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Download full textJefferson, David, Jr. – Online Submission, 2022
The academic achievement gap, particularly for at-risk students in urban school districts, needs to be addressed and met head on with a plan. That plan is identified as a school-based mentoring program. The purpose of this research study is to examine the impact and effect a school based mentoring curriculum has on at-risk students in an urban…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Mentors, At Risk Students, Urban Schools
Compendium of Read 180 Research: 16 Years of Evidence-Based Results for America's Struggling Readers
Online Submission, 2015
In school districts across the nation, diverse student groups, including English Learners and students with disabilities, have been experiencing significant gains in reading performance after using READ 180. This compendium of READ 180 research contains results of 40 studies conducted in a variety of settings, in school districts across the…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Program Effectiveness, Reading Difficulties, Reading Achievement
Andreassen, Alexandra – Online Submission, 2013
A variety of recent research has shown that the academic achievement gap has been growing between low- and middle-income students. Socioeconomic status has proven to have a large influence on academic attainment as well as the educational opportunities that a child is offered. This paper argues that, because poverty significantly affects children…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gap, Middle Class, Low Income Groups
