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School choice criteria: the case of Siauliai city

open access: yesSocial Welfare: Interdisciplinary Approach, 2016
The article deals with the research related to the school choice process, conducted by Lithuanian and foreign scholars. Qualitative research results are presented disclosing that the most significant school choice criteria are the reputation and ...
Erika Masiliauskienė   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

How Legislation and Litigation Shape School Choice [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Since its appearance on the educational landscape, school choice has engendered considerable controversy. Those controversies are captured in two forms of "law" -- legislation and litigation.
Julie F. Mead
core   +1 more source

Blinatumomab Utilization in Pediatric B‐Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Experience From the Mountain West

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Blinatumomab is a bispecific T‐cell engager approved for the treatment of pediatric B‐cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B‐ALL). Outpatient home infusion reduces hospitalization burden and optimizes resource utilization, but is logistically challenging.
Angela Parra del Riego   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Charter school type matters when examining funding and facilities: Evidence from California.

open access: yesEducation Policy Analysis Archives, 2005
Currently, charter schools represent one of the fastest growing movements of educational reform. The first charter school opened in 1992 and there are now over 3,400 charter schools nationwide.
Cathy Krop, Ron Zimmer
doaj  

Segregated in the City, Separated in the School. The Reproduction of Social Inequality through the School System

open access: yesUrban Science, 2018
This paper explores the relationship between urban segregation and the educational level of the population. In the first place, the impacts of segregation in educational careers are analysed.
Aina Gomà Garcia, Joel Muñoz Aranda
doaj   +1 more source

Does School Choice Increase School Quality? [PDF]

open access: yes
Federal No Child Left Behind' legislation, which enables students of low-performing schools to exercise public school choice, exemplies a widespread belief that competing for students will spur public schools to higher achievement. We investigate how the
George M. Holmes   +2 more
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Ethnic Differences in the Association Between SOD2 rs4880 and Hepatotoxicity in Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Report From the REDIAL Consortium

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Treatment‐associated hepatotoxicity (TAH) is a common complication of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) treatment, but genetic risk factors remain poorly understood. We evaluated the SOD2 rs4880 variant in 544 children with ALL at Texas Children's Hospital. After adjusting for demographic and clinical covariates, the rs4880 C allele
Emily J. Mason   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

What parents want: school preferences and school choice [PDF]

open access: yes
Parental demand for academic performance is a key element in the view that strengthening school choice will drive up school performance. In this paper we analyse what parents look for in choosing schools.
Anna Vignoles   +3 more
core   +3 more sources

Assessing Cognitive Functioning in Children With Brain Tumors: Interaction of Neighborhood Social Determinants of Health and Neurological Risk

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background This study investigated how neighborhood‐level social determinants of health (SDOH), including redlining and neurological risk, interact to influence cognitive outcomes in children treated for brain tumors (CTBT). Methods A retrospective chart review of 161 CTBT aged 5–17 was conducted.
Alannah R. Srsich   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spiral of Decline or “Beacon of Hope:” Stories of School Choice in a Dual Language School.

open access: yesEducation Policy Analysis Archives, 2015
Public schools in some areas of the U.S. are as segregated as they were prior to court-ordered busing, in part due to school choice policies that appear to exacerbate extant segregation.
Timothy Marc Pearson   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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