Conversations in Education Reform: Socioeconomic Integration as a Tool for Student Success

Background Since the U.S. Supreme Court deemed racially segregated schooling unconstitutional in 1954, education reformers have strived to find the most effective methods to ensure that students of all socioeconomic backgrounds have access to an effective and equitable education. Despite many efforts to address this challenge, exemplified by the highly decentralized U.S. education system, the achievement gap between students of ranging socioeconomic backgrounds persists. Mounting research, beginning with the foundational Coleman Report of 1966, demonstrates that the socioeconomic make-up of a student’s classroom is the most influential factor on his or her success. Consequently, this paper seeks to determine if socioeconomic integration plans are in fact an effective tool to boost success among students of all socioeconomic backgrounds. Methods This essay will provide a review of the current discussion on socioeconomic integration plans. After revealing the primary established perspectives on this issue of education reform, the discussion will raise and respond to major concerns surrounding socioeconomic integration. Lastly, this paper will synthesize findings from the current body of literature to reveal one possible method of addressing common concerns to ensure the effectiveness of socioeconomic integration reform in schools. Results and Discussion Current research shows that students of socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds see tremendous gains in achievement when placed in socioeconomically integrated schools. This is largely a result of positive peer influences, strong parent communities, and strong teachers who are held accountable by parents. However, reports favoring socioeconomic integration plans frequently overlook the potential risks to students. Such risks include a decrease in achievement outcomes among advantaged students and an increase in stigmatization and marginalization among disadvantaged students. Further research, however, indicates that by ensuring adequate social integration within socioeconomically integrated schools, such risks can be modified. Conclusion Students of diverse backgrounds are likely to experience significant cognitive and non-cognitive benefits when learning in schools that are successfully socioeconomically, as well as socially, integrated. Consequently, socioeconomic integration plans are an effective tool for improving student outcomes among students of all socioeconomic backgrounds

Exports of Livestock Products from India: Performance, Competitiveness and Determinants

The paper has examined temporal changes in the composition of livestock exports, assessed the export competitiveness of different livestock products and analysed the factors affecting the growth of livestock export. The performance of livestock export has been found noteworthy. The liberalization policy initiated in 1991 seems to have improved the performance of livestock exports. The study has revealed that India is competitive in export of meat products, except poultry. The export of buffalo meat has been increasing consistently and the poor domestic demand has further fuelled its export. But, the export of mutton does not seem to have much prospects in the short-run, as even the domestic demand is not being met by domestic production. In milk and milk products, India has some advantage at the farm level, but is not competitive in export of milk and milk products under the prevailing world market situation. The domestic policy initiatives and increased production and productivity have been identified as the important factors in increasing the export of livestock products. The study has suggested that strengthening of export supply capacity domestically holds the key for enhancing export of livestock products rather than expanding world market.Agricultural and Food Policy,

Rural Employment Diversification in Eastern India: Trends and Determinants

The trends in rural employment diversification, especially within agriculture in the eastern states of India have been studied. The employment potential of different sub-sectors of agriculture has been assessed to provide succour to the ever increasing problem of unemployment. Several socio-economic factors affecting rural employment diversification towards non-farm sector and horticultural activities have been examined by using logit models. The contribution of different socio-economic variables on employment to non-farm sector and horticultural crops has been quantified by computing marginal effects of each variable. The study has suggested that for reducing entry barriers to non-farm employment opportunities, education and skill development will have to be strengthened. The tailor-made training programmes should be arranged to enhance the probability of getting employed in nonfarm activities. The participation in high-value agriculture can be ensured by improving the knowledge and technical levels of the rural households in the eastern India.Agricultural and Food Policy,

Efficient Quantum Algorithms for State Measurement and Linear Algebra Applications

We present an algorithm for measurement of $k$-local operators in a quantum state, which scales logarithmically both in the system size and the output accuracy. The key ingredients of the algorithm are a digital representation of the quantum state, and a decomposition of the measurement operator in a basis of operators with known discrete spectra. We then show how this algorithm can be combined with (a) Hamiltonian evolution to make quantum simulations efficient, (b) the Newton-Raphson method based solution of matrix inverse to efficiently solve linear simultaneous equations, and (c) Chebyshev expansion of matrix exponentials to efficiently evaluate thermal expectation values. The general strategy may be useful in solving many other linear algebra problems efficiently.Comment: 17 pages, 3 figures (v2) Sections reorganised, several clarifications added, results unchange

