Four Easy Steps to a Fiscal Train Wreck: The Florida How-To Guide

This report is the second of three reports that address the fiscal conditions of other states, explores the factors that explain the conditions, and the likely future trends. FRC Report 13

The Georgia Sales Tax Revenue Impact From Electronic Commerce

This report presents estimates of sales tax revenue loss by Georgia counties due to e-commerce

A Georgia Fiscal History of the Past Forty Years - Brief

This report describes spending and revenue trends through four decades and relates the trends to the agendas of the state's governorsIt concludes with a list of challenges for this decade and beyond. FRC Brief 12

Georgia's Taxes: A Summary of Major State and Local Government Taxes, 12th Edition

A handbook on taxation that provides a quick overview of all state and local taxes in Georgia. FRC Annual Publication A (12

Georgia's Taxes: A Summary of Major State and Local Government Taxes, 12th Edition

A handbook on taxation that provides a quick overview of all state and local taxes in Georgia. FRC Annual Publication A (12

A highly efficient engineering tool for three-dimensional scramjet flowfield and heat transfer computations

The SIMPLE-based parabolic flow code, SHIP3D, was under development for use as a parametric design and analysis tool for scramjets. Some capabilities and applications of the code are demonstrated, and a report on its current status is given. The focus is on the combustor for which the code was mostly used. Recently, it was also applied to nozzle flows. Code validation results are presented for combustor unit problems involving film cooling, transverse fuel injection, and nozzle test. A parametric study of a film cooled or transpiration cooled Mach 16 combustor is also conducted to illustrate the application of the code to a design problem

Academic Performance, Course Completion Rates, and Student Perception of the Quality and Frequency of Interaction in a Virtual High School

This study examined the relationship between students’ perceptions of teacher–student interaction and academic performance at an asynchronous, self-paced, statewide virtual high school. Academic performance was measured by grade awarded and course completion. There were 2269 students who responded to an 18-item survey designed to measure student perceptions on the quality and frequency of teacher–student interaction. Quality of interaction was subdivided into three constructs representing feedback, procedural, and social interaction. A confirmatory factor analysis helped to establish the fit of the statistical model for teacher–student interaction. Hierarchical logistical regression indicates that an increase in the quality and frequency of interaction resulted in an increased likelihood of course completion but had minimal influence on grade awarded. The estimated effect for quality and frequency composite items on completion was .83 and .56 respectively. Low practical significance of student–teacher interaction on grade awarded may be the result of mastery-based teaching approaches that skew grades for the completers toward the high end