Context Effects on Students’ Gains in Reading Comprehension in Reading First Schools in Michigan

Reading First, Part B of Title 1 of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, provides support for states with approved programs to improve the reading achievement of early elementary students in high poverty, chronically low achieving schools. The purpose of this study is to examine the extent to which the Reading First program in the state of Michigan is making progress in meeting this goal after five years of implementation. The study design makes use of the reading comprehension achievement test results for cohorts of students who entered the program in different years and who took the test two or three times while attending a Reading First school in Michigan between 2002 and 2006. The results indicate that overall the students showed significant gains in reading comprehension; further, students with three years in Reading First tended to score higher than those with two years in Reading First. However, students whose socio-demographic characteristics place them at an educational disadvantage (e.g., eligibility for subsidized lunch) made relatively modest gains in reading comprehension. In addition, any negative effects attributable to such student characteristics are compounded when the student body in the school is composed of a large percentage of students with the same characteristic. These results suggest that while a successful program overall, Reading First is not comprehensive enough to counteract the socio-demographic problems of extremely high poverty schools.      

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孔子是中国古代最有影响力的思想家和教育家,他一生为恢复周礼而不懈努力,但因其"从周"、"尊君"思想的原则性和入世原则,以及当时的从政活动习惯等原因,他并没有到当时的周朝去服事周朝和周天子,成为早期儒家有原则地入世从政的代表人物.     

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鲍德里亚视镜下香奈儿五号香水的符号化研究

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马务本与定南县第二十高小--导生制在抗日中显奇效

1930年,中国共产党党员马汉臣创办定县第二十完全小学,抗日战争期间改称定南县第二十高小.在日寇"五·一大扫荡"的腥风血雨年代,以校长马务本为首的党支部领导定南县二十高小师生,采取"导生制",克服重重困难,把教学与斗争紧密结合起来,既坚持了教学,又为反"扫荡"做了许多工作,培养了一批革命干部和建设人才.     

构建西安兰州国家区域科技创新中心的考虑

推进全国科技创新中心的布局建设，对于构建新发展格局、促进区域协调发展、打造创新主引擎具有重要现实意义。本文基于我国区域科技创新中心建设实际，对比分析主要地区和城市群科技创新发展基础，提出新时期我国区域科技创新中心建设的优先选择。在此基础上，多维对比分析建设西安兰州国家区域科技创新中心的基础与优势，提出以“点线面”结合方式，以“秦创园”和“陇创带”建设“串珠型”科技走廊和10个方面的创新联合体，积极主动融入国家重大区域战略，探索建立协同联动、高效高能、互惠互利的合作机制等建议。