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Download full textTERi (The Education Resources Institute, Inc), 2007
Research is unequivocal in showing that the quality and intensity of a student's high school curriculum has the greatest impact on college success. But even rigorous academic preparation alone is not sufficient to assure that a student graduates from high school ready to succeed in college. Social support strategies that sustain the preparation…
Descriptors: High Schools, Academic Achievement, Secondary School Curriculum, College Graduates
Direct linkPianta, Robert C., Ed.; Cox, Martha J., Ed.; Snow, Kyle L., Ed. – Brookes Publishing Company, 2007
The follow-up to Pianta & Cox's groundbreaking "The Transition to Kindergarten," this book updates readers on what has happened in early childhood education in the past seven years; clarifies influential changes in demographics, policies, and practices; and describes promising early education programs and policies. More than 30 highly respected…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Early Childhood Education, Kindergarten, Educational Policy
US Department of Education, 2004
This document provides the rationale for using Title I dollars for preschool services, identifies the components of a quality preschool program, and addresses many of the administrative issues that often arise when implementing a Title I preschool program. In addition, the reader will find examples that illustrate what instruction and learning…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Quality, State Government, Government Role
PDF pending restorationNational Parent Information Network, Urbana, IL. – 1996
Intended to foster communication among parents, teachers and school administrators, this brochure presents lists of questions parents may ask concerning school programs and policies, particularly at the beginning of the school year. Questions are organized by different levels of schooling from pre-kindergarten to high school. Pre-kindergarten…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Family School Relationship, Inquiry
Darby, Linda; Dorfman, Cynthia Hearn; LeGrand, Bob; Miranda, Simone; Sheedy, Christopher; Silverman, Kim; Vespucci, Barbara – 1997
This pamphlet is designed to serve as a prompt for principals and teachers to help them anticipate questions parents might ask when they send their children to school for the first time or when they enroll their children in a different school. The pamphlet can also serve as a checklist for parents as they become involved with their children's…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Family School Relationship, Inquiry
Westheimer, Miriam, Ed. – 2003
Begun in Israel in 1960, the HIPPY (Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters) program is a family support, parent-focused, early childhood literacy program. This book compiles 17 evaluation studies of the program, from researchers and practitioners in 7 countries. The studies are organized around five themes: exploring theoretical…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Early Intervention, Emergent Literacy, Evaluation Methods