Institutional Credit to Agriculture Sector in India: Status, Performance and Determinants

The institutional credit has been conceived to play a pivotal role in the agricultural development of India. A large number of institutional agencies are involved in the disbursement of credit to agriculture. However, the persistence of money lenders in the rural credit market is still a major concern. In this backdrop, the present study has examined the performance of agricultural credit flow and has identified the determinants of increased use of institutional credit at the farm household level in India. The study based on the secondary data compiled from several sources, has revealed that the institutional credit to agriculture in real terms has increased tremendously during the past four decades. The structure of credit outlets has witnessed a significant change and commercial banks have emerged as the major source of institutional credit in recent years. But, the declining share of investment credit in the total credit may constrain the sustainable agricultural growth. The quantum of institutional credit availed by the farming households is affected by a number of socio-demographic factors which include education, farm size, family size, caste, gender, occupation of household, etc. The study has suggested simplification of the procedure for a better access to agricultural credit of smallholders and less-educated/illiterate farmers.Agricultural and Food Policy,

PERANCANGAN INFOGRAFIS PADA KAWASAN WISATA NGLIMUT GONOHARJO BOJA KENDAL

Tempat Wisata Nglimut Gonoharjo Boja Kendal merupakan tempat wisata yang memiliki air panas alami di Kabupaten Kendal, tempat wisata ini terletak di Dusun Boja, Desa Gonoharjo, Kecamatan Limbangan, Kabupaten Kendal. Tempat wisata yang memiliki air panas alami ini juga memiliki fasilitas-fasilitas yang menarik juga yaitu air terjun dari kawah gunung ungaran, dan masih banyak fasilitas lainnya. Tempat wisata yang dikelilingi hutan lindung ini menawarkan keindahan tersendiri, pemandangan yang alami, dan asri yang ada ditempat wisata ini. Akan tetapi mengingat akan pentingnya sign system yang ada di dalam tempat wisata nglimut gonoharjo ini yang merupakan salah satu pelayanan perusahaan kepada pengunjung maka “Perancangan Infografis Pada Tempat Wisata Nglimut Gonoharjo Boja Kendal” ini maka akan dirancang papan petunjuk arah berbentuk sign system yang komunikatif, sehingga dapat membantu pengunjung untuk mencari tempat / fasilitas yang ada di lokasi tempat wisata tersebut. Pada perancangan sign system ini menggunakan metode analisis kualitatif dan kuantitatif yang diperoleh dari hasil wawancara dengan pengelola dan pengunjung tempat wisata dan diperoleh memalui penyebaran angket untuk mendapatkan data dari pengunjung seputar tempat wisata dan menggunakan strategi terpilih dari analisis 5W+1H. Desain yang digunakan dalam perancangan ini menggunakan acuan/ciri khas dari tempat wisata tersebut yaitu berbentuk daun yang disederhanakan sedemikian rupa dan semenarik mungkin. Untuk pemilihan warna yang digunakan yaitu menggunakan warna acuan dari logo perum perhutani, karena tempat wisata ini dilindungi pihak peru perhutani. Warna ini juga menjadi warna khas dari tempat wisata tersebut sehingga cocok jika digunakan sebagai warna sign system nantinya. Bukan hanya itu dalam perancangan ini juga membuat peta interaktif, sehingga dapat membantu wisatawan dalam mencari fasilitas yang ingin dituju

Optimasi Penurunan Konsentrasi Zat Warna Rhodamin B dengan Kombinasi Sistem Adsorpsi dan Fotoelektrodegradasi

