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Suleman, Shazeen; Minhas, Ripudaman; Barozzino, Tony – Journal of Applied Research on Children, 2018
With over 1 in 5 Canadians identifying as an immigrant, Canada has been proud to call itself a nation of immigrants with a commitment to supporting refugees, from accepting thousands of Vietnamese refugees in the 1970s to Syrians fleeing civil war in 2015. In 2017, 44,000 refugees came as government-sponsored or privately sponsored refugees,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Refugees, Children, Immigration
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Crossley, Jay Blazek – Journal of Applied Research on Children, 2013
The mission of Houston Tomorrow is to improve the quality of life for all the people of the Houston. However, we have an overarching concern for protecting the futures of the children of the Houston region. The Houston region needs to grow more connected by transit, walking, and biking with a focus on access to our major centers and attractions.…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Quality of Life, Regional Planning, Nutrition
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Billings, Karen J. – Journal of Applied Research on Children, 2012
In this article, Karen Billings discusses how working at a non-profit trade association has provided a unique perspective on how schools are using technology to support the teaching and learning process. Billings leads the Education Division at SIIA, the Washington, D.C.-based principal trade association for the software and digital content…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Individualized Instruction, Lifelong Learning, Access to Education
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Rubinstein, Gary – Journal of Applied Research on Children, 2012
The author discusses how educational reformers have encouraged states across the country, as a requirement to be eligible for Race to the Top money, to measure teacher and school quality through value-added measurements. The idea behind value-added measurements is that a computer can take all the information about a class of students and determine…
Descriptors: Value Added Models, Academic Achievement, Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Evaluation