Wisconsin Family Impact Seminar #11
cosponsored by the School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Enhancing Educational Performance: Three Policy Alternatives
March 5, 1998
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Featured Speakers
Michael Olneck, Professor of Educational Policy & Sociology and Affiliate of the Institute for Research on Poverty, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Factors Influencing Academic Achievement: An Overview
Andrew Reschovsky, Professor of Agricultural & Applied Economics at the LaFollette Institute of Public Affairs, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Cost-Based Finance Formulas: Assuring an Adequate Education for All Students
Anne Henderson, Affiliate of the Institute for Education and Social Policy, New York University and Consultant, Center for Law and Education, Washington DC
Families and Communities Crucial to School Reform
James Spillane, Professor at the School of Education & Social Policy, Inst. for Policy Research, Northwestern University, Senior Researcher, Consortium for Policy Research in Education
Improving Teacher Practice: Can Policy and Peer Mentoring Help Teachers Do Better?
Additional Chapters/Materials
Risk Factors for Adolescent Academic Achievement, by Lynn Magdol
Selected Resources on Enhancing Educational Performance, by Jonathan R. Olson
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