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Rhea, Anisa – Wake County Public School System, 2023
Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) SCORE Academy is an alternative learning high school composed of two distinct programs. SCORE Academy Re-engagement (A) serves students who are 16 to 21 years old and need to earn between one and 10 credits toward graduation. SCORE Academy Reassignment (B) serves students who have been reassigned by the…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Education, High School Students, Program Evaluation, Credits
Val Lazarev; Adam Schellinger; Jenna Zacamy – Empirical Education Inc., 2023
This report leverages state educational agency data to explore the association between Alabama Science in Motion (ASIM) implementation and student outcomes. We conducted this study in Alabama to evaluate the potential of teacher implementation of ASIM lab activities to improve high school level student achievement in science. This study follows a…
Descriptors: Science Education, Science Achievement, Institutional Characteristics, Student Characteristics
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Hall, Jeffrey; Chamblee, Gregory; Slough, Scott – Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 2013
Two high school mathematics teachers who use Interactive Whiteboards (IWBs) in the classroom were interviewed annually over the course of three years regarding their perceptions of the technology. During the third year, the two teachers were asked to complete the Concerns-Based Adoption Model Stages of Concern Questionnaire. The data obtained from…
Descriptors: Mathematics Teachers, Interviews, Longitudinal Studies, Secondary School Teachers
Levin, Henry M.; Catlin, Doran; Elson, Alex – Carnegie Corporation of New York, 2010
Many educators and researchers have proposed reforms for dealing with the ongoing adolescent literacy crisis. Progress in strengthening young people's literacy now depends on schools a) choosing appropriate programs and b) implementing them consistently and effectively. Yet the history of school reform is littered with reforms that were adopted…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Literacy, Costs, Program Implementation
Young, John W.; Cline, Fred – Educational Testing Service, 2009
"High Schools That Work" (HSTW) is a school improvement initiative that was inaugurated by the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) in 1987. The main purpose of this concurrent validity study is to evaluate one or more measures by investigating their relationship to other commonly used and established measures given at or about the…
Descriptors: Validity, Educational Improvement, Improvement Programs, High Schools
Blanco, Cheryl D. – Pathways to College Network, 2009
It is a difficult time for policymakers, business leaders, and education leaders to think about ways to increase the numbers of students graduating from high school prepared for college and the work force when their focus is on reducing budgets. But now is the best time to plan for the future. Now is the time to explore programs that may bear…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Student Financial Aid, Paying for College, Low Income Groups