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Aug 24, 2008

Child-Care Quality Rating and Improvement Systems in Five Pioneer States: Implementation Issues and Lessons Learned

Discusses the development and implementation of child-care quality rating and improvement systems (QRISs) in Oklahoma, Colorado, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Ohio, offering recommendations for QRIS development and refinement.
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Jan 1, 2007

Using Artifacts to Describe Instruction: Lessons Learned from Studying Reform-Oriented Instruction in Middle School Mathematics and Science

This report describes a project to develop procedures for characterizing classroom practices in mathematics and science on the basis of collected classroom artifacts.
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Jun 20, 2006

The Arts and State Governments: At Arm’s Length or Arm in Arm?

Describes efforts by state arts agencies to more firmly establish their value to their state governments and clarifies risks and rewards of bringing the arts and political worlds closer together.
Research

Dec 1, 2005

Using Classroom Artifacts to Measure Instructional Practices in Middle School Mathematics: A Two-State Field Test

The purpose of this research is to determine whether we can use classroom artifacts as the basis for making valid judgments about the presence of reform-oriented teaching practices in middle-school mathematics classes.
Press

Jun 23, 2005

Imprisoned Low-Level Drug Offenders in Arizona and California Typically Could Have Faced More Serious Charges

Most people imprisoned for low-level drug convictions in California and Arizona made plea bargains to avoid tougher charges, have criminal records, were involved with hard drugs such as cocaine and heroin, or were arrested possessing substantial quantities of drugs.
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Jun 7, 2005

Just Cause or Just Because? Prosecution and Plea-Bargaining Resulting in Prison Sentences on Low-Level Drug Charges in California and Arizona

Examines the characteristics of California and Arizona offenders who ultimately ended up in prison on low-level drug charges.
Research

Dec 1, 2003

Artifact Packages for Measuring Instructional Practice: A Pilot Study

A number of educational researchers are currently developing alternatives to survey and case study methods for measuring instructional practice.
Research

Jan 1, 2000

Incidence and Types of Adverse Events and Negligent Care in Utah and Colorado

The incidence and types of adverse events in Utah and Colorado in 1992 were similar to those in New York State in 1984.
Research

Jan 1, 1989

The dilemma of teacher policy

This report examines the relationship between norms of democratic control and professionalism in the design and implementation of education policy, using recent teacher policies in five states (Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, and Pennsylvania)...
Jan 1, 1984

Testimony and Exhibit Before the Arizona Corporation Commission

This Note contains the full text of testimony presented before the Arizona Corporation Commission in an electricity rate proceeding involving the Arizona Public Service Company (APS), an investor-owned utility headquartered in Phoenix.
Research

Jan 1, 1975

An Analysis of the Deployment of Fire-Fighting Resources in Denver, Colorado

One of a series of case studies documenting deployment analyses of police, fire, and ambulance services in several American cities.
Expert Insights

Jan 1, 1974

Water Rights and Assessments: (Proposals Involving Antarctic Icebergs for the Colorado River Basin, California, Mexico and Other Arid Lands)

The use of Antarctic icebergs as a fresh water resource appears particularly attractive for augmenting the world food production to alleviate the stress of the forthcoming world population increase.

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Child-Care Quality Rating and Improvement Systems in Five Pioneer States: Implementation Issues and Lessons Learned

Using Artifacts to Describe Instruction: Lessons Learned from Studying Reform-Oriented Instruction in Middle School Mathematics and Science

The Arts and State Governments: At Arm’s Length or Arm in Arm?

Using Classroom Artifacts to Measure Instructional Practices in Middle School Mathematics: A Two-State Field Test

Imprisoned Low-Level Drug Offenders in Arizona and California Typically Could Have Faced More Serious Charges

Just Cause or Just Because? Prosecution and Plea-Bargaining Resulting in Prison Sentences on Low-Level Drug Charges in California and Arizona

Artifact Packages for Measuring Instructional Practice: A Pilot Study

Incidence and Types of Adverse Events and Negligent Care in Utah and Colorado

The dilemma of teacher policy

Testimony and Exhibit Before the Arizona Corporation Commission

An Analysis of the Deployment of Fire-Fighting Resources in Denver, Colorado

Water Rights and Assessments: (Proposals Involving Antarctic Icebergs for the Colorado River Basin, California, Mexico and Other Arid Lands)

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Child-Care Quality Rating and Improvement Systems in Five Pioneer States: Implementation Issues and Lessons Learned

Using Artifacts to Describe Instruction: Lessons Learned from Studying Reform-Oriented Instruction in Middle School Mathematics and Science

The Arts and State Governments: At Arm’s Length or Arm in Arm?

Using Classroom Artifacts to Measure Instructional Practices in Middle School Mathematics: A Two-State Field Test

Imprisoned Low-Level Drug Offenders in Arizona and California Typically Could Have Faced More Serious Charges

Just Cause or Just Because? Prosecution and Plea-Bargaining Resulting in Prison Sentences on Low-Level Drug Charges in California and Arizona

Artifact Packages for Measuring Instructional Practice: A Pilot Study

Incidence and Types of Adverse Events and Negligent Care in Utah and Colorado

The dilemma of teacher policy

Testimony and Exhibit Before the Arizona Corporation Commission

An Analysis of the Deployment of Fire-Fighting Resources in Denver, Colorado

Water Rights and Assessments: (Proposals Involving Antarctic Icebergs for the Colorado River Basin, California, Mexico and Other Arid Lands)

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