Metro Raise: Boosting the Earned Income Tax Credit to Help Metropolitan Workers and Families

Argues for increasing the Earned Income Tax Credit and expanding its options in order to help low-income workers and families meet rising costs and to ensure more inclusive economic growth. Estimates the impact of various proposals on metropolitan areas

Magic Milk – a Moving Picture!

The art and science behind \u27Magic Milk\u27

Mathematics Course Placement Using Holistic Measures: Possibilities for Community College Students.

Background/Context: Most community colleges across the country use a placement test to determine students’ readiness for college-level coursework, yet these tests are admittedly imperfect instruments. Researchers have documented significant problems stemming from overreliance on placement testing, including placement error and misdiagnosis of remediation needs. They have also described significant consequences of misplacement, which can hinder the educational progression and attainment of community college students. Purpose/Objective/Research Question/Focus of Study: We explore possibilities for placing community college students in mathematics courses using a holistic approach that considers measures beyond placement test scores. This includes academic background measures, such as high school GPA and math courses taken, and indicators of noncognitive constructs, such as motivation, time use, and social support. Setting: The study draws upon administrative data from a large urban community college district in California that serves over 100,000 students each semester. The data enable us to link students’ placement testing results, survey data, background information, and transcript records. Research Design: We first use the supplemental survey data gathered during routine placement testing to conduct predictive exercises that identify severe placement errors under existing placement practices. We then move beyond prediction and evaluate student outcomes in two colleges where noncognitive indicators were directly factored into placement algorithms. Findings/Results: Using high school background information and noncognitive indicators to predict success reveals as many as one quarter of students may be misassigned to their math courses by status quo practices. In our subsequent analysis we find that students placed under a holistic approach that considered noncognitive indicators in addition to placement test scores performed no differently from higher scoring peers in the same course. Conclusions/Recommendations: The findings suggest a holistic approach to mathematics course placement may improve placement accuracy and provide access to higher level mathematics courses for community college students without compromising their likelihood of success

The Relationship Between Time and Plant Diversity in Prairie Restorations Within the Prairie Corridor on Haines Branch

This study focuses on better understanding the relationship between the age of prairie restorations and their plant diversity. The study looks specifically at the prairie restorations within the Prairie Corridor on Haines Branch, located west of Lincoln, Nebraska. The data gathered from these restorations show a positive correlation between age and native plant diversity. This diversity indicates that the restorations are fulfilling their purpose by bringing native prairie plants back to the area. From the data I came to these four conclusions, 1) Because the study only included two restorations greater than 10 years old, it is unclear if the number of native plant species has stabilized or will continue to increase. 2) For the first two years, the restorations are dominated by agricultural weeds, but these weeds decrease in abundance dramatically in years two through four. 3) The plant species composition of the restorations differs considerably from the remnants and the two grassland types are not converging over time. 4) Some native plant species are common in remnant prairies of the Prairie Corridor but are rare or absent in the restorations, these species are good candidates for transplanting. More data from future years are needed to strengthen the data sets, but this study’s results are promising

Attending to Hu\u27huk: Lessons For a Teacher

Elizabeth Park, a middle school ESL teacher and adjunct faculty member at Bank Street, draws on her Master’s research done at the College to describe how she learned to work with three challenging students. Park brings to life her passion for her subject matter, for knowing her students, and for learning while teaching. These are the foundations of an effective progressive pedagogy

Confounded and Compounded by Language: English Language Learners and High Stakes Testing

As her students prepare to take their tests to exhibit English proficiency, the atmosphere, writes Park, becomes military at best, prison-like at worst. Regulations are distributed. Teachers are warned that state examiners may appear unannounced to look for infractions of the myriad rules... Scare tactics are used to try to assure that the testing activity remains uncontaminated by human desire, fear, or simple boredom

The Relationship Between Time and Plant Diversity in Prairie Restorations Within the Prairie Corridor on Haines Branch

