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Compendium of Read 180 Research: 16 Years of Evidence-Based Results for America's Struggling Readers
Online Submission, 2015
In school districts across the nation, diverse student groups, including English Learners and students with disabilities, have been experiencing significant gains in reading performance after using READ 180. This compendium of READ 180 research contains results of 40 studies conducted in a variety of settings, in school districts across the…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Program Effectiveness, Reading Difficulties, Reading Achievement
Grubb, W. Norton; Boner, Elizabeth; Frankel, Kate; Parker, Lynette; Patterson, David; Gabriner, Robert; Hope, Laura; Schiorring, Eva; Smith, Bruce; Taylor, Richard; Walton, Ian; Wilson, Smokey – Policy Analysis for California Education, PACE (NJ3), 2011
While increases in remedial education (or basic skills instruction or developmental education) have taken place at several levels of the education and training system, there are reasons for thinking that the issue is particularly acute in community colleges. This introductory working paper divides the problem into two. The first is the high…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Remedial Instruction, College Readiness, Achievement Gap
Public Policy Institute of California, 2016
Higher education enhances Californians' lives and contributes to the state's economic growth. But population and education trends suggest that California is facing a large shortfall of college graduates. Addressing this shortfall will require strong gains for groups that have been historically underrepresented in higher education. Substantial…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Trends, College Graduates, Disproportionate Representation
Johnson, Lynn – American Journal of Business Education, 2012
Assurance of student learning through effective assessment has become increasingly important over the past decade as accrediting agencies now require documented efforts to measure and improve student performance. This paper presents the methodology used by the College of Business Administration at California State University, Stanislaus to assess…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Curriculum Enrichment, Evaluation Utilization, Thinking Skills
Still "Unfinished Education": Latino Students Forty Years after the Mexican American Education Study
Madrigal-Gonzalez, Lizely – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The onus of this dissertation was to evaluate the educational conditions of Mexican American students forty years after the "Mexican American Education Study" published a six-volume study detailing the findings of the "Mexican American Education Study" (1970-1974). The "MAES" study focused on five southwest states…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Mexican Americans, Educational Quality, Standardized Tests
Herczog, Michelle M. – Leadership, 2012
In today's education reform discussions, educators hear much about the need to close gaps and prepare students for college and career. While it is vital to the nation's future that every student be prepared to succeed in higher education and in the workforce, it is vital to the health and future of America's democracy that schools also prepare…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Citizenship, Civics, Educational Change
Strunk, Katharine O.; McEachin, Andrew – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2014
One of the enduring problems in education is the persistence of achievement gaps between White, wealthy, native English-speaking students and their counterparts who are minority, lower-income, or English language learners. This study shows that one intensive technical assistance (TA) intervention--California's District Assistance and Intervention…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Intervention, Technical Assistance, Accountability
Jimenez-Castellanos, Oscar; Okhremtchouk, Irina – Educational Considerations, 2013
The K-12 student population is becoming increasingly diverse in the United States. In particular, the number of English Language Learners (ELLs) rose from 4.7 million in 1980 to 11.2 million in 2009, more than doubling from 10% to 21% of the student population (U.S. Department of Education n.d.). At approximately 1.8 million, the state of…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Educational Finance, Federal Programs, State Aid
Jeffcoat, Kendra; Weisblat, Irina A.; Bresciani, Marilee J.; Sly, Robert W.; Tucker, Mark; Herrin, Bridget; Cao, LiuHui – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2014
This mixed-method study explored the alignment of expected student learning outcomes (SLOs) and expected student entrance skills, as stated within "course outlines of record" (CORs), for basic skills courses in one California community college district. Researchers evaluated consistencies and discrepancies in course alignment. There were…
Descriptors: Two Year College Students, Alignment (Education), Mixed Methods Research, Community Colleges
Mize, R. – Community College League of California, 2014
Since the publication of the initial report of the League's Commission on the Future (COTF), there have been many reports written and the California Community Colleges have taken many steps to improve student success and completion. However, there is still much to do. This paper will provide a brief assessment of where we are--in relation to…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Attainment, Academic Achievement, Futures (of Society)
California Community Colleges, Chancellor's Office, 2014
Community colleges are the primary point of access to higher education in California and the nation. This report, which is part of the Student Success Initiative, aims to provide analysis on how to close achievement gaps, improve outcomes for the system's 2.1 million students and present an unprecedented level of transparency and accountability on…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Achievement Gap, Outcomes of Education, Student Improvement
Glynn, Jennifer – Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, 2017
Today a college degree is considered the ticket to a good job and the gateway to economic advancement. A student's chances of gaining admission to college, however, are often based more on parental wealth than the student's achievements. At the nation's most selective colleges, three percent of incoming freshmen come from families in the bottom…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Campuses, Barriers, High Achievement
Kerchner, Charles Taylor; Özerk, Kamil – International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 2014
Receiving, accommodation and education of children with immigrant background is one of the challenging issues in almost all the metropolitan areas in many countries. In our study we are exploring the impact of demographic changes on political agendas, legal frames, educational approaches, research findings and student achievement in the field of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Metropolitan Areas, Immigrants, Language Minorities
Center for Community College Student Engagement, 2014
Consistently and unmistakably, data show a persistent gap separating Latinos and Black males from other student groups on measures of academic progress and college completion. These gaps exist across higher education. They are undeniable and unacceptable. Men of color have high aspirations when they begin higher education. Why are these…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Academic Aspiration, College Role
Fuentes, Emma – Anthropology & Education Quarterly, 2013
This article explores the process and impact of women organizing for educational justice in Northern California by documenting the efforts of a committed group of mothers who sought to address the disproportionate underachievement of Latino and African American students within their city's high school. Using a combined methodology of ethnography…
Descriptors: African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Mothers, Social Justice