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Download full textHolmes, Venita R. – Houston Independent School District, 2017
For the past three years, SELF (Sports, Education, Life Skills, and Faith) has focused on improving academic, behavioral, and social skills of students at Key, Revere, and Meyerland middle schools in the Houston Independent School District (HISD). Tutorials, an essay contest, character-building lessons, sports, a high-school bridge program, and…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Middle School Students, Academic Ability, Student Development
Peer reviewedStoker, Ginger; Liu, Feng; Arellano, Brenda – Regional Educational Laboratory Southwest, 2017
The purpose of this study was to: examine differences in students' perceptions of their noncognitive skills and school environments by race/ethnicity, and explore whether students' perceptions of their noncognitive skills and school environments were related to three outcomes that have been identified in the research as mattering most for a…
Descriptors: High School Students, Grade 9, Student Attitudes, Educational Environment
Holmes, Venita – Houston Independent School District, 2016
The SELF Foundation afterschool program involved 255 students at Key, Revere, and Meyerland (formerly Johnston) middle schools in tutorials and enrichment activities to support their academic, social, and emotional development. All students at SELF schools were allowed to participate in a character-building essay contest for prizes. Program impact…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Middle School Students, Academic Ability, Student Development
Holmes, Venita – Houston Independent School District, 2015
The SELF Foundation engaged 287 students at Key, Revere, and Welch middle schools in afterschool tutorials and enrichment activities to support their academic, social, and emotional development. Program impact was measured using reading and math performance, attendance, and disciplinary actions of SELF Foundation students compared to…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Middle School Students, Academic Ability, Student Development
Direct linkPardini, Priscilla – Phi Delta Kappan, 2013
Milwaukee's gay-friendly Alliance High School was conceived to be a welcoming and confirming school for kids who have been teased and bullied and had their interests marginalized in traditional schools. The result is a group of teens who feel they have found a safe place as they explore who they will be and how they will live the rest of their…
Descriptors: High Schools, Urban Schools, Adolescents, Homosexuality
Holmes, Venita – Houston Independent School District, 2014
During the 2013-2014 academic year, the S.E.L.F. Foundation engaged 32 predominately at-risk students at Key Middle School (KMS) in afterschool tutorials and enrichment activities to support their academic, social, and emotional development. Outcome measures consisted of reading and mathematics performance before and after program implementation.…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Middle School Students, Academic Ability, Student Development
ALLIANCE National Parent Technical Assistance Center at PACER, 2010
This curriculum was developed in response to a need expressed by parents and parent groups across the country. It is intended to help parents learn strategies that will encourage their youth to remain in school and to graduate with peers. In preparation for presenting this workshop, you will need to have a clear understanding of state initiatives…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Education, Disabilities, Parents, Graduation Rate
McFarland, Joel; Hussar, Bill; de Brey, Cristobal; Snyder, Tom; Wang, Xiaolei; Wilkinson-Flicker, Sidney; Gebrekristos, Semhar; Zhang, Jijun; Rathbun, Amy; Barmer, Amy; Bullock Mann, Farrah; Hinz, Serena – National Center for Education Statistics, 2017
"The Condition of Education 2017" is a congressionally mandated annual report summarizing the latest data on education in the United States. This report is designed to help policymakers and the public monitor educational progress. This year's report includes 50 indicators on topics ranging from prekindergarten through postsecondary…
Descriptors: Educational Indicators, Preschool Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Postsecondary Education
McFarland, Valere – Hawaii Educational Policy Center, 2007
This report highlights the importance of addressing the unique set of needs of middle-level students. The struggle over structuring and content of middle-level education--the K-8 versus middle-school/junior-high argument--mirrors to a considerable extent the broader recurring battle of traditionalism versus progressivism. There are few empirical…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Policy Analysis, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Educational Needs
