Despite the implementation of reform policies and accountability measures on the federal, state, and local levels, the problem of struggling schools and students has lingered in the United States public education system. New York State has recently revised how struggling schools are identified and how they are held accountable for improving…

Improving students' performance in Calculus is a challenge for many colleges and universities. One way of improving students' performance as well as their metacognition and study skills is to provide opportunities for them to receive support outside of the lecture. A modified version of the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ)…

The purpose of this study was to implement information literacy (IL) into Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) writing courses at an urban community college, investigate if students' information literacy (IL) skills were improved through library one-shot instruction, and determine if there was an association between IL skills…

Betsy DeVos, the new U.S. secretary of education, is a strong proponent of allowing public education dollars to go to private schools through vouchers, which enable parents to use public school money to enroll their children in private schools, including religious ones. Vouchers are advanced under the rubric of "school choice"--the…

Communities in Schools is one of the nation's oldest and largest providers of integrated student supports, also known as "wraparound services." Started in New York City in the 1970s, the agency now works with more than 2,300 schools in 25 states and the District of Columbia. The model is straightforward: Communities in Schools recruits,…

Community colleges that are exploring ways to dramatically improve outcomes for their students frequently seek a better understanding of the relationship between two "branded" approaches receiving significant publicity: Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP) and guided pathways. ASAP was created by the City University of New York…

This exploratory study compared a computer-based mathematics education intervention with two more traditional approaches with the purpose of improving instruction in perimeter and area. Kidspiration software, tile/stick manipulatives and pencil/paper-based copying/drawing of shapes were implemented in a 3rd Grade New York City public school…

IN AN ATTEMPT TO PROVIDE ACTUAL INTEGRATION IN EVERY SCHOOL, THE GREENBURGH SCHOOL DISTRICT IN NEW YORK ABOLISHED NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS AND FOR THE PAST 12 YEARS ALL CHILDREN OF A GIVEN GRADE HAVE ATTENDED THE SAME SCHOOL. A PROJECT FOR CULTURALLY DEPRIVED STUDENTS HAS RECENTLY BEEN INSTITUTED TO PROVIDE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF AN EDUCATION FOR…

THE TWO PROGRAMS REVIEWED ARE THE DEMONSTRATION GUIDANCE PROJECT AND HIGHER HORIZONS PROGRAM. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DEMONSTRATION GUIDANCE PROJECT INCLUDED EXTRA TEACHERS, SPECIAL TUTORING, GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING, CLINICAL SERVICES, INTENSIVE COURSES IN ENGLISH, CULTURAL, AND ARTISTIC EVENTS. THE PROJECT STARTED WITH JUNIOR…

FORMS USED TO EVALUATE THE PROGRESS OF STUDENTS IN ADJUSTMENT, CURRICULUM COMPREHENSION, AND CULTURAL PROGRESS ARE INCLUDED. TEACHERS EVALUATED EACH CHILD IN FEBRUARY AND JUNE OF 1961 IN SUCH AREAS AS SOCIAL ACCEPTABILITY, MATURITY, DEPENDABILITY, LEADERSHIP, ATTENTION, WORK HABITS, CONDUCT, AND MOTIVATION. IN THE CURRICULUM AREAS, TEACHERS RATED…

TWO MAJOR AREAS EVALUATED WERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS. TESTS AND INTERVIEWS WERE DESIGNED TO ANALYZE PROGRESS IN APTITUDES, ACHIEVEMENT, AND ATTITUDES OF THE CULTURALLY DEPRIVED. ON THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL THERE WAS NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE APTITUDE OF PUPILS FROM THE THIRD TO SIXTH GRADE SHOWN BY IQ SCORES. READING…

A SPECIAL TRIAL STUDY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM WAS INITIATED FOR STUDENTS WHOSE PAST ACADEMIC RECORDS WOULD NOT NORMALLY HAVE QUALIFIED THEM FOR ADMISSION TO COLLEGE. STUDENTS WHO HAD MAINTAINED LESS THAN A 75 AVERAGE IN HIGH SCHOOL WERE ALLOWED TO MATRICULATE IN A REDUCED PROGRAM OF STUDIES IN THE EVENING DIVISION. THE STUDENTS WERE ALSO REQUIRED TO…

This report is an evaluation of a New York City school district educational project funded under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Act of 1965. The major objective of the program was to increase student competency in math computational skills. Approximately 3,000 high school students in grades 9 through 11 from 32 high schools were selected…

This literature review cautions that the issue of whether promotion or retention is more beneficial to student achievement is especially murky when it becomes a political decision. It concludes that grade retention seems to ignore the question of instructional effectiveness, blames the child for failure, and absolves the school of responsibility.…

AN ACTION PROGRAM ATTEMPTS TO PROMOTE BETTER ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT FOR MINORITY GROUP CHILDREN. ABOUT 70,000 CHILDREN ARE INVOLVED IN THE ASSC PROGRAM, THREE AFTERNOONS A WEEK. IN ADDITION TO THE REMEDIAL SERVICES AND TEACHER ASSISTANCE, SCHOOL LIBRARIES AND HOMEWORK ROOMS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO ASSC PUPILS AND PROVIDE STIMULATION FOR THOSE NEEDING…