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Next Generation Learning: Introduction
A new vision of personalized learning in which students receive instruction tailored to their needs, skills and interests; as well as a path toward broad implementation of that vision. Known as Next Generation Learning, these personalized instructional models are designed …
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Preventive Priorities Survey
The Preventive Priorities Survey (PPS) is intended to help inform the U.S. policy community about the relative urgency and importance of competing conflict prevention demands. The Center for Preventive Action asked a targeted group of government officials, academics, and experts …
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Time Well Spent: Eight Powerful Practices of Successful, Expanded-Time Schools
Time Well Spent: Eight Powerful Practices of Successful, Expanded-Time Schools, reshapes the field for expanded-time schools by outlining specific practices that can lead to dramatic increases in student achievement and preparation for success in college and the workforce. Time …
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The Irreplaceables. Understanding the Real Retention Crisis in America's Urban Schools
A new study finds that urban schools are systematically neglecting their best teachers, losing tens of thousands every year even as they keep many of their lowest-performing teachers indefinitely with disastrous consequences for students, schools, and the teaching profession. The …
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Missile Defense: Toward a New Paradigm
This paper draws from Russian, North American and European experts collaborating as members of the Euro-Atlantic Security Initiative. It provides a basic concept for a cooperative NATO-Russian missile defense system, describes the principles that should underlie it, and lays out …
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Immigrant Small Business Owners: A Significant and Growing Part of the Economy
Immigrant entrepreneurship is widely recognized as an important aspect of the economic role immigrants play. Surprisingly, until now, there has been relatively little basic information available about the number and characteristics of immigrant small business owners. This report breaks new …
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The Economic Value of Citizenship for Immigrants in the United States
Beyond imparting political and social rights, naturalization appears to confer economic gains for immigrants in the United States, with a wage premium of at least 5 percent even after accounting for the fact that naturalized immigrants have higher levels of …
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Fast Forward - A Case Study of Two Community College Programs Designed to Accelerate Students Through Developmental Math
Community colleges face significant challenges retaining their diverse population of students and helping them progress to graduation. A key barrier is the developmental (or remedial) coursework in reading, writing, and/or mathematics to which a majority of entering students are referred. …
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Three Ways Immigration Reform Would Make the Economy More Productive
Immigration reform, done right, would be good for immigrants, but it would also be good for all Americans, says David Dyssegaard Kallick. A new report from Carnegie Corporation grantee, the Fiscal Policy Institute, shows that legalizing undocumented immigrants, paired with …
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Young Adolescents and Community Service
An argument is made for involving young adolescents in community service programs, either school-based or community-based.
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Popular Music in Early Adolescence
This paper examines young adolescents' involvement with popular music and the health implications of that involvement.
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Depression in Adolescence: Current Knowledge, Research Directions, and Implications for Programs and Policy
This document focuses on adolescent depression, described as a major, pervasive, and perhaps increasing problem. A brief introduction to depression in adolescence, with case examples, is followed by a discussion of what constitutes adolescent depression.
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Intermediate and Adolescent Literacy: The State of Research and Practice
Report of meeting on adolescent literacy held at Carnegie Corporation on September 26, 2006, including summary of presentations.
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Defining and Achieving Excellence in Postgraduate Training
De la Rey, Cheryl. Defining and Achieving Excellence in Postgraduate Training, Developing and Retaining the Next Generation of African Academics: Excellence, Retention, and Sustainability. Nairobi, Ke...
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On evaluation and accountability
Mouton, Johann, On evaluation and accountability Developing and Retaining the Next Generation of African Academics: Excellence, Retention, and Sustainability. Nairobi, Kenya. 15 Nov. 2010. Power Point...
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ICT: Contribution to research and learning environment of education networks
Kyalo, Victor ICT: Contribution to research and learning environment of education networks, Developing and Retaining the Next Generation of African Academics: Excellence, Retention, and Sustainability...
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Developing and Retaining the next generation of African young researcher IFS- Approach
Ghezae, Nighisty, Developing and Retaining the next generation of African young researcher IFS- Approach, Developing and Retaining the Next Generation of African Academics: Excellence, Retention, and ...
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Letter to John D Rockefeller
Letter from Andrew Carnegie to John D. Rockefeller in which Mr. Carnegie discusses giving and golfing. He ends the note with an invitation to Skibo.
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Carnegie Corporation of New York Charter, Constitution, and Bylaws
This document describes how the foundation will be managed and responsibilities of board committees.
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Stalin & the Bomb: The View from Inside the Kremlin
David Holloway tells the story of how a handful of Russian scientists were able to catch up with American and British atomic programs.
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Heading Off a New Nuclear Nightmare: Illicit Trade in Nuclear Materials, Technology and Know-How
Article on the proliferation of nuclear know-how and materials in a post-Soviet world.
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Teachers For A New Era: A National Initiative to Improve the Quality of Teaching
The Teachers for a New Era prospectus describes the initiatives by three design principles: A teacher education program should be guided by a respect for evidence, including attention to pupil learning gains accomplished under the tutelage of teachers who are …
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International Environmental Research and Assessment: Proposals for Better Organization and Decision Making
International Environmental Research and Assessment: Proposals for Better Organization and Decision Making (Carnegie Corporation of New York, 1992) International Environmental Research and Asses...
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Preventing Deadly Conflict: Final Report
Three inescapable observations form the foundation of this report. First, deadly conflict is not inevitable. Violence on the scale of what we have seen in Bosnia, Rwanda, Somalia and elsewhere does not emerge inexorably from human interaction. Second, the need …
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The Warning-Response Problem and Missed Opportunities in Preventive Diplomacy
Specialists may disagree on the scope of preventive diplomacy and, more broadly, preventive measures of various kinds. They may differ also in their assessment of policies and strategies to ward off undesirable events. There is no disagreement, however, on the …

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