Browsing W&L University Student Scholarship by Subject "Academic achievement"
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A Bad Road Paved with Good Intentions: The Impact of No Child Left Behind on Poor and Minority Students
This paper considers NCLB's [No Child Left Behind] impact on the racial and income achievement gaps the law sought to narrow. It will also explain how, in some ways, NCLB may have actually worked to harm the struggling ... -
Charter Schools: A Response to the Achievement Gaps
The racial and SES-based student achievement gaps that plague United States public school children have devastating effects on post-secondary opportunities and success of low-income and minority students. . . . Because ... -
The Effect of Community Trauma on Student Achievement: Evidence from the Boston Marathon Bombing (thesis)
This paper evaluates the hypothesis that the Boston Marathon bombing was such a traumatic experience for youth living in Massachusetts that it harmed their math standardized test scores and that this effect was larger the ... -
Exploring Community Trends in Juvenile Justice
This study examines the need and effectiveness of alternative rehabilitative services for juvenile delinquents in the Rockbridge County school system and juvenile justice system. We believe that juvenile delinquency has ... -
Teachers Unions: A Help or Hindrance in Diminishing Income Achievement Gap
A reform of the seniority rule, teacher tenure, teacher compensation, and working conditions is imperative for recruiting and retaining high quality teachers in high poverty schools. While teachers unions promote a reform ... -
World War II and Female Educational Attainment (thesis)
This paper explores World War II's effect on female educational attainment. First, I analyze whether there is a link between World War II and female educational attainment. I then assess two possible channels through which ...