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Download full textGoodman, Christie L., Ed. – Intercultural Development Research Association, 2022
The "IDRA Newsletter" serves as a vehicle for communication with educators, school board members, decision-makers, parents, and the general public concerning the educational needs of all children across the United States. The focus of this issue is "Fair & Effective Education Policy." Contents include: (1) Community…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Advocacy, State Legislation, At Risk Students
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The purpose of this multi-institutional qualitative study was to understand the educational pathways of Latino males by underscoring the unique role female family members play in their academic pursuits--through the voice of these young men. Findings demonstrate female family members were identified as being primary supporters of their educational…
Descriptors: Females, Males, Hispanic American Students, College Students
Irby, Beverly J.; Lara-Alecio, Rafael; Tong, Fuhui; Abdelrahman, Nahed; Torres, Mario – International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, 2020
The purpose of this paper is to share a model of a principal preparation program that is socially responsible. The program is collaborative with two departments at the Texas A&M University College of Education and Human Development: Educational Administration and Human Resource Development and Educational Psychology (Bilingual Education). The…
Descriptors: Principals, Models, Social Responsibility, Instructional Leadership
Guajardo, Francisco; Guajardo, Miguel A. – American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education, 2018
This document traverses through a series of genealogical stories that span close to a century to provide context to higher learning, education, and development. The stories of elders help us re-member their dreams, re-frame the process for growth, and re-imagine the possibilities for development at the self, organizational, and community levels.…
Descriptors: United States History, Colleges, Higher Education, School Districts
Fleming, Grace; Massengale, CoCo; Auchstetter, Amelia – Texas Comprehensive Center, 2018
In Texas, Title I schools that have reached achievement levels well above what was expected given their levels of poverty, receive official designations as Reward Schools for demonstrating high academic performance, high academic progress, or both. In 2014, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) partnered with the Texas Comprehensive Center (TXCC) at…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Poverty, High Achievement, Disadvantaged Schools
Bouffard, Suzanne; Goss, Claire Brown; Weiss, Heather – Harvard Family Research Project, 2008
The focus on the achievement gap and growing debate about No Child Left Behind (NCLB) reauthorization have sparked increased recognition that schools alone cannot meet the learning needs of American children. There is growing interest at all levels in identifying non-school supports and opportunities that both complement learning in schools and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Systems Approach, Educational Cooperation, Educational Change
Roy, Loriene – Library Media Connection, 2007
Ten years ago, in 1996, poet and children's book author, Pat Mora began celebrating "book joy" by founding a children's book and reading day, El Dia de los Ninos/El Dia de los Libros or Children's Day/Book Day. Dia is modeled on National Children's Day Celebrations in Mexico held since 1925 when it was launched in conjunction with a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Childrens Literature, Graduate Study, Libraries
Ashburn, Elyse – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2007
On paper, Mariella Castillo's family makes her likelier than other students to drop out of college. Her mother left school after the fifth grade, and her father has only a middle-school education. Her parents speak little English, and Castillo, who was born in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosi, spoke her first words in Spanish. Numerous studies…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Community Colleges, Family School Relationship, Family Involvement
They Call Me "Maestra": Preservice Teachers' Interactions with Parents in a Reading Tutoring Program
Abrego, Michelle H.; Rubin, Renee; Sutterby, John A. – Action in Teacher Education, 2006
Our community university, located along the Texas-Mexico border, in cooperation with a local elementary school campus is involved in a project focused on working with elementary students and their families in relation to early literacy development. The project provides preservice teachers with a structured opportunity to work directly with Latino…
Descriptors: Tutoring, Preservice Teachers, Family Involvement, Emergent Literacy
Massey-Sokes, Marilyn; Meaney, Karen S. – Health Educator, 2006
Childhood obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the U.S. University health and physical education programs have a unique opportunity to assist in childhood obesity prevention through service-learning programs. However, prior to the implementation of service-learning curricula, it is imperative to gain insight in the unique needs of the…
Descriptors: Prevention, Physical Education, Health Education, Focus Groups
Ward, Martin J. – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2005
A collaborative endeavor between Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and Miller High School resulted in the Cyberways and Waterways Family Project, a unique partnership of educators, families and high school students. University and high school faculty engaged ninth grade biology students and their parents in water testing of Corpus Christi…
Descriptors: Colleges, High Schools, Partnerships in Education, College School Cooperation
Schallert, Diane L., Ed.; Fairbanks, Colleen M., Ed.; Worthy, Jo, Ed.; Maloch, Beth, Ed.; Hoffman, James V., Ed. – National Reading Conference, 2002
This volume presents the 51st Yearbook of the National Reading Conference. Included in this volume are 28 research reports, six invited and award-winning addresses, and a conference summary by Deborah Dillion. Readers will find quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods studies throughout the volume about topics ranging from early literacy…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Core Curriculum, Reading Research, Yearbooks
