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W-2: Converting to Wisconsin Works. Where Did Families Go When AFDC Ended in Milwaukee?
Swartz, Rebecca; Kauff, Jacqueline; Nixon, Lucia; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 1999
Details the results of an in-depth survey of low-income parents, finding that Wisconsin's reform from AFDC to W-2 was confusing to many and that many face multiple challenges in achieving self-sufficiency. Although only some of these challenges can be addressed by government programs such as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010924504
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Cities and Green Growth: The Case of the Chicago Tri-State Metropolitan Area
Public Governance and Territorial Development …; … - 2013
This working paper assesses opportunities and policies for green growth in the Chicago Tri-State Metropolitan Area. It first examines the Chicago metro-region's economic and environmental performance and potential constraints to regional growth, and identifies emerging regional specialisations...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011277081
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Principals' Perceptions of Competition for Students in Milwaukee Schools
Kasman, Matthew; Loeb, Susanna - In: Education Finance and Policy 8 (2013) January, pp. 43-73
survey of Milwaukee public school principals to examine these assumptions. Our results suggest that there is a substantial …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010604061
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Charter Schools in Eight States: Effects on Achievement, Attainment, Integration, and Competition.
Zimmer, Ron; Gill, Brian; Booker, Kevin; Lavertu, Stephane - Mathematica Policy Research - 2009
traditional public schools. The report examines charter schools in Chicago, Denver, Milwaukee, Philadelphia, San Diego, and the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010609143
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The Demand for Historic Preservation
Carruthers, John I; Clark, David E; Tealdi, Michael - Department of Economics, College of Business Administration - 2010
of Milwaukee established a historic preservation commission to develop and maintain a local register of places with … model to estimate the impact of historic preservation on the sale price of a single family home in the Milwaukee area …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008671508
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Charter Schools in Eight States: Effects on Achievement, Attainment, Integration, and Competition
Zimmer, Ron; Gill, Brian; Booker, Kevin; Lavertu, Stephane - Mathematica Policy Research - 2009
traditional public schools. The report examines charter schools in Chicago, Denver, Milwaukee, Philadelphia, San Diego, and the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011101231
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Auswirkungen der Wohnstandort(im)mobilität auf die sozialräumliche Entwicklung und Differenzierung Hamburgs: Ausgangsbedingungen, Problemfelder und Lösungsansätze
Regener, Maren - In: Schneller, öfter, weiter? Perspektiven der …
unterschiedlichen Wohnstandortmobilitäten stehen und mit den Begriffen Wachstum und Segregation beschrieben werden können: Zum einen … anhaltend hohen Wohnraumbedarf. Zum anderen findet eine sozialräumliche Segregation infolge wirtschaftlicher und … housing mobilities and can be described with the terms Growing and Segregation. On one hand the city is growing because of a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011266714
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Räumliche Auswirkungen der internationalen Migration
Gans, Paul (contributor) - Akademie für Raumforschung and Landesplanung
Sammelband setzt sich umfassend mit den Themen Migration und Migrationspolitik, Segregation und Integration, mit Konzepten wie … Segregation von Migrant(inn)en in Großstädten, zu Wohnstandortentscheidungen türkeistämmiger Eigentümer(innen) der zweiten … comprehensively addresses the themes migration and migration policy, segregation and integration, and considers concepts such as …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011152749
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Instructional Practices That Support ELL Children in Los Angeles Universal Preschool Classrooms.
Atkins-Burnett, Sally; Moiduddin, Emily; Aikens, Nikki; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2012
This research brief describes instructional practices that support English language learners and presents findings on how those practices are applied in Los Angeles Universal preschool center-based classrooms and family child care programs.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010923506
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Meaning in the Method: Pretesting Methods for a Diverse Population.
Sprachman, Susan; Atkins-Burnett, Sally; Aikens, Nikki; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2010
This issue brief presents findings from the Universal Preschool Child Outcomes Study, which examined a diverse group of Los Angeles preschoolers. The study integrated three strategies—card sorts, focus groups, and cognitive interviewing—to measure how parents rate their...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010923591