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Kelly L. Stuart – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This study explores the high academic achievement of Excelencia Early College High School (EECHS), located along the Texas-Mexico border. An open-enrollment public school, EECHS serves students who are characteristic of the lower Rio Grande Valley. These include students of low socioeconomic backgrounds, minorities, first-generation, and those…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Open Enrollment, Public Schools, Dual Enrollment
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Gabbard, Anita; Mupinga, Davison M. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2013
Community colleges act as the gateway for students to higher education. Many of these colleges realize this mission through open-door policies where students lacking in basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills can enroll. But, this open-access policy often creates challenges when meeting academic standards. Based on data collected from…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Faculty, Access to Education, Academic Standards
Principal Leadership, 2005
This article features South Texas High School for Health Professions in Mercedes, Texas. With the support and encouragement of their parents and siblings, students choose to attend South Texas High School for Health Professions, because it offers a way out of poverty through a rigorous education with a strong occupational career component. South…
Descriptors: Private Schools, Health Occupations, Community Colleges, Open Enrollment