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Download full textPreuss, Michael D.; Rodin, Jason C.; Sosa, Eric M.; Ramos, Jorje D.; Dorsett, Christine R.; Burleson, Chenoa R. – Grantee Submission, 2019
Nearly two-thirds of the Hispanic/Latinx college students in the United States attend Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI). Yet, very little research has been conducted regarding these colleges and universities. To address this concern, a sequential, exploratory investigation was conducted with funding from the National Science Foundation (award…
Descriptors: College Students, Hispanic American Students, Institutional Characteristics, Student Characteristics
Mellor, Lynn; Stoker, Ginger; Muhisani, Helen – American Institutes for Research, 2017
In June 2013, the 83rd Texas Legislature passed House Bill (HB) 5, which established a new high school program--the Foundation High School Program. The new high school graduation program was required for all entering Grade 9 students in all Texas public school districts in 2014-15. The Foundation High School Program was designed to give students…
Descriptors: State Legislation, Graduation Requirements, State Policy, Educational Policy
Gándara, Patricia; Cuellar, Marcela – Civil Rights Project - Proyecto Derechos Civiles, 2016
Concerns over the United States' global standing have spurred a national focus on improving postsecondary attainment. At the same time, many sectors of the economy find they have difficulty recruiting highly trained individuals to fill the good jobs that exist; jobs like nursing, respiratory care, dental hygiene, and various mid-level management…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Bachelors Degrees, State Action, State Surveys
Mellor, Lynn; Stoker, Ginger; Reese, Kelly – American Institutes for Research, 2015
In June 2013, former Texas Governor Rick Perry signed into law House Bill (HB) 5, 83rd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, which established a new high school graduation program--the Foundation High School Program--for students entering Grade 9 in 2014-15 and reduced the number of state assessments required for graduation. The legislation gave the…
Descriptors: State Legislation, Graduation, High School Students, Graduation Requirements
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Direct linkHamilton, Madlene P.; Heilig, Julian Vasquez; Pazey, Barbara L. – Urban Education, 2014
A mainstay in NCLB and the Obama administration education plan is turning around low-performing schools. This study utilized surveys and interviews with school leaders from four turnaround urban high schools in Texas to understand student outcomes before and after school restructuring and reconstitution. Although some organizational changes were…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, School Turnaround, Educational Change, School Restructuring
Bridgeland, John M.; Balfanz, Robert; Moore, Laura A.; Friant, Rebecca S. – Civic Enterprises, 2010
High dropout rates continue to be a silent epidemic afflicting the nation's schools. Although some measurable progress is being made in some school districts and states to raise high school graduation rates, and federal, state, and local policies and practices are changing to meet the dropout challenge, the nation's progress is too slow and the…
Descriptors: High Schools, Student Attitudes, Graduation Rate, Dropout Rate
