LAUSD School Facilities and Academic Performance 12p. 2004

Reports the results of a study on the relationship between the extent to which schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) comply with health and safety regulations and academic performance. Schools were evaluated on fourteen measures of compliance which included aspects of environment, safety, maintenance, and vehicular traffic. The fourteen measures were combined to create an "Overall Compliance Rating" (OCR) for each school and it was discovered that the OCR was linked to academic achievement.

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