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Caswell, Ruth M. – Teacher Education and Practice, 1991
Describes a project at Texas Woman's University involving adjunct class sessions to help underprepared minority students in teacher education succeed academically. Adjunct class sessions for three required freshman courses provided volunteer students with study strategies and course content discussions. Underprepared students who participated…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, College Students, Cultural Differences
HUBBARD, JAMES L.; ZARATE, LEONORE T. – 1967
THE CULTURALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILD, ALTHOUGH VERY VERBAL IN HIS LOCAL ENVIRONMENT, IS USUALLY VERBALLY DEFICIENT WITH RESPECT TO SOCIETY AS A WHOLE. PART OF THE ANSWER TO PROVIDING A MORE EFFECTIVE LANGUAGE EDUCATION TO THE CULTURALLY DEPRIVED YOUTH IS ENRICHMENT OR COMPENSATORY PROGRAMS LIKE HEAD START. TO INVESTIGATE THE EFFECT OF THE AUSTIN…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Youth
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Office of Policy Planning and Research. – 1997
This report describes the status of Texas schools as required by state law. The document contains 6 chapters on the following topics: (1) student performance on state assessments; (2) student dropouts; (3) state performance on the academic excellence indicators; (4) district and campus performance in meeting state accountability standards; (5)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Annual Reports, Educational Assessment, Educational Improvement
Contreras, Frank – 1992
The Texas/Montana Distance Learning Project was a summer (1992) pilot program administered by the Texas Education Agency in collaboration with the Montana Office of Public Instruction. Targeted participants were children of migratory workers who attended Texas schools, but were living temporarily in Montana during the early summer. The goals of…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Distance Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Interactive Video
Reddell, Penny – Journal of Staff Development, 2004
A Texas district shows what can be done when school-based staff developers work with teachers dedicated to improvement--student achievement improves in just one year. The author points out the factors that helped make it work and offers tips for traps to avoid. (Contains 10 charts.)
Descriptors: Mentors, Tutor Training, Professional Development, Student Improvement
Murphy, Mike; Arellano, Monica; Bryant, Heather; Christiansen, Maria – Journal of Staff Development, 2006
One Texas elementary school's teachers uncovered a straightforward method to raise achievement for every child who wasn't succeeding.
Descriptors: Individualized Instruction, Community Schools, Academic Achievement, Individual Needs

Brimberry, Alice C. – Equity & Excellence in Education, 1996
Discusses how study teams at one Texas elementary school function in helping the individual student, and provides an evaluation of this approach based on three examples: (1) the case study team; (2) the reading study team; and (3) the quality of life team. Lessons learned from this approach are explored. (GR)
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Yates, Mildred – Outdoor Communicator, 1984
Discusses preservation of a historic house in Beaumont, Texas, by the National Endowment for the Arts' Architect-in-Residence program with help from eighth-grade volunteers. Notes attitude changes in one participating student, who had previously been failing mathematics, English, and American history, but received A's after the experience. (MH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Architects, Architectural Character, Architectural Research
Cook, Glenn – American School Board Journal, 2003
Describes how one district closed its minority achievement gap by employing the Brazosport model, a combination of effective-schools research and Total Quality Management principles. The model includes an eight-step "plan-do-check" instructional cycle for teachers and emphasizes teacher training and tracking data. Student-achievement…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Educational Attainment, Educational Improvement
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1967
THIS BRIEF REPORT SUMMARIZES THE ANNUAL EVALUATION REPORT (1966) OF THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT TITLE I PROJECTS IN 1,133 LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN TEXAS. IT BRIEFLY OUTLINES THE CRITERIA AND METHODS USED THROUGHOUT THE STATE TO IDENTIFY EDUCATIONALLY DISADVANTAGED YOUNGSTERS. IN GENERAL THE INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS CONCENTRATED ON…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Basic Skills, Disadvantaged Youth, Federal Programs

Bernstein, Laura – Teacher Education and Practice, 1991
Describes a University of Texas project for increasing the pool of future minority teachers. Academically knowledgeable secondary students who lacked skills for coping with minimum competency testing were given "The Effective Test Performance Study Guide" to help prepare for standardized testing. Results indicate the guide contributed to…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Access to Education, College Bound Students, Competency Based Teacher Education

Main, Melody; And Others – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1996
Profiles a 16-week learning unit that led students to develop literacy in their native Spanish, as well as academic and computing skills. The reading and writing assignments incorporated grammar, geography, and local and family histories to create a sense of pride in the students' community and culture. (MJP)
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Computer Uses in Education, Cultural Traits, Elementary Education
Pipho, Chris – Phi Delta Kappan, 1986
Reviews precedents, at the state level, to the movement for education reform. Reports, by year and state, on first reactions to reform. Outlines topics touched by state reform efforts, summarizes unifying themes, and predicts the future of reform. Includes a table of states requiring testing for initial certification of teachers. (IW)
Descriptors: Centralization, Educational Change, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
McConnell, Beverly – 1983
The 1982-83 report on the Individualized Bilingual Instruction (IBI) Interstate Training Project evaluates Project activities in Washington and Texas, funded through Section 143 of the Migrant Education Interstate and Intrastate Coordination Program. The purpose of the Project is stated: to disseminate the Pasco (Washington) School District's…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Cooperative Programs
Grubb, W. Norton; And Others – 1985
This report describes and evaluates the initial effects of the 1984 Texas Education Reform Bill (House Bill 72), in which the Texas legislature enacted a massive attempt to enhance both equity and effectiveness in the State's system of elementary and secondary education. Chapter 1 describes the Bill's various financing components and focuses on…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Compensatory Education, Curriculum Development, Early Childhood Education