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Download full textWang, Crystal; Looby, Karen – Online Submission, 2020
This is the full report. In 2019-2020, the program's third federally funded year, GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) Austin served a cohort of 8th grade students (n = 2,546) across 11 middle schools. Nearly all GEAR UP students received support services relevant to college preparation. Evaluation findings…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Grade 8, College Readiness, Undergraduate Study
Direct linkKelchen, Robert; Goldrick-Rab, Sara – Institute for Research on Poverty, 2013
The persistently low college enrollment and completion rates of youth from poor families are partly attributable to their uncertainty about whether college is affordable. In the current system, concrete information about college costs arrives at the end of high school and is only available to those who complete a complex application. Evidence…
Descriptors: Grants, Federal Aid, Federal Programs, Feasibility Studies
Ballou, Dale; Springer, Matthew G. – Urban Institute (NJ1), 2009
Under the No Child Left Behind Act, states have been required to set minimum proficiency standards that virtually all students must meet by 2014. Sanctions of increasing severity are to be applied to schools that fail to meet interim targets, known as Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP). The authors examine the effect of this legislation using…
Descriptors: Sanctions, Federal Legislation, Educational Assessment, Educational Improvement
Stullich, Stephanie; Abrams, Andrew; Eisner, Elizabeth; Lee, Erica – US Department of Education, 2009
This report examines trends in student achievement for public school students using both state assessment data and the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Recent trends on state assessments from 2004-05 through 2006-07 are examined in 30 states that had consistent assessments in place over this period and longer-term trends on the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Public Schools, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students
Arizona Department of Education, 2010
As part of compliance with with the federal No Child Left Behind Act, this document presents the State Report Card of Arizona for 2009-2010. The report card provides tables relating to percentage of students who passed AIMS in Arizona by subject and grade. The tables shown in this document include: (1) Mathematics Grade 3; (2) Reading Grade 3; (3)…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Definitions, Educational Improvement, Federal Programs
