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Direct linkFenty, Nicole S.; Allio, Andrea – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2017
Distance learning has been used as one method to increase access for students who have otherwise been underrepresented in college preparatory courses like Advanced Placement (AP). This study evaluated the impact of a statewide Virtual Advanced Placement (VAP) program on access to AP courses for students from underrepresented populations. Survey…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Educational Technology, Student Diversity, Advanced Placement Programs
Download full textBrasfield, Jon; Cárdenas, Virginia – Wake County Public School System, 2010
The three Magnet Schools Assistance Program (MSAP) schools: East Garner International Baccalaureate Magnet Middle School (EGMMS), Garner International Baccalaureate Magnet High School (GMHS), and Southeast Raleigh Leadership and Technology Magnet High School (SRMHS) have shown progress on MSAP performance measures during the 3rd year of the grant.…
Descriptors: Counties, School Districts, Magnet Schools, Middle Schools
Cannon, Michael – Gifted Child Today, 2011
Borders--places where nations, people, and their cultures come together--are interesting spaces. The meeting may be friendly enough, but borders are by their nature places of "otherness," where those who are moving from one place to another are often conceived of as not belonging. High-ability students in this state of…
Descriptors: High Schools, Academically Gifted, Urban Schools, Barriers
National Math and Science Initiative, 2008
This paper presents the annual report of the National Math and Science Initiative (NMSI) for 2008. Eighteen months ago, the National Math and Science Initiative did not exist. Today NMSI is helping lead the country forward in math and science. In just 18 months, NMSI has rolled out the first round of grants and has implemented programs in 14…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, Incentives, Grants, Mathematics Achievement
Watt, Karen M.; Powell, Charles A.; Mendiola, Irma Doris; Cossio, Griselda – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2006
This is a study of high schools and their districts receiving Comprehensive School Reform (CSR) grants that have used those grants to support implementation of the Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) model. Over a 4-year period 10 such high schools in 5 districts have been examined to determine if schoolwide or district-wide…
Descriptors: Grants, Educational Change, High Schools, School Districts
Executive Office of the President, 2004
Only one-third of America's workforce has any post-secondary education, yet 60% of new jobs in the 21st century require higher education. The President has set a new national goal to ensure that every high school student graduates and is ready for the workplace or college. While No Child Left Behind will prepare a new generation of students with…
Descriptors: Labor Force Development, Higher Education, Grants, Student Loan Programs
Robinson, Ann; Anthony, Tommie Sue; Liu, Yuxiang; Dickerson, Larry R.; Clowers, Robert L.; Stanley, T. D. – 1999
The Arkansas Advanced Placement Incentive Program served as a charter for the establishment, organization, and administration of a program designed to improve the course offerings available to high school students. The act provided three incentives: (1) one-time equipment/materials grants; (2) teacher professional development reimbursements; and…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, Black Students, Cultural Differences, Curriculum Enrichment
National High School Center, 2006
This policy brief outlines how the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) relates to high schools: (1) States must set adequate yearly progress (AYP) objectives (steadily increasing test scores and graduation rates) to ensure 100 percent of high school students achieve at proficient levels by spring 2014; (2) States must include high school graduation…
Descriptors: High Schools, Graduation Rate, Federal Legislation, Disabilities
Amos, Jason, Ed. – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2005
"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) Teacher Excellence for All Children: Senior Democrat Offers Legislation Featuring Teacher Incentives and Induction…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Incentives, Faculty Mobility, Public Education
