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When Parents Choose: The Influence of a School of Choice on Family Engagement and Perception of Desired Educational Outcomes 当父母选择:学校选择对家庭参与和期望教育成果感知的影响

Voices of Reform: Educational Research to Inform and Reform Pub Date : 2018-09-15 DOI: 10.32623/1.00005

Katherine Curry

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Principal Coaching in Central Office Supervisory Roles: Exploring Persistent Tensions 中央办公室主管角色的主要辅导:探索持续的紧张关系

Voices of Reform: Educational Research to Inform and Reform Pub Date : 2018-09-15 DOI: 10.32623/1.00007

Chad R. Lochmiller

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Reframing Education Finance: Super Wickedness, Silver Bullets, and Educational Inheritance 重构教育财政:超级邪恶、银弹与教育传承

Voices of Reform: Educational Research to Inform and Reform Pub Date : 2018-09-15 DOI: 10.32623/1.00008

M. McClure

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Voices of Reform: Inaugural Editor Statement 改革之声:就职编辑声明

Voices of Reform: Educational Research to Inform and Reform Pub Date : 2018-09-15 DOI: 10.32623/1.00002

Lou L. Sabina

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Teacher Recruitment and Retention in the Rural Midwest: Academic Leaders' Perceptions 中西部农村地区教师招聘与留任:学术领袖的看法

Voices of Reform: Educational Research to Inform and Reform Pub Date : 2018-09-15 DOI: 10.32623/1.00006

Susan Curtin

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