A Meta Nove do Plano Municipal de Educação na Rede Municipal de Porto Alegre

Este artigo apresenta um recorte da análise da política de educação da Rede Municipal de Porto Alegre, no período de 2017 a 2019, considerando o cumprimento da meta nove do Plano Municipal de Educação, que visa a universalizar a alfabetização da população com quinze anos ou mais e reduzir a taxa de analfabetismo funcional. A metodologia de análise utilizada foi a abordagem do ciclo de políticas de Ball e Bowe, sendo identificados os principais grupos de interesse e sua atuação nos diferentes contextos da trajetória da política. No processo de investigação, foram utilizados dados quantitativos, como as estatísticas de órgãos oficiais, para precisar índices de matrículas e da demanda da EJA para alfabetização, anos iniciais e finais do Ensino Fundamental. A metodologia da pesquisa também agregou dados qualitativos, baseados em entrevistas e documentos legais.Palavras-chave: Plano Municipal de Educação; Educação de Jovens e Adultos; Políticas Públicas de Educação em Porto Alegre.The Nine Goal of the Municipal Education Plan in the Municipal Network of Porto AlegreABSTRACTThis article presents an excerpt from the analysis of the education policy of the Municipal Network of Porto Alegre, from 2017 to 2019, considering the fulfillment of goal nine of the Municipal Education Plan, which aims to universalize the literacy of the population aged fifteen years or more and reduce the rate of functional illiteracy. The analysis methodology used was Ball and Bowe's policy cycle approach, identifying the main interest groups and their performance in the different contexts of the policy trajectory. In the investigation process, quantitative data such as statistics from official bodies were used to specify enrollment rates and EJA demand for literacy, initial and final years of elementary school. The research methodology also added qualitative data based on interviews and legal documents.Keywords: Municipal Education Plan; Youth and Adult Education; Public education policies in Porto Alegre.La Meta Nueve del Plan Municipal de Educación en la Red Municipal de Porto AlegreRESUMENEste artículo presenta un recorte del análisis de la política de educación de la Red Municipal de Porto Alegre, en el período de 2017 a 2019, considerando el cumplimiento de la meta nueve del Plan Municipal de Educación, que tiene por objetivo universalizar la alfabetización de la población con quince años o más y reducir la tasa de analfabetismo funcional. La metodología de análisis utilizada fue el abordaje del ciclo de políticas de Ball y Bowe, siendo identificados los principales grupos de interés y su actuación en los diferentes contextos de la trayectoria de la política. En el proceso de investigación fueron utilizados dados cuantitativos como las estadísticas de órganos oficiales para especificar índices de matrículas y de la demanda de la EJA para alfabetización, anos iniciales y finales de la Enseñanza Fundamental. La metodología de la pesquisa también agregó dados cualitativos basados en entrevistas y documentos legales. Palabras clave: Plan Municipal de Educación; Educación de Jóvenes y Adultos; Políticas públicas de educación en Porto Alegre.

Public and Commercial Medical Insurance Enrollment Rates of Rural-to-Urban Migrants in China

Objectives: Large-scale rural-to-urban migration of China has provoked heated discussion about the health of migrants and whether they have equal access to the health resources. This article aimed to compare the public and commercial medical insurance enrollment rates between temporary, permanent migrants and urban natives.Methods: Average marginal effects (AME) of the weighted logistic regression models using 2017 China General Social Survey from 2,068 urban natives, 1,285 temporary migrants, and 1,295 permanent migrants.Results: After controlling for the demographic and socio-economic characteristics, our results show that while the temporary and permanent migrants have a similar public insurance enrollment rate compared with the urban natives, both temporary and permanent migrants have significantly lower commercial insurance enrollment rates (7.5 and 5.3%, respectively) compared with the urban natives.Conclusions: The results highlight significant institutional barriers preventing the temporary migrants from gaining access to public medical insurance and the adverse impact of disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds on the access of temporary migrants to both public and commercial insurance.

Accountability and (In)Congruence in a No-Excuses School College-Going Culture

This study explores how the college-going culture at a no-excuses charter school with high college enrollment rates shaped students’ worldviews and trajectories. Drawing on 7 months of ethnographic fieldwork, I found that the school boosted college enrollment through student compliance to the college accountability policies rather than through the transmission of dominant cultural resources. Alignment between a student’s worldview and the school’s approach mediated their ability to draw on their full range of resources to participate in the college choice process and forge postsecondary trajectories they believed in. These findings foreshadow the potential impacts of “College for All” accountability structures and underscore the importance of cultural congruence in college-going cultures.

