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But What Does It Mean? Photo Credits
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Education Intelligence Agency
Submitted by hfeldman on Fri, 01/16/2009 - 05:13.
Antonucci, Mike. “Current Spending Statistics of Public Elementary-Secondary School Systems for 2005-06: District Rankings for Pennsylvania in Enrollment, Full-Time Equivalent K-12 Teachers, Per-Pupil Spending, and Spending on Compensation.” Education Intelligence Agency. April 2008. 15 Jan. 2009 <http://www.eiaonline.com/districts/Pennsylvania.pdf>.
This source provided a wealth of quality information on each school district in the state of Pennsylvania. It provided the amount of money spent per student, and the total number of students enrolled in each district. It provided additional information on how these numbers have changed in between 2001-02 and 2005-06, but those percentages were not used in this presentation.
Napoleon Bonaparte
Submitted by hfeldman on Fri, 01/16/2009 - 05:11.
Bonaparte, Napoleon. Council of State meeting. 1807. 15 Jan. 2009 <http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Education#For_state_education>.
This source provided some lovely insights into why education is important, and some of the criticisms as well.
National School Lunch Program
Submitted by hfeldman on Fri, 01/16/2009 - 05:10.
United States. Dept. of Agriculture. Food and Nutrition Service. National School Lunch Program. July 2008. 15 Jan. 2009 <http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/Lunch/AboutLunch/NSLPFactSheet.pdf>.
This source helped define what ‘economically disadvantaged’ means.
But What Does It Mean?
Submitted by hfeldman on Fri, 01/16/2009 - 05:07.
PSSA Results
Submitted by hfeldman on Fri, 01/16/2009 - 05:01.
Pennsylvania. Dept. of Education. 2007-08 District Level Math and Reading PSSA Results. 14 Aug. 2008. 14 Jan. 2009 <http://www.pde.state.pa.us/a_and_t/lib/a_and_t/2008_District_Level_PSSA_Results.xls>.
This source provided a wealth of information. It contained all PSSA scores for every district in the state. It included information on the number of kids tested per district, and breakdowns by status- gender, IEP, ELL, race, migrants, economic disadvantage, Title I, and Title III. Information was given in percentages of students who scored Below Basic, Basic, Proficient, and Advanced. The numbers of students to whom each category was applicable were also included.
