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Brandy M. Brady – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The primary goal of public education systems is to have students graduate from high school with a diploma prepared to enter college or the workforce. Meeting that goal for all students has long been a challenge for schools across the county. The graduation rate for all Maryland students was 87%, but for students with disabilities, the graduation…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Vocational Education, Student Participation, Outcomes of Education
Reyes, Marcela; Willett, Terrence; Brohawn, Katie; Nguyen, Alyssa – RP Group, 2022
The California Community Colleges (CCC) launched Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS) after the passage of SB164 (1969). Colleges leverage their EOPS funding to offer academic, career, and personal counseling; financial resources; and services "over and above" traditional campus supports. This latest research builds on the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Academic Achievement, Outcomes of Education, Disadvantaged
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Akers, Lauren; Resch, Alexandra; Berk, Jillian – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2014
This guide for district and school leaders shows how to recognize opportunities to embed randomized controlled trials (RCTs) into planned policies or programs. Opportunistic RCTs can generate strong evidence for informing education decisions--with minimal added cost and disruption. The guide also outlines the key steps to conduct RCTs and responds…
Descriptors: School Districts, Educational Research, Guides, Program Evaluation
Briggs, Derek C. – National Association for College Admission Counseling, 2009
This discussion paper represents one of the National Association for College Admission Counseling's (NACAC's) first post-Testing Commission steps in advancing the knowledge base and dialogue about test preparation. It describes various types of test preparation programs and summarizes the existing academic research on the effects of test…
Descriptors: Testing, Standardized Tests, School Counselors, College Admission
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Dynarski, Mark; Clarke, Linda; Cobb, Brian; Finn, Jeremy; Rumberger, Russell; Smink, Jay – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2008
This guide is intended to be useful to educators in high schools and middle schools, to superintendents and school boards, and to state policymakers in planning and executing dropout prevention strategies. The target audience includes school administrators as well as district-level administrators, seeking to help develop practice and policy…
Descriptors: Dropout Programs, Dropout Prevention, Dropouts, Validity