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Jobs for the Future, 2011
Early college high schools are improving student outcomes in Texas. This performance is being achieved by youth who are underrepresented in college, including Hispanic youth, economically disadvantaged students, and first-generation college goers. In improving readiness for college and careers, early college schools have become an essential part…
Descriptors: High Schools, Economically Disadvantaged, College Preparation, High School Students
Sheldon, George H. – Online Submission, 2011
This paper discusses some of the major concerns associated with the instructional process of our homeless children. The reader is provided with a brief overview of the prevalence of this population. According to the National Center on Family Homelessness the number of school children who are homeless is growing rapidly with 1.4 to 1.5 million…
Descriptors: Homeless People, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Practices, Student Characteristics
Schwartz, Sarah E. O.; Rhodes, Jean E.; Chan, Christian S.; Herrera, Carla – Developmental Psychology, 2011
Associations between youths' relationship profiles and mentoring outcomes were explored in the context of a national, randomized study of 1,139 youths (54% female) in geographically diverse Big Brothers Big Sisters school-based mentoring programs. The sample included youths in Grades 4-9 from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds, the majority of…
Descriptors: Mentors, Volunteers, Student Diversity, Disadvantaged Youth
Cone, Freeman H. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This qualitative study explored the voices of four small, rural high schools in Texas that had successfully minimized the gap in academic achievement of economically disadvantaged students in the 2006-2007 school year. The purpose of this study was to identify the inherent qualities of each identified school through the voice of the local school…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Rural Schools, Small Schools, High Schools
Hanushek, Eric A.; Rivkin, Steven G. – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2010
Search theory suggests that early career job changes on balance lead to better matches that benefit both workers and firms, but this may not hold in teacher labor markets characterized by salary rigidities, barriers to entry, and substantial differences in working conditions that are difficult for institutions to alter. Of particular concern to…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Schools, Urban Schools, Teacher Employment, Faculty Mobility
Crawford, April D.; Zucker, Tricia A.; Williams, Jeffrey M.; Bhavsar, Vibhuti; Landry, Susan H. – School Psychology Quarterly, 2013
Although coaching is a popular approach for enhancing the quality of Tier 1 instruction, limited research has addressed observational measures specifically designed to focus coaching on evidence-based practices. This study explains the development of the prekindergarten (pre-k) Classroom Observation Tool (COT) designed for use in a data-based…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Psychometrics, Faculty Development, Preschool Children
Nicklas, Theresa A.; Goh, Eugenia Tsuei; Goodell, L. Suzanne; Acuff, Daniel S.; Reiher, Robert; Buday, Richard; Ottenbacher, Allison – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2011
Objective: To determine whether fruit and vegetable (FV) commercials have an impact on preschool children's preferences for specific FV. Design: A year of extensive formative assessment was conducted to develop 2 30-second commercials: "Judy Fruity" promoted apples and bananas and "Reggie Veggie" promoted broccoli and carrots.…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Age, Intervention, Formative Evaluation
Brownlee, Steven Albert – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study examined the effects of scientifically research based (SRB) teaching strategies on the learning of students living in poverty in a Educational Service Center (ESC) Region VI of East Texas. By interviewing teachers within academically successful campuses with high economically disadvantaged student populations, an accurate assessment was…
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Students, Educational Strategies
Sandoval, Juan Manuel – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between the collective efficacy of teachers and student achievement at economically disadvantaged middle school campuses. Schools of today are expected to show continuous improvement in student achievement from year to year, regardless of the students' family background, ethnicity, or…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Academic Achievement, Teacher Influence, Disadvantaged Youth
Mansfield, Katherine Cumings – Journal of School Leadership, 2013
The purpose of this article is to share the findings from a 2-year ethnography that examined female practitioners' experiences in the field. The article describes the intentions, discourses, actions, and repercussions of female administrators and teachers working to accomplish social justice for racial/ethnic minority girls from challenging…
Descriptors: Women Administrators, Females, Public Schools, Single Sex Schools
London, Rebecca A.; Gurantz, Oded – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2010
In this article, we discuss the use of administrative data from schools, colleges and universities, and other public and private agencies and organizations for tracking students through their educational pathways. We focus on existing data collection systems that can be used to study successful postsecondary education transitions, including both…
Descriptors: Data, Postsecondary Education, Secondary Education, Data Collection
Booth, Eric A.; Marchbanks, Miner P., III; Carmichael, Dottie; Fabelo, Tony – Journal of Applied Research on Children, 2012
Campus behavior management is important for ensuring classroom order and promoting positive academic outcomes. Previous studies have shown the importance of individual student and campus personnel characteristics and campus context for explaining campus discipline rates (e.g., rates of suspension and expulsion). Assessing campus discipline rates,…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Educational Environment, Secondary School Students, Discipline
Templeton, Nathan R. – International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, 2011
NCLB seeks to level the playing field by narrowing class and racial gaps in school performance by establishing common expectations. No Child Left Behind Act (2001) increases the standards of accountability for states and schools, thus requiring educational leaders to rethink current school strategies. Holding individual schools accountable for the…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Social Justice, African American Students, Academic Achievement
Constrained Job Matching: Does Teacher Job Search Harm Disadvantaged Urban Schools? Working Paper 42
Hanushek, Eric A.; Rivkin, Steven G. – National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research, 2010
Search theory suggests that early career job changes on balance lead to better matches that benefit both workers and firms, but this may not hold true in teacher labor markets characterized by salary rigidities, barriers to entry, and substantial differences in working conditions that are difficult for institutions to alter. Education policy…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Low Income, Teacher Persistence, Disadvantaged Youth
Thornton, Jenifer S.; Crim, Courtney L.; Hawkins, Jacqueline – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2009
Mathematics is a natural part of daily life for young children as they explore and investigate the world around them. To build on these experiences, and to begin establishing a mathematical foundation, early childhood educators must not only be knowledgeable about mathematical concepts, they must also be aware of the most developmentally…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Disabilities, Young Children