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Making Our Library Spaces More Accessible: Accessible Furniture for Sycamore Library: Final Report (open access)

Making Our Library Spaces More Accessible: Accessible Furniture for Sycamore Library: Final Report

This report details the feedback from library users and staff, collected via a survey of students with disabilities and a separate survey of library employees, highlighted a need for more accessible furniture in library spaces. The project members purchased various selections of library furniture during the grant period, and staff observed and recorded how users engaged with the new furniture. The project outcome details the recorded observations of users interacting with furniture from the team members.
Date: September 29, 2023
Creator: Rowe, Jennifer; Venner, Mary Ann & Sittel, Robbie
System: The UNT Digital Library
Keep it Local: Retain More Teachers of Color By Helping Them Work Close to Where They Grew Up (open access)

Keep it Local: Retain More Teachers of Color By Helping Them Work Close to Where They Grew Up

Policy brief sharing results from a study that looked at how new teacher retention patterns are predicted by the distance between the high school the teacher graduated from and the school where they were first employed.
Date: September 6, 2023
Creator: Edwards, Wesley L.; Kirksey, Jacob J.; Burden, Kafarra Q. L. & Miller, Alexis
System: The UNT Digital Library
Teacher-Principal Ethnoracial Matching Keeps New Teachers in their Classrooms (open access)

Teacher-Principal Ethnoracial Matching Keeps New Teachers in their Classrooms

Policy brief sharing research for the potential for teacher-principal ethnoracial matching to improve outcomes such as teacher satisfaction and retention rates.
Date: September 6, 2023
Creator: Edwards, Wesley L.; Anderson, Cornelius Q.; Miller, Alexis & Burden, Kafarra Q. L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Holistic Collection Assessment (open access)

Holistic Collection Assessment

This report asserts that the UNT Libraries has been making efforts to address the vestiges of systemic oppression of socially and politically minoritized populations. The project team members conducted a survey and a focus group, and they consulted with an advisory group consisting of representatives from the library, student affairs, and the professorate.
Date: September 30, 2022
Creator: Byrne, Sephra; Harker, Karen; Leuzinger, Julie & Rich, Jack
System: The UNT Digital Library
Insured Losses Resulting from the February 2021 Texas Winter Weather Event: March 2022 (open access)

Insured Losses Resulting from the February 2021 Texas Winter Weather Event: March 2022

Report issued as part of the Texas Department of Insurance catastrophe statistical data plan after the electrical grid failure during the 2021 winter storm. It provides a summary of submitted data related to property insurance, automobile insurance, and all other lines of insurance.
Date: September 13, 2022
Creator: Texas. Department of Insurance.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Artificial Intelligence in Health Care: Benefits and Challenges of Machine Learning Technologies for Medical Diagnostics (open access)

Artificial Intelligence in Health Care: Benefits and Challenges of Machine Learning Technologies for Medical Diagnostics

Report discussing currently available machine learning (ML) medical diagnostic technologies for five selected diseases, emerging ML medical diagnostic technologies, challenges affecting the development and adoption of ML technologies for medical diagnosis, and policy options to help address challenges in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in health care (Part One). Part Two presents a framework for evaluating and promoting provider adoption of new AI-assisted diagnostic decision support tools (AI-DDS), centered on four integrated domains: 1) Reason to Use, 2) Means to Use, 3) Methods to Use, and 4) Desire to Use.
Date: September 2022
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ethical Guidelines on the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Data in Teaching and Learning for Educators (open access)

Ethical Guidelines on the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Data in Teaching and Learning for Educators

Report guiding educators through the use of artificial intelligence (AI) as well as explaining the benefits and the risks of AI use in education in Europe.
Date: September 2022
Creator: European Union
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Naming Commission - Final Report to Congress, Part III: Renaming Department of Defense Assets (open access)

The Naming Commission - Final Report to Congress, Part III: Renaming Department of Defense Assets

Report summarizing the recommendations of The Naming Commission's findings as mandated by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, which mandates the removal of names, symbols, displays, monuments and paraphernalia that honor or commemorate the Confederate States of America. "Part III of the Naming Commission 's Final Report .... contains recommendations for the disposition of all Confederacy-affiliated and named Department of Defense assets not already covered" in previous parts of the report. [Executive Summary, Page 2]
Date: September 2022
Creator: United States. Naming Commission.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Inmate Monthly Report: September 2021, Part 4 (open access)

Texas Inmate Monthly Report: September 2021, Part 4

Monthly report issued by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice providing statistical information about numbers and categories of inmates held in various locations across Texas.
Date: September 30, 2021
Creator: Texas. Department of Criminal Justice.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Making Music Accessible in the UNT Digital Libraries (open access)

Making Music Accessible in the UNT Digital Libraries

This report documents the "Making Music Accessible in the UNT Digital Libraries" project funded by the Dean's Innovation Grant. The final report briefly describes the project purpose, activities, budget, outcomes, best practices, and program continuity.
Date: September 21, 2021
Creator: Hicks, William & Cleveland, Susannah, 1972-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Inmate Monthly Report: [August 2021], Part 2 (open access)

