Parents\u27 Satisfaction in Non-Title-I and Title-I Schools within the Archdiocese of Chicago

Parents\u27 attitudes about their children\u27s schools matter. Their views can shape their children\u27s attitude about school and influence their residential and school enrollment decisions. This paper describes the use of two survey scales, an existing survey, Stakeholder Satisfaction Survey and a survey developed by the research, Parent Survey, to assess parents\u27 level of satisfaction at their child\u27s school. Specifically, one Catholic school that has students who are recipients of Title-I funds and one Catholic school that does not have students who are recipients of Title-I funds were used in this study. The Stakeholder Satisfaction Survey is a Likert scale used to measure parents\u27 satisfaction based on the schools\u27 accreditation body\u27s standards. The researcher\u27s survey, Parent Survey, is a Likert scale that measured parent satisfaction levels based on seven school factors and explored parents\u27 open-ended responses to two questions. When the data were analyzed, it was found that parents\u27 level of satisfaction to the schools\u27 adherence to the accreditation body\u27s standards were similar, but parents\u27 level of satisfaction, in comparison to each school, differed in school factors. Parents\u27 responses to the open-ended questions offered recommendations that were different for each school. The researcher concludes by discussing how the schools can use the results to aid the school improvement efforts.As the number of Catholic schools close and the number of students enrolled in Catholic schools dwindle in our nation, researchers and schools may want to examine what factors drive parent satisfaction. Catholic schools\u27 closings, in Chicago, will likely continue to increase; therefore, it is critical for the Archdiocese of Chicago to understand the scope of their parents\u27 satisfaction

Alien Registration- Hill, Alex C. (Portland, Cumberland County)

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“Treat everybody right”: Examining foodways to improve food access

Detroit is regularly assumed to be a “food desert” despite contradicting evidence. With fruits and vegetables available at each of Detroit’s 70 independent, full-line grocery stores, there remains a lack of understanding among media and academics of residents’ perception and preferences for food access. A baseline study was initiated during the summer of 2014 to understand residents’ own perceptions of food access and to assess the socio-cultural foodways utilized by residents. A total of 207 Detroit residents participated in focus groups and interviews to discuss food provisioning. Residents identified a wide range of food access points, from home gardens and fishing to specialty meat markets and big-box stores. However, 60% of residents reported that their primary grocery store was a chain supermarket outside the city limits. Residents highlighted “customer service” and in-store treatment as key factors in choosing where to shop for food. These new findings present contradictions to assumptions about food access in Detroit and similar cities. The findings point to a significant opportunity to leverage geoethnographic methods in order to focus on resident perceptions and preferences to improve food access

Detroit Food Metrics Report 2019

This report provides a snapshot of data and information on Detroit’s food system as well as trends over time. The report includes a broad range of programs and initiatives that local organizations, the Detroit Food Policy Council, and the City of Detroit are undertaking to address food insecurity, increase healthy food access and awareness, and support a more sustainable and just food system

treat Everybody Right: Multidimensional Foodways In Detroit

Detroit is assumed to be a “food desert” even with contradicting evidence. With fruits and vegetables available at each of Detroit’s 70+ independent grocery stores, there remains a lack of understanding in consumer preference and perception of nutritional access. It was reported in 2010 that upwards of $200 million in grocery spending leaves the City of Detroit. Throughout the months of July to September 2014, 73 Detroit residents participated in focus groups and group interviews to discuss food purchasing habits and perceptions of food access. Of the 73 participants, 51 completed a Food Purchasing and Eating Patterns (FPEP) survey which looked at preferred locations, food costs, and monthly income and spending. Participants identified a wide range of nutritional access points from home gardens and fishing to specialty meat markets and big box stores. However, 60% of residents reported that their main grocery store was a chain supermarket outside of the city limits. Residents reported purchasing from an average of 5 different food outlets in a month. Residents highlighted in-store treatment as a key factor for shopping outside the city with food prices identified as a close second. Detroit’s history of racial and ethnic divide permeates into the food system. The reports of bad service and disrespect cannot be used as generalizations, but concerns were found across the city. Food prices caused many residents’ monthly food purchasing to come from up to 19 stores. Addressing food access in Detroit requires a series of interpersonal and systemic changes

Photoionisation and Heating of a Supernova Driven, Turbulent, Interstellar Medium

The Diffuse Ionised Gas (DIG) in galaxies traces photoionisation feedback from massive stars. Through three dimensional photoionisation simulations, we study the propagation of ionising photons, photoionisation heating and the resulting distribution of ionised and neutral gas within snapshots of magnetohydrodynamic simulations of a supernova driven turbulent interstellar medium. We also investigate the impact of non-photoionisation heating on observed optical emission line ratios. Inclusion of a heating term which scales less steeply with electron density than photoionisation is required to produce diagnostic emission line ratios similar to those observed with the Wisconsin H{\alpha} Mapper. Once such heating terms have been included, we are also able to produce temperatures similar to those inferred from observations of the DIG, with temperatures increasing to above 15000 K at heights |z| > 1 kpc. We find that ionising photons travel through low density regions close to the midplane of the simulations, while travelling through diffuse low density regions at large heights. The majority of photons travel small distances (< 100pc); however some travel kiloparsecs and ionise the DIG.Comment: 10 pages, 13 figures, accepted to MNRA

Utility Redlining: Inequitable Electric Distribution in the DTE Service Area

Key DTEE infrastructure is a decade or more past expected use in 4.8 kV areas. In Detroit, with double the vulnerability level as the region, most residents only have outdated electric infrastructure. Modernization efforts in Detroit favor industrial and municipal customers over residents