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Abstract: Quantitative models predicting children's educational attainment typically assume that both the intercepts (means) and slopes (strength of effects) of non-residential parent's education are eqivalent to those of residential parent education. I use data on non-residential parent educational attainment , coupled with measures of parent involvement, to explain the lower educational outcomes of children raised primarily in single parent families. I show that the lowered attainment is not an effect of family type per se, but rather due to children's reduced access to non-residential parent educational resources.

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Abstract: Rob Reich's paper examines the state's obligation to provide education to its citizens and explores the difference between pursuing equal educational opportunity and adequate education for all.

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Review Method: Peer Reviewed
Abstract: I argue that partisan differences on education expenditure are best understood as the outcome of party competition for demo-
graphic groups whose preferences are uncorrelated with the traditional left-right dimension. Children of higher educated parents are
signficantly more likely to enrol in university than children of parents with less education. Consequently, more educated parents prefer higher per student expenditures on tertiary education. Preferences of higher educated voters are orthogonal to the left-right dimension, and this poses problems for traditional partisan approaches. I develop two alternative explanations for the conditions under which parties deliver policy platforms to appeal to specic demographic groups for electoral gain. A swing voter model evaluates the conditions under which parties face incentives to woo electorally lucrative higher educated voters. An alternative partisan theory predicts that parties face strong incentives to favour higher educated voters when their electoral support is strongly concentrated in that party. I test the two theories using a multi-level dataset containing Eurobarometer data on demographics and party choice, party level manifesto data, and country level data on education expenditures and enrolment for 15 countries between 1990 and 2001. I find relatively strong support for the alternative partisan model and relatively little support for the swing voter theory.

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Abstract: Uganda will feature the use of adult literacy method (REFLECT) to engage parents, community leaders and students in both diagnosing the reasons for the current low achievement rates in Kalangala and Masindi districts and finding locally dervied strategies and clear roles for engaging each of these stakeholder groups in improving learning outcomes. Despite the declaration of free seconday education, our research showed a crisis in education, where the poor quality of schooling is leading many parents to question the relevancy and value of education, especially in the poor, highly mobile fishing communities of Kalangala which has the highest rate of HIV in the country. Miscommunication (understanding) of the education law is confusing roles and responsabilities for education and school feeding. Solutions to improving and making thematic curricula more accessible in local languages and strengthening of teacher training will be highlighted. Finally, the presentation will also share how UNATU, the Teachers Union has lead historic discussions between trained and para teachers in an effort to “professionalise” teachers and ensure proper training and resources. This has included a unique advocacy component challenging the Government to increase funding for teachers by defying public sector caps placed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

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Review Method: Peer Reviewed
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