Telah dilakukan penelitian kombinasi sistem adsorpsi dan fotoelektrodegradasi untuk pengurangan kandungan zat warna Rhodamin B di dalam pelarut air. Proses adsorpsi dilakukan menggunakan adsorben silika dan alumina yang diaktivasi menggunakan H2SO4 1 M dan NaOH 1 M. Selain itu, adsorpsi Rhodamin B 10 ppm menggunakan adsorben teraktivasi asam dan basa juga dilakukan pada variasi pH awal Rhodamin B antara lain 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, dan 12. Sedangkan fotoelektrodegradasi dilakukan menggunakan elektroda Ti/TiO2 sebagai katoda dan Ti/TiO2-NiO sebagai anoda. TiO2 disintesis dengan menggunakan prekursor Tetra isopropoksida(TTiP) dengan metode sol gel dan komposit TiO2-NiO disintesis dengan precursor TTiP dan Ni(NO3)2.6H2O. Karakterisasi material dilakukan dengan spektrofotometer ultravioletvisibel, X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), dan Fourrier Transform Infra Red (FTIR). Aktivasi adsorben yang dilakukan dapat meningkatkan kemampuan adsorpsi zat warna Rhodamin B pada adsorben silika teraktivasi asam sebesar 97,23% ±0,113 dan alumina teraktivasi basa sebesar 87,12% ±0,371. pH juga mempengaruhi kemampuan adsorpsi Rhodamin B pada silika dan alumina. Silika teraktivasi asam memiliki kemampuan adsorpsi rhodamin B optimum pada pH = 9 sedangkan silika teraktivasi basa memiliki kemampuan adsorpsi rhodamin B optimum pada pH = 2. Alumina teraktivasi asam memiliki kemampuan adsorpsi rhodamin B optimum pada pH = 8 sedangkan alumina teraktivasi basa memiliki kemampuan adsorpsi rhodamin B optimum pada pH = 2. Fotoelektrodegradasi zat warna Rhodamin B menggunakan elektroda yang telah disintesis, dengan lama waktu 10 menit dan beda potensial 6 Volt mampu mendegradasi zat warna hingga 90,76% ±0,046. Kombinasi sistem adsorpsi dan fotoelektrodegradasi menyebabkan aktivitas penurunan konsentrasi zat warna rhodamin B mengalami peningkatan rata-rata sebesar 12,11% ±6,04. Kata kunci: Adsorpsi, fotoelektrodegradasi, Rhodamin B, TiO2-Ni

PENGARUH KOMPENSASI DAN LINGKUNGAN KERJA TERHADAP PRODUKTIVITAS KERJA PADA KARYAWAN PT TAN EK TJOAN DI JAKARTA

ABSTRACT KIKI ANJANI. The Influence Of Compensation and Job Environment to Job Productivity Of Employee In PT Tan Ek Tjoan In Jakarta. Scientific Paper, Jakarta: Study Program of Economic Education, Concetration of Office Administration Education, Economics and Administration Department, Faculty of Economics, State University of Jakarta, Mei 2015. This Study aims to determine whether there is the influence of compensation and Job Environment to Job Productivity Of Employee In PT Tan Ek Tjoan In Jakarta. The research was conducted over three month from February to April 2015. The research method used is survey method with the causuality. The research population was all employee of PT Tan Ek Tjoan as much 97. The sample used as many as 51 employee by using simple random sampling. Data variable Y (Job Productivity) and data variable X (Compensation) is secondary data obtained through the company’s data. Data variable X 1 (Job Environment) questionnaire using likert scale. Techniques of data analysis using SPSS 18.0. From the result of Ftest, found that F count (34,433) > F table 2 (3,19). This means that X simultaneously affect the Y. t test produce t count of X 1 is (3,861) = t (1,67722.). Because t count =t It can be concluded that there is a positive influence on the job productivity of work between compensation and X table, 2 (4,735) = t (1,67722). Because t count =t , It can be concluded that there is a positive influence on the job productivity between job environment. Then a coefficient of determination of test results obtained 0,589 or 58,9% variable Y determined by X table . Based on the results of the multiple regression equation obtained the equation is Y= 1,188 + 10,382X 1 + 0,149X 2 . Beside that, the result of R 2 1 eqqual to 0,589 which means that compensation and job environment can explained job productivity eqqual to 58,9% and 41,1% explained with another variabel. Keyword : Job Productivity, Compensation, Job Environmen

MANAGING "MANAGED CARE": The Changing Role of The FDA In Light of A Changing Market

Change creates the necessity for more change. Advances in medical technology, and the incentives of a fee-for-service insurance system, drove up the costs of care. In response, insurers and purchasers of care began to seek ways to control these increases in health care costs. Eventually, "managed care" organizations sprouted which combined both the delivery and financing of care to provide "cost-effective" care. This combination not only changed many doctors' incentives to provide care, but more broadly transformed the overall structure of the American health care market