Academic
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Two questions guide this statistical examination: 1) Is there a relationship between district grade and graduation rate among Floridian public school districts? 2) How have district grades changed from 2010 – 2022 among Floridian public school districts?
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The policy issue of government support for private schooling in Canada is an intriguing one which begs the question: In the ever-changing world of education, is it time for a new public funding model for Canadian private schools? What are the characteristics of such a model?
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An exercise that I undertook early in my coursework for the doctorate of International Educational Leadership and Policy program. The exercise was to examine a concept in the literature and attempt to apply it to my current research interests.
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A brief thought provoking piece about the merits and drawbacks of standardized tests. It was written in response to an interesting episode from the phenomenal education podcast, FreshEd with Will Brehm.
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In the ever-changing world of education, is it time for a new public funding model for Canadian private schools? What would such a model look like?
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The terms “Global North” and “Global South” are used to categorise countries based on economic and political resources throughout academic literature. Despite pre-existing notions, there are many lessons that the Global North can learn from the Global South related to education.
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Thurlow and Mills’ (2015) article titled “Telling tales out of school: Sensemaking and narratives of legitimacy in an organisational change process” suffers from a case of ‘missing research problem’. But, their work is not without merit for leaders.
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A local advocacy group for autistic children is demanding more one-to-one instructional time for their children. As Superintendent, outline the steps you would take to effectively deal with this delegation given finite time and resources, understanding district collective agreements, as well as provincial and federal legislation?
Josiah Marr Consulting 