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Contexts and Conditions of Public K-12 Education
December 1, 2010

As part of its ongoing assessment of regional education needs, REL Appalachia has released a new working paper, Contexts and Conditions of Public K-12 Education in Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. Based on an expansive custom dataset, the paper describes student demographics, staffing and enrollment, education revenue/expenditures, and student achievement of districts in the REL Appalachia region disaggregated by locale (i.e., urban vs. rural; Appalachian vs. non-Appalachian) and district poverty levels.

This paper, and the dataset on which it is based, were created by REL Appalachia Affiliated Researcher Jerry Johnson of Ohio University and the Rural School and Community Trust.

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Changes in the Cost of Energy in One State's School Districts
March 1, 2010

As the price of energy rose dramatically in recent years, school districts suddenly faced unexpected increases in energy bills not accounted for in school budgets. This report examines energy expenditures in Tennessee school districts for 2002/03–2007/08 to see how much energy’s share of district spending rose and whether the increase disproportionately affected districts with certain characteristics. Prepared by Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Appalachia, administered by CNA Education.

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Preparing to Serve English Language Learner Students: School Districts with Emerging English Language Learner Communities
June 1, 2008

This report aims to help school districts deal with the challenges of newly enrolling or rapidly increasing English language learner students by offering background information and sharing the experiences of districts that have addressed similar challenges in providing services and infrastructure to support the success of English language learners. Prepared by Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Appalachia, administered by CNA Education.

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Registering Students from Language Backgrounds Other Than English
August 1, 2007

This report seeks to alert administrators, school staff, and database managers to variations in the naming systems of other cultures; to help these groups accommodate other cultures and identify students consistently in school databases; and to provide knowledge of other cultures' naming conventions and forms of address to assist in interacting with students and their family members. Prepared by Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Appalachia, administered by CNA Education.

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