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Kelley, Bryan; Sisneros, Lauren – Education Commission of the States, 2020
Education in the 21st century increasingly relies on strong, reliable access to the internet at school and at home. However, millions of students throughout the United States are unable to connect to the internet outside of school to complete coursework and actively participate in a modern education. This issue exists throughout educational…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education, Postsecondary Education
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Hunter R. Boylan; Barbara J. Calderwood; Barbara S. Bonham – Journal of College Academic Support Programs, 2019
This paper contends that, although there is much to commend in the remediation reform movement, it is unlikely to attain its goals. These goals include the Lumina Foundation's target of having 60% of Americans attain a degree or certificate, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's goal of doubling the number of low income students who earn a…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Community College Students, Minority Group Students, Low Income Students
FOWLER, WILLIAM L.
THIS REPORT BRIEFLY REVIEWS TRENDS IN 20TH-CENTURY RESEARCH ON EDUCATING DISADVANTAGED AND MINORITY GROUP PUPILS. MANY STUDIES WRITTEN IN THE 1920'S AND 1930'S INDICATED THAT NEGROES WERE LESS INTELLIGENT THAN CAUCASIANS, AND THUS TEACHERS DEMANDED LITTLE OF THEIR MINORITY GROUP PUPILS. SINCE THAT TIME RESEARCH STUDIES HAVE EMPHASIZED THE…
Descriptors: Black Students, Cognitive Development, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth