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This text traces the historical and architectural development of one of the most important but least understood buildings constructed in 18th-century South Carolina.
Author : Carl Lounsbury
Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 26,51 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781570033780
This text traces the historical and architectural development of one of the most important but least understood buildings constructed in 18th-century South Carolina.
Author : Christopher A. Suarez
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 22,91 MB
Release : 2012
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This Review discusses two new books that build upon the existing literature discussing remedies in school finance litigation. Both books - Courts and Kids (Rebell) and Schoolhouses, Courthouses, Statehouses (Hanushek and Lindseth) - make significant contributions to this literature. Hanushek and Lindseth are pessimistic about the role of courts in school finance reform, but are optimistic that school finance systems that hold school districts accountable for outcomes will provide a strong impetus for future legislative reform efforts across the nation. Rebell is less optimistic about legislatures and sees a broader role for courts, but he is confident that legislative solutions will only be effective if they are guided by a court's use of both strong remedial principles and oversight. To harmonize the books' proposals, I propose a framework that leverages the strengths of both judicial and legislative oversight of school finance remedies.
Author : R.A. WOOSTER
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Page : pages
File Size : 48,77 MB
Release : 1969
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Author : Ralph A. Wooster
Publisher :
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 44,80 MB
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ISBN : 9780608140339
Author : Eric A. Hanushek
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 34,54 MB
Release : 2009-04-27
Category : Education
ISBN : 1400830257
Improving public schools through performance-based funding Spurred by court rulings requiring states to increase public-school funding, the United States now spends more per student on K-12 education than almost any other country. Yet American students still achieve less than their foreign counterparts, their performance has been flat for decades, millions of them are failing, and poor and minority students remain far behind their more advantaged peers. In this book, Eric Hanushek and Alfred Lindseth trace the history of reform efforts and conclude that the principal focus of both courts and legislatures on ever-increasing funding has done little to improve student achievement. Instead, Hanushek and Lindseth propose a new approach: a performance-based system that directly links funding to success in raising student achievement. This system would empower and motivate educators to make better, more cost-effective decisions about how to run their schools, ultimately leading to improved student performance. Hanushek and Lindseth have been important participants in the school funding debate for three decades. Here, they draw on their experience, as well as the best available research and data, to show why improving schools will require overhauling the way financing, incentives, and accountability work in public education.
Author : Julia Carlson Rosenblatt
Publisher : Turner
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 32,90 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781596522008
Picture postcards have provided a visual record of courthouses since the late 1800's. That history is chronicled in a limited edition book, Historic Courthouses of the State of New York that features rare postcard images of county courthouse throughout New York. The postcards are from the collection of The Honorable Albert Rosenblatt, Associate Justice of the New York State Court of Appeals. The Historical Society of the Courts of New York State has partnered with Turner Publishing Company to preserve the history of our courts. Historic Courthouses of the State of New York will be a full color 10 x 10-inch coffee table book that will make a great conversation piece for your home, office, or personal library.
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Page : 104 pages
File Size : 17,41 MB
Release : 1895
Category : Law
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Author : Patrick T. Conley
Publisher : Rhode Island Historical Society
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 24,99 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Architecture
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Author : John Adams
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 45,35 MB
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ISBN : 0557541093
Author : Mavis P. Kelsey
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 38,29 MB
Release : 2007-03-20
Category : History
ISBN : 1585445495
A county courthouse stands not only as the center of government, but also as the center of civic pride. Some with stately towers and arched doors or windows, some with high brick chimneys and mansard roofs, some in modern concrete and glass, the 254 courthouses of Texas provide an invitation to public life, a testament to the ideal of justice, and an introduction to period architecture. It is no wonder, then, that many tourists each year visit these edifices. This new edition of a classic, indispensable, full-color guide—a true collector’s item for Texas history fans—will help travelers choose which courthouses they want to add to their trips and view them knowledgeably. For each county a color photograph pictures the courthouse and an account sketches the sequence of the seats of government, the location and style of the current building, and tidbits of fascinating lore about county and county seat names and history. Courthouses and the “squares” around many of them offer a bonanza for history buffs, antique collectors, genealogists, architecture enthusiasts, and photographers. Many of them house or are near local history museums, and many display historical markers that introduce the area to visitors. Especially in many smaller county seats, the courthouse square offers a genre scene of a special moment in Texas’ life. Included in this updated edition are the latest views of some of Texas’ most historic and architecturally significant courthouses, including those restored under the Texas Historical Commission’s Historic Courthouse Preservation Program. For all those who plan their travels to see courthouses, and all those who in their travels for other reasons enjoy detours into the heritage and pride of a people, this beautiful and informative book opens the way.