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Graham, Georgia – Houston Independent School District, 2020
Early exposure to college and career readiness supports were offered to disadvantaged grade 10 and 11 high school students through the Launch Ignite Scholar Program. Ignite Scholars were encouraged to build a stronger foundation for college and career through participation in one-on-one advising, college and industry tours, and college and career…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Career Readiness, Grade 10, Grade 11
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Wood, Dana; Kurtz-Costes, Beth; Copping, Kristine E. – Developmental Psychology, 2011
Using a sample of predominantly middle-class African American adolescents and parents (N = 424), the authors tested a path model linking parental expectations for children's future educational attainment, youths' motivation during Grade 11, and youths' subsequent on-time postsecondary educational progress. Parents' expectations were positively…
Descriptors: Middle Class, Graduation, Educational Attainment, College Attendance