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The Effectiveness of Secondary Math Teachers from Teach For America and the Teaching Fellows Programs. NCEE 2013-4015
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Clark, Melissa A.; Chiang, Hanley S.; Silva, Tim; McConnell, Sheena; Sonnenfeld, Kathy; Erbe, Anastasia; Puma, Michael – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2013
Teach For America (TFA) and the Teaching Fellows programs are an important and growing source of teachers of hard-to-staff subjects in high-poverty schools, but comprehensive evidence of their effectiveness has been limited. This report presents findings from the first large-scale random assignment study of secondary math teachers from these…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Secondary School Teachers, Secondary School Mathematics, Mathematics Teachers
The Effectiveness of Secondary Math Teachers from Teach For America and the Teaching Fellows Programs. Executive Summary. NCEE 2013-4016
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Clark, Melissa A.; Chiang, Hanley S.; Silva, Tim; McConnell, Sheena; Sonnenfeld, Kathy; Erbe, Anastasia; Puma, Michael – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2013
Teach For America (TFA) and the Teaching Fellows programs are an important and growing source of teachers of hard-to-staff subjects in high-poverty schools, but comprehensive evidence of their effectiveness has been limited. This report presents findings from the first large-scale random assignment study of secondary math teachers from these…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Secondary School Teachers, Secondary School Mathematics, Mathematics Teachers
Community Development Issue Paper.
Caswell, Jackie; And Others – 1988
An overview is provided of the development of the Dallas County Community College District's (DCCCD's) Community Development Program, highlighting its accomplishments during its first two and one-half years of operation, and the District's plans for the future. Section I offers introductory comments and defines community development as the process…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Black Students, College Role, College School Cooperation
Successful Community College Recruitment & Retention: Case Studies.
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Jackson, Norman; And Others – 1996
"Teacher Education for America's Minorities" (TEAM) is a project of seven institutions of higher education in Florida. The project's goal has been to work within the teacher education systems at the seven institutions over a 6-year period (1990-1996). This paper addresses some of the issues and strategies related to barriers in the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Career Exploration, Community Colleges
Texas Pre-Freshman Engineering Program. Annual Report, September 1, 1992-August 31, 1993.
Berriozabal, Manuel P. – 1993
The Texas Prefreshman Engineering Program (TexPREP) was established in 1979 at 10 college and university campuses in the state to identify high achieving middle/high school students interested in pursuing engineering or scientific careers and to give these individuals reinforcement to pursue future college studies. This annual report features…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College Bound Students, College School Cooperation, College Students
Recruitment and Retention of Hispanic Students at West Texas State University.
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Hanson, Trudy L.; Mangum, Andy W. – 1992
This paper describes West Texas State University's efforts to recruit Hispanic students and compares enrollment trends there with national statistics. West Texas State University (WTSU) is a small four-year college, located 12 miles south of Amarillo in Canyon (Texas). A review of enrollment trends in higher education notes that although minority…
Descriptors: College Students, Enrollment Trends, Grade 8, Higher Education