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Grigorieff, Matt – Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies, 2016
As a result of the economic recession, the State of California has set in motion new policies for its community college system known as the Student Success Act, fundamentally altering open-access (Yamagata-Noji, 2014; Bennett et. al. 2013). Individuals most vulnerable to the policy shift are under-represented college students who constitute the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, State Policy, Educational Policy, At Risk Students
Howard, Tyrone C.; Reynolds, Rema – Educational Foundations, 2008
In this study, the authors examined the school experiences of middle-class African American parents and students, because they are largely overlooked in the professional literature when it comes to underachievement and parent involvement. Although No Child Left Behind (NCLB) highlights parent involvement and school accountability through the use…
Descriptors: African American Students, Middle Class, Federal Legislation, Underachievement