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Direct linkAlliance for Excellent Education, 2009
Graduation rates are a fundamental indicator of whether or not the nation's public school system is doing what it is intended to do: enroll, engage, and educate youth to be productive members of society. Since almost 90 percent of the fastest-growing and highest-paying jobs require some postsecondary education, having a high school diploma and the…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Dropouts, Graduation, Academic Achievement
Roach, Ronald – Black Issues in Higher Education, 2005
The Joint Educational Facilities Inc. (JEF) computer science program has as its goal to acquaint minority and socially disadvantaged K-12 students with computer science basics and the innovative subdisciplines within the field, and to reinforce the college ambitions of participants or help them consider college as an option. A non-profit…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Computer Science, Disadvantaged Youth, Program Descriptions
Download full textDougherty, Kevin J.; Reid, Monica; Nienhusser, H. Kenny – Community College Research Center, Columbia University, 2006
In 2003, the Lumina Foundation for Education launched a major initiative, "Achieving the Dream: Community Colleges Count," to increase student success at community colleges. The initiative focuses on colleges with high enrollments of low-income students and students of color. In the first round, 27 colleges in five states were selected.…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Guidance, State Agencies, Student Financial Aid
