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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Sharma, Andy; Joyner, Ann Moss; Osment, Ashley – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2014
This study examines the impact of racial isolation on high school student performance in North Carolina, a state in the southeast United States. Our research goal is to investigate if increased isolation negatively impacts Black students' academic performance. Employing the North Carolina State Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI)…
Descriptors: High School Students, African American Students, Racial Composition, Racial Factors
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Duarte, Rosalia; Cazelli, Sibele; Migliora, Rita; Coimbra, Carlos – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2013
The main purpose of this paper is provide information relevant for the formulation of new policies for the integration of technology in education from the discussion of research results that analyse computer skills and digital media uses among students (between 12 to 18 years old) from schools in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The schools…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Skill Analysis, Foreign Countries, Mass Media Use
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Thomas, M. Kathleen; Singh, Priyanka; Klopfenstein, Kristin; Henry, Thomas – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2013
There is renewed interest in the role of arts education in the curriculum of U.S. public schools not only because of the intrinsic value of the arts and its believed impact on achievement, but because cultivating creativity is thought to promote innovation and fuel economic growth. Still, we know little about basic access to arts education. Using…
Descriptors: Student Participation, High School Students, Art Education, Creativity