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The RAND study concluded that fifty percent of the schools with these reforms outperformed the control schools in math and forty-seven percent outperformed the control in reading. [12] Helps low-performing schools attract teachers. Schools that use merit pay are better able to attract teachers than schools with no merit pay system.
High school athletes in California, particularly in City Section, lack quality care when injured since the state does not mandate certified trainers. High school athletes in California ...
Rank was determined by merit, through the civil service examinations, and education became the key for social mobility. [2] After the fall of the Han Dynasty, the nine-rank system was established during the Three Kingdoms period. The concept of a merit system spread from China to British India during the 17th century, and then into continental ...
In some countries, female high school and graduation rates are higher than for males. [26] In the United States, for example, 33% more bachelor's degrees were conferred on females than males in 2010–2011. [30] This gap is projected to increase to 37% by 2021–2022 and is over 50% for masters and associate degrees.
Meritocracy (merit, from Latin mereō, and -cracy, from Ancient Greek κράτος kratos 'strength, power') is the notion of a political system in which economic goods or political power are vested in individual people based on ability and talent, rather than wealth or social class. [1]
The parents of a 13-year-old girl who was run over by a suicidal driver in Malibu in 2010 are appealing to California Gov. Gavin Newsom to stop the felon from being released on parole.
Proposition 16 would have repealed 1996 California Proposition 209 which amended the California constitution and prohibits government institutions from considering race, sex, or ethnicity, specifically in the areas of public employment, public contracting, and public education. Before Proposition 209, state and local entities had policies and ...
The California Public Utility Commission (CPUC) is a state regulatory body that oversees utilities. Residents can file a complaint with them if the power company isn’t acting in good faith or ...