Texas Inmate Monthly Report: [August 2021], Part 2

Monthly report issued by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice providing statistical information about numbers and categories of inmates held in various locations across Texas.
Date: September 2, 2021
Creator: Texas. Department of Criminal Justice.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Condition of Texas Pavements: Pavement Management Information Systems Annual Report, 2018-2021 (open access)

Condition of Texas Pavements: Pavement Management Information Systems Annual Report, 2018-2021

Annual report describing the condition of Texas pavements based on distress ratings and ride quality measurements from the Pavement Management Information System (PMIS) during fiscal years 2018-2021.
Date: September 1, 2021
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Data for 2021 Redistricting in Texas (open access)

Data for 2021 Redistricting in Texas

This publication, Data for 2021 Redistricting in Texas, has been prepared to provide members of the legislature and other interested persons with information about the data that is available through the Texas Legislative Council's redistricting computer system, including on maps and reports.The publication also describes the data that the council collects and prepares for redistricting, the sources of the data, and the methodology used by the council to link the various types of data used in the redistricting database. The data is presented in three sections: population data, geographic data, and election data.
Date: September 2021
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Legislative Council.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Guide to 2021 Redistricting in Texas (open access)

Guide to 2021 Redistricting in Texas

This publication attempts to describe the guide to 2021 Redistricting in Texas provides members of the legislature and other interested persons with an introduction to the issues and constraints that will affect statewide redistricting in Texas following the 2020 decennial census and describes the services provided by the Texas Legislative Council to support the state’s redistricting effort. The guide briefly outlines requirements of a redistricting plan and explains the redistricting process in Texas.
Date: September 2021
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Legislative Council.
System: The Portal to Texas History
History of Promotion Policies in Texas Through 2019-20 (open access)

History of Promotion Policies in Texas Through 2019-20

Abstract: This report presents a history of promotion and retention policies in Texas public schools as a supplement to the 2019-20 grade-level retention data dashboard.
Date: September 2021
Creator: Texas Education Agency. Division of Research and Analysis.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Insured Losses Resulting from the February 2021 Texas Winter Weather Event: March 2021 (open access)

Insured Losses Resulting from the February 2021 Texas Winter Weather Event: March 2021

Report issued as part of the Texas Department of Insurance catastrophe statistical data plan after the electrical grid failure during the 2021 winter storm. It provides a summary of submitted data related to property insurance, automobile insurance, and all other lines of insurance.
Date: September 1, 2021
Creator: Texas. Department of Insurance.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Public utility commission of Texas self-evaluation report (open access)

Public utility commission of Texas self-evaluation report

This report describes the Texas Utilities Commission in managing several issue in utilities like electricity, water and telecommunication
Date: September 1, 2021
Creator: Texas. Public Utility Commission.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Self-Evaluation Report: Bandera County River Authority and Groundwater District (open access)

Self-Evaluation Report: Bandera County River Authority and Groundwater District

Self-evaluation report providing information about the operations of the Bandera County River Authority as part of the Texas sunset review process. It includes sections about the agency's history, organization, funding, programs, and other relevant information.
Date: September 2021
Creator: Bandera County River Authority (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Senate Bill 1232  Preliminary Transition Plan (open access)

Senate Bill 1232 Preliminary Transition Plan

Document outlining a plan to implement portions of Texas Senate Bill 1232 that "summarizes the creation of the Texas Permanent School Fund Corporation (the Corporation) [...] and the transition of permanent school fund (Fund) investment and operational functions from the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and the General Land Office (GLO) to the Corporation" (p. 1).
Date: September 1, 2021
Creator: Texas Education Agency
System: The Portal to Texas History
State Bar of Texas Annual Report: 2021 (open access)

State Bar of Texas Annual Report: 2021

Annual report for the State Bar of Texas describing activities and accomplishments for the organization during 2020-2021, including an overview of changes due to the pandemic.
Date: September 2021
Creator: State Bar of Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset in Texas: 2021 (open access)

Sunset in Texas: 2021

Report giving an overview of the role of Sunset, what they do, the agencies under their review, the Sunset review process, review impacts, review schedule, the Texas Sunset Act, and related statutory provisions.
Date: September 2021
Creator: Texas. Sunset Advisory Commission.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Inmate Monthly Report: September 2021, Part 1 (open access)

Texas Inmate Monthly Report: September 2021, Part 1

Monthly report issued by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice providing statistical information about numbers and categories of inmates held in various locations across Texas.
Date: September 2021
Creator: Texas. Department of Criminal Justice.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Inmate Monthly Report: September 2021, Part 5 (open access)

Texas Inmate Monthly Report: September 2021, Part 5

Monthly report issued by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice providing statistical information about numbers and categories of inmates held in various locations across Texas.
Date: September 2021
Creator: Texas. Department of Criminal Justice.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Inmate Monthly Report: September 2021, Part 6 (open access)

Texas Inmate Monthly Report: September 2021, Part 6

Monthly report issued by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice providing statistical information about numbers and categories of inmates held in various locations across Texas.
Date: September 2021
Creator: Texas. Department of Criminal Justice.
System: The Portal to Texas History