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Educational (De)Centralization and School Leadership in Chile

Education Sciences
Policymakers in Chile have focused on educational leadership since the mid-2000s, recognizing its importance for successful school reforms. This article reviews key structural reforms that promote school autonomy while simultaneously regulating public ...
Carmen Montecinos, Robinson Lira
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NRASQ61R Expression in Lymphatic Endothelial Cells Causes Enlarged Vessels, Hemorrhagic Chylous Effusions, and High Mortality in a Mouse Model of Kaposiform Lymphangiomatosis

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Kaposiform lymphangiomatosis (KLA) is an aggressive complex lymphatic anomaly. Patients exhibit malformed lymphatic vessels and often develop hemorrhagic effusions and elevated angiopoietin‐2 (Ang‐2) levels. A somatic NRAS p.Q61R (NRASQ61R) mutation has been associated with KLA.
C. Griffin McDaniel, Patricia Pastura, Joshua P. Scallan, Timothy D. Le Cras   +3 more
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No Closer to College: NYC High School Students Call for Real School Transformation, Not School Closings [PDF]

, 2011
Mayor Bloomberg's Department of Education (DOE) has focused its systemic school improvement efforts on one key strategy -- closing poorly performing high schools.

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School violence, school differences and school discourses [PDF]

, 2007
This article highlights one strand of a study which investigated the concept of the violenceresilient school. In six inner-city secondary schools, data on violent incidents in school and violent crime in the neighbourhood were gathered, and compared with
Chris Watkins, Melanie Mauthner, Roger Hewitt, Debbie Epstein, Diana Leonard, Benard B., Bryk A. S., Bryk A. S., Cannan C., Czarniawska‐Joerges B., Czarniawska‐Joerges B., Epstein D., Fielding M., Galloway D., Geertz C., Grant D, Metz M. H., Parker I., Pearce W. B., Power M. J., Reynolds D., Reynolds D., Reynolds D., Reynolds D., Reynolds D., Rosenholtz S. J., Rustique‐Forrester E., Rutter M., Senge P. M., Watkins C.   +29 more
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Pulmonary Dysfunction Is Associated With Sleep Study Abnormalities in Children With Sickle Cell Disease: A Multicenter Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Pulmonary dysfunction and sleep abnormalities are common in children with sickle cell disease (SCD) and are associated with worse clinical outcomes. Whether spirometry abnormalities are associated with polysomnography (PSG) findings remains unclear.
Ammar Saadoon Alishlash, Anis Rabbani Nourani, A. K. M. Fazlur Rahman, Dima Ezmigna, Tarig Ali‐Dinar   +4 more
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A Foundation Goes to School [PDF]

, 1972
Traces and analyzes the results of Ford's Comprehensive School Improvement Program to improve public education, which was developed to legitimize the concept of innovation in public school programs and test various kinds of ...

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Prevalence and Trajectory of Household Material Hardship Among Children With Advanced Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background/Objectives Families of children with advanced cancer living in poverty experience inferior outcomes including poor parent mental health and worse child quality of life. Household material hardship (HMH: food, housing, transportation, and/or utility insecurity) is a modifiable poverty exposure—and potential intervention target—that ...
Sarah Wright, Morgan A. Paul, Selena Murcia Mendez, Emily Jones, Lucille Lokko, Chelsea Heneghan, Nicholas Purol, Morgan Arnold, Rahela Aziz‐Bose, Colleen A. Kelly, Sandi L. Pruitt, Joanne Wolfe, Kira Bona, Puja J. Umaretiya   +13 more
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Transformation of school assessment. Approaches within an educational innovation process: A cross-case analysis of schools in Catalonia (Spain)

Ricerche di Pedagogia e Didattica
This study aims to characterize transformations in assessment approaches accompanying inclusive educational innovation processes. A multiple case study design was employed to examine assessment framework modifications in seven Catalan schools undertaking
David Martinez Maireles
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Perceptions of teachers and school management teams of the leadership roles of public school principals

South African Journal of Education, 2019
One of the reasons attributed to the continuous decline in student performance and low educational outcomes in public schools is the poor leadership displayed by many principals.
Parvathy Naidoo
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Transforming High School Teaching and Learning: A District-wide Design [PDF]

, 2006
High school improvement is one of the most pressing issues facing American education but little attention has been paid to reform strategies that will improve teaching and learning.
Judy Wurtzel
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