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UNINA9910465940203321 |
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McClellan Jim (James W.), <1939-2016, > |
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My life with trains : memoir of a railroader / / Jim McClellan |
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Bloomington, Indiana : , : Indiana University Press, , 2017 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (323 pages) : color illustrations, photographs |
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Railroads Past and Present |
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Railroads - United States |
Executives - United States |
Railroads - United States - Employees |
Railroads - United States - Management - History |
Railroads - Canada - Management - History |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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The Northeast -- The Southeast -- The Midwest -- The West -- Canada -- Look ahead, look South -- Road of the century -- Creating Amtrak -- Working at Amtrak -- The creation of Conrail -- Look South, again -- The quest for Conrail. |
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UNINA9910452555503321 |
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Titolo |
Money, politics, and law : intersections and conflicts in the provision of educational opportunity, 2004 yearbook of the American Education Finance Association / / [edited by] Karen DeMoss and Kenneth K. Wong |
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New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
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1-317-92776-1 |
1-315-85546-1 |
1-317-92777-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (240 p.) |
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Collana |
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American Education Finance Association Money, politics and law |
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DeMossKaren |
WongKenneth K. <1955-> |
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Education - United States - Finance |
Education - Finance - Law and legislation - United States |
Education - Finance - Political aspects - United States |
Education and state - United States |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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First published 2004 by Eye On Education. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Editors and Contributors; Table of Contents; Introduction; 1 Twenty-First Century Education Finance: Equity, Adequacy, and the Emerging Challenge of Linking Resources to Performance; Introduction; A "Black Lightning" Version of the Evolution of Modern Education Finance; Equity I: How it Used to Be; Equity II: The Shift to Adequacy as a Reform Argument; Measuring "Equity," a Baseline for Comparison; How Equity II, "Adequacy," Alters the Empirical and Evidentiary Landscape; Standards; Instructional Delivery and Costs |
How Performance Funding Expands the Empirical and Evidentiary EnvelopeWhat to Measure and Where to Set the "Bar"; Effectiveness of Incentives; Legal Considerations; Conclusion; The Ultimate Challenge; References; 2 Politics and the Meaning of Adequacy: States Work to Integrate the Concept into K to 12 School Finance; Introduction; Experience with Adequacy Studies in the States; A Context for Adequacy Studies-The Historical Perspective; West Virginia; Kentucky; |
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Colorado; Adequacy Studies Initiated by State Political Leaders; Maryland; Kansas; Adequacy Resulting from Litigation; Wyoming; Ohio |
Adequacy Studies Initiated by Education and Business OrganizationsMontana; Missouri; Conclusions; References; 3 Politics of Plaintiffs and Defendants; Introduction; Values, Funding, and Opportunity: Political Conflux in Education; Change Drivers in Education; Issues in Litigation; Conclusion; 4 Political Contexts and Education Finance Litigation: Toward a Methodology for Comparative State-Level Analyses ; Introduction; Toward a Merged Statistical and Case Study Methodology; Selecting a Statistical Method; Measures for Statistical Clusters; Economic Factors; Educational Factors |
Demographic and Educational Challenge FactorsThe Cluster Models; Finance Case Issues; Discussion of Findings; State Political Ideology; Judicial Politics; Conclusions and Implications; Research and Policy Implications; Methodological Implications; References; 5 When the Legislative Process Fails: The Politics of Litigation in School Infrastructure Funding Equity; Introduction; Litigation and Education Funding Reform: An Overview; Selected State Case Studies; West Virginia; New Jersey; Arizona; Texas; Ohio; Wyoming; Conclusion: Political Lessons; References |
6 Toward Stronger Accountability in Federal Title I: Fiscal Implications in the Implementation of the No Child Left Behind ActIntroduction; Title I Appropriations; Title I Funding Formula Changes; Title I Funding Appropriations; NCLB Accountability Mechanisms; Annual Testing; Parental Choice; Schoolwide Initiatives; Conclusion; References; 7 Funding Special Education and the IDEA: Promises, Promises; Introduction; The IDEA and Funding; Spending on Special Education Services; Special Education Finance Reform: Effective Funding Formulas |
Impact of Increasing Costs for Federally Mandated Special Education Services on Regular Education Students |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This yearbook offers research and insights to stimulate thought, inform debates, and explore future research directions. |
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