This study seeks to identify characteristics of effective Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) in urban schools. Beginning with a body of research on education reform, challenges faced by urban schools, and implementation ...

The growth of feminist movements in the wake of the American Civil War inspired the development of foreign missionary work as an acceptable and desirable career for young single women. Southern Baptist Annie Jenkins Sallee ...

Previously, many researchers have concluded that lower educational attainment is a risk factor for low social trust. While other studies have analyzed the effects of religious attendance on trust, the present study seeks ...

The cerebellar deficit hypothesis is one theory explaining developmental dyslexia. Reviewing the current literature, I explained the theory, identified some key components of dyslexia research that are agreed upon, and ...

Throughout American history, a significant gap in longevity has existed between the black and white populations of the United States, creating the potential for “two Americas” to arise. For decades, the average white ...

Past studies in the United States and Canada have found that the prevalence for fibromyalgia (FM) is approximately 2%, but there are very few studies of this condition in developing countries. With the organic basis unknown, ...

The educators at the University of Colorado, Boulder, introduced the Learning Assistant (LA) Program in 2003. Since then, many other schools have adopted the program in an effort to establish active learning in undergraduate ...

While the character of Milton’s republicanism has been the subject of long debate, this study focuses on Milton’s privileging of wisdom as the characteristic which makes rulers fittest to govern and subjects most deserving ...

In modern American high schools, technology has changed the way we view education and the teaching of literature. In this thesis, I do not seek to argue completely in support or against technology in education. Rather, ...

Universal access to free school meals is accessible through the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), established by the U.S. Department of Education nationwide in 2014. The option allows schools and local education ...