calvo, Jorge Crespo-Álvarez, María Luisa Sámano-Celorio, Pablo Agudo-Toyos, Carlos Lago-Fuentes   +5 more
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Age and Racial/Ethnic Differences in Dietary Sources of Protein, NHANES, 2011–2016

Frontiers in Nutrition, 2020
Background: Dietary protein serves a pivotal role in providing the body with essential amino acids, which are required for the maintenance of body proteins, and the assimilation of structural and functional components required for basic survival ...
Jeannette M. Beasley, Melanie J. Firestone, Collin J. Popp, Rienna Russo, Stella S. Yi   +4 more
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Anpassung an den Klimawandel: „race to the bottom“ oder „race to the top“? [PDF]

Wirtschaftsdienst, 2012
Der Klimawandel erfordert nicht nur Masnahmen zur Vermeidung von klimawirksamen Gasen, sondern auch zur Anpassung an bereits entstandene Schaden. Dabei kann sowohl die Bereitstellung von Anpassung als auch von Vermeidung ineffizient sein. Zudem beeinflussen sich die beiden Masnahmenpakete gegenseitig, indem sie gleichgerichtet oder gegeneinander wirken.
Ebnet, Michael, Habla, Wolfgang
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Toward Closing the Achievement Gap: A One-Year Progress Report on Education Reform in Massachusetts [PDF]

, 2011
Highlights early outcomes of school reform efforts launched under a new state law with support from the Race to the Top program, including progress in turnaround schools, charter schools, and innovation schools.
Elizabeth Pauley
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Increased Risk of Sarcomas in Children With Congenital Anomalies: Findings From the Genetic Overlap Between Anomalies and Cancer in Kids (GOBACK) Registry Linkage Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pediatric sarcomas are a heterogeneous group of tumors that contribute disproportionately to cancer mortality in children. Although congenital anomalies are among the strongest known risk factors for childhood cancer, the risk of specific sarcoma subtypes among affected individuals has not yet been thoroughly evaluated. Procedure We
Russ Wolters, Ji Yun Tark, Tiffany M. Chambers, Tania A. Desrosiers, Michael E. Scheurer, Charles Shumate, Wendy N. Nembhard, Mahsa M. Yazdy, Eirini Nestoridi, Amanda E. Janitz, Jean Paul Tanner, Russell S. Kirby, Jason L. Salemi, Yao Yu, Chad D. Huff, Sharon E. Plon, Philip J. Lupo, Jeremy M. Schraw   +17 more
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Successful Pacing Profiles of Olympic Men and Women 3,000 m Steeplechasers

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2020
The presence of barriers in the steeplechase increases energy cost and makes successful pacing more difficult. This was the first study to analyze pacing profiles of successful (qualifiers for the final/Top 8 finalists) and unsuccessful (non-qualifiers ...
Brian Hanley, Emily L. Williams
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