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Nelson, Larry P.; McMahan, Sarah K.; Torres, Tacia – School Community Journal, 2012
Involvement by the adult community in schools and students' lives is an effective way to increase student attendance, boost morale, and improve students' perceptions about their school experience. This study examined a two-year comprehensive community intervention initiative within a high-risk junior high school, measuring its impact on student…
Descriptors: Mentors, Intervention, Student Attitudes, Standardized Tests
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2004
The "I CAN Learn[R] Mathematics Curriculum" is designed to help ethnically diverse, inner-city students in grades 7 through 10 achieve parity in mathematics and problem-solving skills. It uses an interactive software program to teach pre-algebra and algebra. The "I CAN Learn[R] Algebra 1" course, which was used in all of the…
Descriptors: Urban Youth, Mathematics Curriculum, Algebra, Mathematics Instruction