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Megan Schwartz – MDRC, 2025
For decades, most states have made a practice of giving citizens returning from prison or jail a small amount of money, called "gate money," to cover the cost of transportation and other immediate needs. Many legislatures have considered increasing the dollar amount of their cash assistance and offering this kind of support more widely.…
Descriptors: Institutionalized Persons, Recidivism, Financial Support, Pilot Projects
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Mi An; Reia Tanaka; Naho Hirota; Takehiro Sasai; Hideki Takahashi; Yuuya Ogawa; Shizuko Horai; Mayumi Inoue; Randeep Rakwal; Toshihiro Kato – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2024
Purpose: Adapted physical activity (APA) provides children and youth with disabilities more opportunities to be physically active. Nevertheless, it is not well known how APA implementation in different services has benefited them. This study reviews the existing literature on APA interventions to identify characteristics and program descriptions,…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Intervention, Disabilities, Children
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Juan David Parra; D. Brent Edwards Jr. – Critical Studies in Education, 2024
This paper seeks to raise awareness among educational researchers and practitioners of some significant weaknesses and internal contradictions of randomised control trials (RCTs). Although critiques throughout the years from education scholars have pointed to the detrimental effects of this experimental approach on education practice and values,…
Descriptors: Randomized Controlled Trials, Evidence Based Practice, Educational Practices, Educational Policy
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Frank J. Snyder; Fatimah E. Khan – Gifted Education International, 2025
This article discusses concepts related to character strengths and positive youth development and how these ideas can be applied to improve outcomes among gifted young people. A theory with roots in public health, The Theory of Triadic Influence (TTI), is discussed with examples applied to gifted populations. Practitioners and researchers from…
Descriptors: Youth, Academically Gifted, Gifted, Gifted Education
Karen Kurotsuchi Inkelas; Mimi Benjamin; Jody E. Jessup-Anger – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2024
This book offers a roadmap for developing, growing, and sustaining living-learning communities (LLCs) that promote student success and enhance the undergraduate experience. Drawing on the Best Practices Model presented in "Living-Learning Communities That Work," as well as updated research and rich, real-life examples from LLC…
Descriptors: Living Learning Centers, Higher Education, Educational Benefits, Undergraduate Students
Kenneth M. Zeichner, Editor; Linda Darling-Hammond, Editor; Amy I. Berman, Editor; Dian Dong, Editor; Gary Sykes, Editor – National Academy of Education, 2024
The National Academy of Education (NAEd) undertook this consensus report on the evaluation and improvement of teacher preparation programs (TPPs). Specifically, this consensus report aims to (1) identify and disseminate best practices for evaluating and improving TPPs to promote teacher effectiveness and student achievement; (2) provide…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Program Evaluation, Accountability, Program Improvement