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Comparison of Health-Risk Behaviors among Students Attending Alternative and Traditional High Schools in Minnesota
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Johnson, Karen E.; McMorris, Barbara J.; Kubik, Martha Y. – Journal of School Nursing, 2013
Previous research, over a decade old, suggests students attending alternative high schools (AHS) engage in high levels of health-risk behaviors. Data from the 2007 Minnesota Student Survey for students attending AHS ("n" = 2,847) and traditional high schools (THS; "n" = 87,468) were used for this cross-sectional analysis to…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Nontraditional Education, Risk, Health Behavior
A Comparative Cost Analysis of Commodity Foods from the U. S. Department of Agriculture in the National School Lunch Program
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Peterson, Cora – Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2009
Schools that participate in the National School Lunch Program receive a portion of their federal funding as commodity foods rather than cash payments. This research compared the product costs and estimated total procurement costs of commodity and commercial foods from the school district perspective using data from 579 Minnesota ordering sites in…
Descriptors: Lunch Programs, National Programs, Food, Cost Effectiveness
The Nation's Report Card Mathematics 2011 State Snapshot Report. Minnesota. Grade 4, Public Schools
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National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
Each state and jurisdiction that participated in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2011 reading assessment receives a one-page snapshot report that presents key findings and trends in a condensed format. Overall results, achievement level percentages and average score results, comparison of the average score in 2011 to other…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Comparative Analysis, Economic Status, Educational Assessment
The Nation's Report Card Mathematics 2011 State Snapshot Report. Minnesota. Grade 8, Public Schools
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National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
Each state and jurisdiction that participated in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2011 mathematics assessment receives a one-page snapshot report that presents key findings and trends in a condensed format. Overall results, achievement level percentages and average score results, comparison of the average score in 2011 to…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Comparative Analysis, Economic Status, Educational Assessment