Author: Lynn A. Karoly James H. Bigelow
Publisher: RAND
Keywords: california, executive, summary, education, preschool, investing, universal, economics
Number of Pages: 100
Published: 2005
ISBN-10: 0833037951
ISBN-13: 9780833037954

There is increased interest in California and other states in providing universal access to publicly funded high-quality preschool education for one or two years prior to kindergarten entry. In considering such a program, policymakers and the public focus on the potential benefits from a universal preschool program, as well as the estimated costs. This study aims to inform such deliberations by conducting an analysis of the economic returns from investing in preschool education in the state of California. The benefit-cost analysis undertaken in this study indicates that there can be positive r

Author: Balasa Prasad
Publisher: ebookdb.org
Keywords: success, blueprint, sense, universal
Number of Pages: 62
Published: 2009-12-31
eBookDB-ID: UX10020800

The essence of our existence on this planet is survival – the struggle to lead secure, productive, and gratifying lives in a constantly changing and complex world. In times marked by rising unemployment and cost of living, a fragile economy, and global competition for limited resources, the quest for survival becomes even more challenging. It is therefore a breath of fresh air to discover a method of success that requires only applying specific principles and strategies to one’s life – the principals and strategies of Universal Sense. Universal Sense: The Blueprint for Success is a practical g

Author: Phillip D. Devin
Publisher: RAND
Keywords: school, enrich, teaching, learning, technology, information, kent, implements, computers
Number of Pages: 100
Published: 2004
ISBN-10: 083303555X
ISBN-13: 9780833035554

There is no universal agreement on whether schools should invest in information technology for teaching and learning. It has been posited that technology can facilitate learning by enhancing students

Author: ebookdb.org
Publisher: Bureau of International Information Programs
Keywords: movement, rights, civil, last, free
Number of Pages: 71
Published: 2009-01-01
eBookDB-ID: EBDB090907

This book recounts how African-American slaves and their descendants struggled to win — both in law and in practice — the civil rights enjoyed by other Americans. It is a story of dignified persistence and struggle, a story that produced great heroes and heroines, and one that ultimately succeeded by forcing Americans to confront squarely the shameful gap between their universal principles of equality and justice and the inequality, injustice, and oppression faced by millions of their fellow citizens.

Author: Simon Doyle
Publisher: LULU
Keywords: thievery, prey
Number of Pages: 100
Published: November 18, 2006
eBookDB-ID: ML00379015

This is a case study that weighs the influence of a long-term lobbying campaign by the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA), representing the multinational recording companies Warner, EMI, Sony-BMG, and Universal. In 1997, Canada signaled its intent to reform copyright for the digital age. This study uses government documents obtained through access-to-information requests to measure the influence of CRIA’s lobby on the pre-parliamentary and Cabinet phases of the Canadian government’s copyright policy development.

Author: Robert Wolfe
Publisher: Karina Library
Keywords: nonduality, living
Number of Pages: 468
Published: 2009-08-02
ISBN-10: 0982449100
ISBN-13: 9780982449103

Living Nonduality is about the nature of living without division. In recent decades, many in the Western world have begun to look anew at the ancient spiritual teachings from the East: the Zen Buddhism of Japan; the Tibetan Buddhism of the Dalai Lama; the Tao of China; the Sufis of the Muslim Middle East; the Vedanta scriptures of India. What all of these spiritual traditions have in common is a viewpoint which is different from mainstream Christianity, Judaism and Islam.How is it different, and what are the differences? Nonduality and the direct and immediate experience of universal

Author: Cheryl Peterse
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Keywords: scriptures, key, health, science, century
Number of Pages: 490
Published: 2009-03-09
ISBN-10: 1425176607
ISBN-13: 9781425176600

The read, 21st Century Science and Health is basic. Deep-rooted beliefs of humanity are dealt with. The book is comprehensive, but straightforward. A healing God of Love is explained, without human agendas. The ideas in 21st Century Science and Health relate to our better self. Readers can learn how to draw on universal truths and experience self-evident well being in their daily life. The book is a modern, 21st Century Revision of the work of Mary Eddy. Extending beyond the human minds resources, 21st Century Science and Health reveals an ongoing supply of forward movement, satisfaction, and