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Weaknesses in Underperforming Schools

Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk (JESPAR), 2007
In some Dutch elementary schools, the average performance of students over several years is significantly below the level that could be expected of them. This phenomenon is known as underperformance. The most important identifiable weaknesses that go along with this phenomenon are that (a) learning material offered at school is insufficient to achieve ...
van de Grift, Wim, Houtveen, A. A. M.
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Drivebys Systematically Underperform

The Journal of Portfolio Management, 2005
Unlike traditional high-yield bond offerings, which typically entail a two-week roadshow of presentations to prospective investors, driveby offerings are announced and priced within one day. The yield spread of the average driveby deal widens versus the high-yield index in the first week and the first four weeks after issuance, while the spread of the ...
Martin S Fridson, Greg Braylovskiy
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Improving Underperforming Schools

Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk (JESPAR), 2007
In response to an evaluation conducted by the Netherlands Inspectorate of Education of the nation's elementary schools, the Institute for Educational Development and Advice (Christelijk Pedagogisch Studiecentrum, CPS) undertook a 3-year intervention to revitalize 5 schools experiencing problems with student achievement, curriculum, teaching–learning ...
Thoni Houtveen   +5 more
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