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Peer reviewedHennessy, Michael; And Others – Evaluation Review, 1980
A study was conducted to determine the effects of school and student selection procedures in Title I programs on the proportion of various student groups which have access to Title I services. The role of funding was also considered. Results of the study are discussed. (Author/MH)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission Criteria, Compensatory Education, Educationally Disadvantaged
Download full textLaugharn, Peter – Online Submission, 2007
Inspired by the 1990 Jomtien World Conference on Education for All and by the experience of non-governmental organisations such as BRAC, Save the Children/USA established a community schools project in southern Mali, working with 777 villages to establish and run their own primary schools between 1992 and 1998. These schools enrolled over 45,000…
Descriptors: Community Schools, Females, Educational Policy, Dropouts
Direct linkLaosa, Luis M.; Ainsworth, Pat – National Institute for Early Education Research, 2007
The growth in public preschool education is based on research that shows high-quality prekindergarten has a positive effect on children's chances of succeeding in school and life. Beneath the surface of this growth, however, lies a troubling lag in preschool education participation by the nation's largest, fastest growing and yet most…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Preschool Education, Hispanic American Students, Educational Policy
Cook, Traci; Blachman, Dara; Dye, Jane; Macartney, Suzanne; Lukacs, Susan; Howie, LaJeana; Kena, Grace; Sonnenberg, William; Axelrad, Daniel; Steffen, Barry; Truman, Jennifer; Cotto, Jessica; Jekielek, Susan; Mueggenborg, Mary; Coleman-Jensen, Alisha; Denton, Stephanie; Avenevoli, Shelli; Singleton, James; Knighton, Cindi; Han, Beth; O'Connell, Kellie; Guenther, Patricia; Hiza, Hazel; Kuczynski, Kevin; Koegel, Kristin; Radel, Laura – Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, 2011
"America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2011" is a compendium of indicators depicting both the promises and the challenges confronting our Nation's young people. The report, the 15th in an ongoing series, presents 41 key indicators on important aspects of children's lives. These indicators are drawn from the most…
Descriptors: Adoption, Social Indicators, Social Environment, Physical Environment
Jounor, Sean; Usher, Alex – Education Canada, 2005
The reasons that some high school graduates choose to continue their studies and others do not are not well understood. Certainly there is universal agreement about the benefits of post-secondary studies accruing to both students and society as a whole. Increasing levels of education are associated with, among other things, better job…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Postsecondary Education, Foreign Countries, Decision Making
Fischer, David Jason; Colton, Tara; Hilliard, Tom; Schimke, Karen – Center for an Urban Future, 2006
There is broad consensus about what kind of economy and society New Yorkers would like to see over the decades to come: plentiful and remunerative jobs, reinvigorated communities from New York City to Oswego, and a safety net strong enough to facilitate upward mobility but infused with the values of work and family. Unfortunately, indications are…
Descriptors: Low Income Groups, Urban Areas, Adult Literacy, Family Income
Chen, Xianglei – National Center for Education Statistics, 2007
After dramatic growth between 1970 and 1990, part-time students have formed a large and stable segment of the undergraduate population in U.S. postsecondary institutions (Hussar 2005). In fall 2004, approximately 5.5 million undergraduates were enrolled part time, making up 37 percent of the undergraduate enrollment in all degree-granting…
Descriptors: Enrollment Trends, Access to Education, Postsecondary Education, Student Financial Aid
Pathways to College Network, 2006
This paper presents facts about postsecondary access and success. They include: (1) Ensuring that more students succeed in postsecondary education is vital to the nation's economic health; (2) Too few students from low-income backgrounds and from underrepresented minority groups graduate from high school prepared for college; (3) Enrolling in…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Minority Groups, Family Income, Postsecondary Education
Ratteray, Joan Davis; Shujaa, Mwalimu – 1987
This document offers a detailed description of the dynamics involved in the choice of an independent neighborhood school. These primarily urban schools are an expression of cultural power and identity among minority groups who wish to ensure access to opportunities for academic achievement for their children and also to control the content and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Black Education, Cultural Context, Elementary Secondary Education
Harrington, Paul E.; Sum, Andrew M. – Connection: New England's Journal of Higher Education and Economic Development, 1999
Analyzes data concerning access to higher education. Finds that proficiency in basic skills such as reading and mathematics is a better predictor of college attendance and completion than is affordability. Results suggest that increasing access must involve better student preparation as well as financial aid. (DB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Basic Skills, College Bound Students
Barnett, W. Steven; Epstein, Dale J.; Friedman, Allison H.; Sansanelli, Rachel A.; Hustedt, Jason T. – National Institute for Early Education Research, 2009
The "2009 State Preschool Yearbook" is the seventh in a series of annual reports profiling state-funded prekindergarten programs in the United States. This latest Yearbook presents data on state-funded prekindergarten during the 2008-2009 school year. The first report in this series focused on programs for the 2001-2002 school year and…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Preschool Children, Preschool Evaluation, Yearbooks
Peer reviewedZollinger, Richard A. – Journal of Educational Equity and Leadership, 1985
Describes a study which found that financial aid promotes institutional choice when academic achievement and school costs are held constant. Contrary to conventional wisdom, the independent effects of race and sex are not significant determinants of whether aid recipients can afford their college choice: parental income is of far greater…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Bound Students, College Choice, Decision Making
PDF pending restorationDavis, Jerry S.; Johns, Kingston, Jr. – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 1982
Educational policy has been directed toward assuring students access to some form of postsecondary education regardless of their financial or socioeconomic circumstances. Trends in enrollments of low-income freshman students are examined. Evidence indicates that college access by low-income students may have reached a plateau. (MLW)
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Admission, College Attendance, College Freshmen
Janiak, Richard – NHSA Dialog, 2007
In Head Start, family service workers facilitate the process for guiding and assisting families in securing services needed for specific family issues regarding health care, housing, employment, education, and/or crisis management. These services were particularly important to families following Hurricane Charley and the subsequent recovery…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Family Programs, Crisis Management, Program Effectiveness
Doherty, Gillian; And Others – 1995
This report examines the status, funding, and accessibility of child care in Canada and presents recommendations for the federal government to improve access to quality child care for all Canadians. The report describes the purposes that can be served by child care and illustrates how it can advance social and economic objectives of national…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Educational Policy
