Accountability for Economic Development Incentives in Georgia

This report identifies Georgia's major economic development incentives and other forms of public finance support and calls for a comprehensive evaluation of public expenditures in this area. FRC Report 10

Accountability for Economic Development Incentives in Georgia - Brief

This report identifies Georgia's major economic development incentives and other forms of public finance support and calls for a comprehensive evaluation of public expenditures in this area. FRC Brief 10

White-Sprunt Family Papers - Accession 1472

The White/ Sprunt family are descendants of George Pendleton and Ann Hutchinson White who helped shepherd in Rock Hill, SC’s beginnings. The White/Sprunt family would go on to become one of the leading families of Rock Hill and their descendants would help shape and mold Rock Hill’s history. The White/Sprunt Family Papers consists of photographs, glass plate negatives, correspondence, books, text books, and the Jeanie Sprunt White Diaries. The photographs and negatives are of vacations, family members, and life in Rock Hill, SC from the 1880s to the 1930s. The majority of the books in this collection are textbooks dating from the 1880s with the oldest being from 1848. The Jeanie Sprunt White Diaries consists of 23 dairies kept by Rock Hill resident Jeanie Sprunt White. Jeanie Sprunt White was married to James Spratt White, Jr. of the prominent White Family of Rock Hill, SC. The diaries cover everyday life in Rock Hill, SC from Jeanie Sprunt White\u27s prospective from 1896 to 1937. She discusses all the major events that occurred in Rock Hill including the major flood of 1916 and the tornado of 1926.https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/2488/thumbnail.jp

The Canon, [1972-73]: Volume 3, Issue 2

The Oxen by Gary Wondergem Antidisestablishmentarianism by Karl Neerhof The First Snow of Winter by Merwin Rylaarsdam Young by Tina La Brenz Avenue by Wally van de Kleut Retreat by Becky Maatman I could not focus... by Jeanie Zinkand Winter by Sue Meyers Lamentation by Mark Okkema To a Friend by Jeanie Zinkand Sonnet on Sight by Mark Okkema S.U.B. by Jeanie Zinkand Missing the Point by Tina La Brenz Untitled by Julius de Jager Reflection by Mark Okkema A Simple Celebration of Sleep by Syd Hielemahttps://digitalcollections.dordt.edu/dordt_canon/1066/thumbnail.jp

Staff Development and Student Achievement: Making the Connection in Georgia Schools

The purpose of this study is to examine the connection between staff development and student achievement and to develop a base of knowledge for improving staff development in Georgia. Since 1985, the state has appropriated funds for staff development under the Quality Basic Education Act, one of the most comprehensive statewide initiatives for school improvement in the United States. In fiscal year 1998, Georgia appropriated over $35 million for staff development in schools and school districts. The Georgia Department of Education has collected information about uses of resources, levels of participation, and accomplishments of effectiveness of staff development in Georgia schools have not been conducted. Indeed, evaluations of staff development programs at a state level are rare. This study provides information to policy makers about whether or not state staff development funds are used in such a way as to have an impact on student achievement. The study also provides information that can be used to help schools maximize the effectiveness of their staff development efforts.While staff development can be defined in a number of ways, for this study we used the following definition: An organized learning opportunity for teachers to acquire knowledge and skills to help them become more effective teachers. Staff development activities may consist of activities such as a single workshop, a conference, a workshop series, summer institutes, college coursework, or organized peer coaching and study group sessions. A staff development activity may be sponsored by many entities including a school, the school district, Regional Education Service Agencies, state agencies, teacher academies, colleges, or professional networks and organizations.In this study we ask the question, "Do differences in the ways schools and school districts provide staff development for their teachers account for some of the variation in student achievement across Georgia schools?" The general strategy for the investigation was to select a sample of higher and lower achieving schools across a full range of socio-economic status, to gather data on staff development in these schools, and to test the extent to which the characteristics of staff development varied in the two groups of schools. Sixty schools in 35 districts participated in the study. At each school, we interviewed school administrators, conducted a focus group discussion with six to ten teachers, and surveyed teachers in the school (1,150 teachers responded). At the district office, we interviewed the staff development coordinator, personnel director, and finance director to determine the context in which staff development occurred at the schools

Two Miles Down a Ten Mile Road: Instructional Technology and the Impact of Lottery Funding in Georgia

Abstract pending

Patriotic Toil: Northern Women and the American Civil War

Review of: Patriotic Toil: Northern Women and the American Civil War. Attie, Jeanie

The Canon, [1973-74]: Volume 4, Number 2

Vincent -- Where Are You Goghing? by Syd Hielema As a Christian by Sandy Van Den Berg Appearance vs. Reality by Sandy Van Den Berg Not of My World, But Me by Barbara Andriesen The Dionysion Japanese by Mark Okkema Beyond America 1973 by Syd Hielema Land I. by Jeanie Zinkand Sky I. by Jeanie Zinkand Pool Party by Pat De Young What Mean Ye By These Stones? by Becky Maatman [photo of trees and sky] by Wally Ouwenshttps://digitalcollections.dordt.edu/dordt_canon/1050/thumbnail.jp

Two Weeks From Primary And NH Voters Are Still Unfamiliar With Gubernatorial Candidates 8/30/16

In one of the most wide open races for governor in recent history, most Granite State voters are unfamiliar with candidates of both parties heading into the September 13th primaries. Election: 201