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Increasing Urban Middle School Students' Access to Authentic Math and Science Experiences through a School-Community Partnership
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Ferreira, Maria M.; Freeman, Carl D.; Zibuck, Regina – ERS Spectrum, 2010
Urban schools serving low-income minority children face a variety of challenges related to teacher quality, resources and school infrastructure. Programs such as the GK-12 Fellows Program, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), try to mitigate some of these issues by supporting partnerships between local school districts and institutions…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Urban Schools, Teacher Effectiveness, Student Attitudes
The Sights and Sounds of School Reform: A Collaborative Research View of School Reform Effectiveness.
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Walker, Bradford L.; Peel, Henry A. – ERS Spectrum, 1993
Discusses the results of a three-year collaborative research project documenting the effectiveness of the school reform process. The study describes efforts of the Consortium for the Advancement of Public Education in Southeast North Carolina (CAPE) to support schools as they change. Areas showing the most improvement included participative…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Participative Decision Making
A Collaborative School-Based Mental Health Program that Helps Students Succeed
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Newgent, Rebecca A.; Featherston, Larry W.; Stegman, Charles E.; Lee, Sang Min – ERS Spectrum, 2009
The School-Based Mental Health Program's goals are to identify at-risk children, reduce ineffective functioning of at-risk children, provide social service interventions, increase effective parenting skills, help families access community resources, and support mental health education. The program was designed to develop a comprehensive,…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Health Education, Health Programs, Mental Health
Closing the Achievement Gap in Science: A Program to Encourage Minority and Female Students To Participate and Succeed.
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Green, Laura R.; Blasik, Katherine; Hartshorn, Kristen; Shatten-Jones, Elizabeth – ERS Spectrum, 2000
A 1998 National Science Foundation report says minorities and women are still underrepresented in science and technology fields. "Saturday Science," an enrichment program designed by the School Board of Broward County (Florida) and Broward Community College, substantially increased racial/gender participation and GPAs in nonintroductory…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, College School Cooperation, Enrichment Activities, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)