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Doyle, Mary C.; Feldman, Jay – Educational Policy, 2006
School choice has become a widespread policy for improving education. Because the goal of choice is to provide high-quality education to all students, we examined student perceptions in applying to and attending four high schools that are successful in educating low-income students and students of color. Students chose schools based on perceived…
Descriptors: High Schools, School Culture, School Choice, Student Attitudes
Ouimette, Monique; Feldman, Jay; Tung, Rosann – Center for Collaborative Education, 2004
High parental involvement has been linked to increases in student achievement and engagement in school (Moore, 1992; Swap, 1993; Henderson and Berla, 1994; Fuller and Olsen, 1998). Schools with large populations of low-income students or students of color often have difficulties in engaging a majority of parents due to a variety of social and…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Low Income Groups, Minority Groups, Parent Participation
Feldman, Jay; Tung, Rosann; Ouimette, Monique – Center for Collaborative Education, 2003
Perhaps the greatest challenge facing educators of today is to create and sustain high-quality educational environments for low-income students and students of color. The Boston Pilot Schools Network, a network of eleven small, innovative schools within the Boston Public Schools, can be a model for other schools and districts as to how to create…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Low Income Groups, Academic Achievement, At Risk Students