This study focuses on better understanding the relationship between the age of prairie restorations and their plant diversity. The study looks specifically at the prairie restorations within the Prairie Corridor on Haines Branch, located west of Lincoln, Nebraska. The data gathered from these restorations show a positive correlation between age and native plant diversity. This diversity indicates that the restorations are fulfilling their purpose by bringing native prairie plants back to the area. From the data I came to these four conclusions, 1) Because the study only included two restorations greater than 10 years old, it is unclear if the number of native plant species has stabilized or will continue to increase. 2) For the first two years, the restorations are dominated by agricultural weeds, but these weeds decrease in abundance dramatically in years two through four. 3) The plant species composition of the restorations differs considerably from the remnants and the two grassland types are not converging over time. 4) Some native plant species are common in remnant prairies of the Prairie Corridor but are rare or absent in the restorations, these species are good candidates for transplanting. More data from future years are needed to strengthen the data sets, but this study’s results are promising

The Relationship Between Time and Plant Diversity in Prairie Restorations Within the Prairie Corridor on Haines Branch

This study focuses on better understanding the relationship between the age of prairie restorations and their plant diversity. The study looks specifically at the prairie restorations within the Prairie Corridor on Haines Branch, located west of Lincoln, Nebraska. The data gathered from these restorations show a positive correlation between age and native plant diversity. This diversity indicates that the restorations are fulfilling their purpose by bringing native prairie plants back to the area. From the data I came to these four conclusions, 1) Because the study only included two restorations greater than 10 years old, it is unclear if the number of native plant species has stabilized or will continue to increase. 2) For the first two years, the restorations are dominated by agricultural weeds, but these weeds decrease in abundance dramatically in years two through four. 3) The plant species composition of the restorations differs considerably from the remnants and the two grassland types are not converging over time. 4) Some native plant species are common in remnant prairies of the Prairie Corridor but are rare or absent in the restorations, these species are good candidates for transplanting. More data from future years are needed to strengthen the data sets, but this study’s results are promising

The Relationship Between Time and Plant Diversity in Prairie Restorations Within the Prairie Corridor on Haines Branch

This study focuses on better understanding the relationship between the age of prairie restorations and their plant diversity. The study looks specifically at the prairie restorations within the Prairie Corridor on Haines Branch, located west of Lincoln, Nebraska. The data gathered from these restorations show a positive correlation between age and native plant diversity. This diversity indicates that the restorations are fulfilling their purpose by bringing native prairie plants back to the area. From the data I came to these four conclusions, 1) Because the study only included two restorations greater than 10 years old, it is unclear if the number of native plant species has stabilized or will continue to increase. 2) For the first two years, the restorations are dominated by agricultural weeds, but these weeds decrease in abundance dramatically in years two through four. 3) The plant species composition of the restorations differs considerably from the remnants and the two grassland types are not converging over time. 4) Some native plant species are common in remnant prairies of the Prairie Corridor but are rare or absent in the restorations, these species are good candidates for transplanting. More data from future years are needed to strengthen the data sets, but this study’s results are promising

The Relationship Between Time and Plant Diversity in Prairie Restorations Within the Prairie Corridor on Haines Branch

This study focuses on better understanding the relationship between the age of prairie restorations and their plant diversity. The study looks specifically at the prairie restorations within the Prairie Corridor on Haines Branch, located west of Lincoln, Nebraska. The data gathered from these restorations show a positive correlation between age and native plant diversity. This diversity indicates that the restorations are fulfilling their purpose by bringing native prairie plants back to the area. From the data I came to these four conclusions, 1) Because the study only included two restorations greater than 10 years old, it is unclear if the number of native plant species has stabilized or will continue to increase. 2) For the first two years, the restorations are dominated by agricultural weeds, but these weeds decrease in abundance dramatically in years two through four. 3) The plant species composition of the restorations differs considerably from the remnants and the two grassland types are not converging over time. 4) Some native plant species are common in remnant prairies of the Prairie Corridor but are rare or absent in the restorations, these species are good candidates for transplanting. More data from future years are needed to strengthen the data sets, but this study’s results are promising