Remote enrollment into a telehealth-delivering patient portal: Barriers faced in an urban population during the COVID-19 pandemic

Telehealth drastically reduces the time burden of appointments and increases access to care for homebound patients. During the COVID-19 pandemic, many outpatient practices closed, requiring an expansion of telemedicine capabilities. However, a significant number of patients remain unconnected to telehealth-capable patient portals. Currently, no literature exists on the success of and barriers to remote enrollment in telehealth patient portals. From March 26 to May 8, 2020, a total of 324 patients were discharged from Mount Sinai Beth Israel (MSBI), a teaching hospital in New York City. Study volunteers attempted to contact and enroll patients in the MyChart patient portal to allow the completion of a post-discharge video visit. If patients were unable to enroll, barriers were documented and coded for themes. Of the 324 patients discharged from MSBI during the study period, 277 (85%) were not yet enrolled in MyChart. Volunteers successfully contacted 136 patients (49% of those eligible), and 39 (14%) were successfully enrolled. Inability to contact patients was the most significant barrier. For those successfully contacted but not enrolled, the most frequent barrier was becoming lost to follow-up (29% of those contacted), followed by lack of interest in remote appointments (21%) and patient technological limitations (9%). Male patients, and those aged 40–59, were significantly less likely to successfully enroll compared to other patients. Telehealth is critical for healthcare delivery. Remote enrollment in a telemedicine-capable patient portal is feasible, yet underperforms compared to reported in-person enrollment rates. Health systems can improve telehealth infrastructure by incorporating patient portal enrollment into in-person workflows, educating on the importance of telehealth, and devising workarounds for technological barriers.

Determinants of School Participation in Riau Province in 2019

Education has an important role in economic development, not only in driving economic growth but also in breaking intergenerational poverty. For this reason, the Government of Indonesia has implemented a 12-year compulsory education program in the last decade. Through this program, it is hoped that school enrollment rates will increase and economic development will be of higher quality. However, the implementation of this program was not without obstacles. This study aims to analyze the determinants of school participation in Riau Province in 2019 using data from the National Socio-Economic Survey (SUSENAS). The results of this study indicate that the education of the head of the household, the level of welfare and gender have a significant effect on school participation of children aged 7-18 years.

Helping Students From the McNair Scholars Program Enroll in Graduate School: A Multilevel Modeling Examination

Due to structural educational inequity, students who are first-generation, low-income, and certain students of color have lower graduate degree attainment compared to their peers. One national program, the Ronald E. McNair Post- Baccalaureate Achievement Program, serves students from these groups to increase the number of students from these backgrounds who enroll in graduate school and obtain a doctoral degree. This study utilized federal data to examine graduate school enrollment rates for students from this program and understand variation among programs in students enrolling in graduate school. Results indicate that program funding and length of time funded do not statistically and significantly relate to graduate enrollment rates. Additionally, the program works better to help students who were able to graduate with an undergraduate degree. The article concludes with practical implications for those in higher education and limitations of the study.

Crossing District Lines: The Impact of Urban–Suburban Desegregation Programs on Educational Attainments

Interdistrict desegregation programs, which provide opportunities for urban children of color to attend suburban schools, are a potential means of addressing persistent racial inequalities in educational opportunities and outcomes. These voluntary programs offer a test of whether nonresident students can leverage the resources and social capital available at high-performing suburban schools to improve their educational outcomes. In the first impact study of Boston’s long-running program, I find large differences in the adjusted high-school graduation and college enrollment rates of applicants referred to a suburban district, compared with observably similar applicants who were not referred. The college effect is due to enrollment in 4-year institutions and does not vary by gender. Estimates are robust to adjustments for remaining omitted variables bias.

Impact of Musculoskeletal Limitations on Cardiac Rehabilitation Participation

Background: To help clarify a potential barrier to cardiac rehabilitation (CR) participation we sought to examine the association between musculoskeletal limitations (MSLs) and CR enrollment and participation.Methods: Consecutive CR eligible individuals hospitalized for a cardiac event (myocardial infarction, percutaneous coronary intervention, and/or coronary artery bypass graft) between the months of November 2007 and May 2008, were asked to complete a mailed survey within 2 weeks after hospital discharge, assessing demographic factors, Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), participation in CR and MSLs through a validated MSLs screening tool. CR enrollment rates were compared between patients with and without MSLs.Results: Three hundred and twenty-one (37%) of patients contacted responded to our survey, including 228 males (71%), with a mean age 68 ± 10.8 years, of whom 98% were Caucasian. Eighty-two percent of responders reported a musculoskeletal disorder at the time of hospital discharge. Arthritis was the most frequent diagnosis (45%). Muscle or joint pain sufficient to limit the ability to do moderate exercise was reported in 52% of the respondents. Problems with balance affected 37%, of whom 45% reported a fall within the previous year. No significant difference in CR enrollment was observed in respondents with and without MSLs [OR = 0.98, 95% CI (0.88–1.09), p = 0.750]. Similar results were found when severity and number of MSLs were taken into account. However, we found that when compared to those without MSLs, the presence of MSLs was associated with lower CR participation (OR = 0.80, 95%, CI: 0.65–0.97, p = 0.0252).Conclusion: Despite a high prevalence of MSLs among CR-eligible patients, we found no association between MSLs and CR enrollment. However, patients with MSLs attended significantly fewer CR sessions as compared to patients without them. CR programs should consider providing additional support and interventions to patients with MSLs in order to optimize their adherence to prescribed CR sessions.