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National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, 2023
In 2023, charter school advocates continued to make legislative gains in statehouses across the country. These gains were made in red, blue, and purple states, oftentimes in ways that showed bipartisan support for charter schools remains firmly in place. In looking at the results of this year's legislative sessions across the country, four…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Public Schools, State Legislation, Political Influences
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Rong, Xue Lan – Teacher Education and Practice, 2012
The 1965 Immigration Act and its 1976 amendments paved the way for the fourth wave of immigration, the largest ever in U.S. history. From 1970 to 2010, about 35 million immigrants entered a postindustrial and service-oriented U.S. society. However, a new and striking trend of the fourth wave of immigration has swept rapidly beyond the coastal,…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Human Geography, Population Growth, United States History
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Summerlin-Long, Shelley K.; Goldstein, Adam O.; Davis, James; Shah, Vandana – Journal of School Health, 2009
Background: Comprehensive, enforced tobacco-free school (TFS) policies lead to significant reductions in youth tobacco use. North Carolina is the first state in the United States to develop a statewide mass media campaign to promote the adoption of and compliance with TFS policies. Methods: In order to guide campaign development, researchers…
Descriptors: Smoking, School Districts, Personal Narratives, Researchers