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Direct linkMichelle R. Waters – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Credit recovery in public education has become an intervention used widely in the United States to address the rising number of students who are not meeting with success in the completion of required courses in the traditional education setting. With the passing of the Every Student Succeeds Act in 2015, public schools sought a method to motivate…
Descriptors: Repetition, Required Courses, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textRutschow, Elizabeth Zachry; Diamond, John; Serna-Wallender, Elena – Center for the Analysis of Postsecondary Readiness, 2017
Until recently, most colleges required students to pass a college-level algebra course in order to earn a degree. As many as 50 percent to 70 percent of community college students enter college unprepared to take these courses, and fewer than 20 percent of such students ever successfully complete a college-level math course; the rest are…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Required Courses, College Students, College Preparation
Peer reviewedHolstead, Jenell; Hightower King, Mindy; Miller, Ashley – Afterschool Matters, 2015
Structured afterschool programs are often perceived as a service for young children only. Communities often overlook teenagers, expecting more substantial benefits from investments in programs for younger children (Hall & Gruber, 2007). Of about 8.4 million children participating in afterschool programs nationwide, only 1 million are high…
Descriptors: After School Programs, High School Students, Youth Programs, Best Practices
Zhao, Huafang; McGaughey, Trisha A. – Montgomery County Public Schools, 2013
This brief describes an evaluation of the "Online Pathway to Graduation" (OPTG) program in Montgomery County (Maryland) Public Schools (MCPS) during the 2012-2013 school year. The OPTG program provides students who participate in an alternative learning opportunity to earn course credits and graduate from high school. The purposes of the…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Nontraditional Education, Online Courses, Program Evaluation
Parks, David R. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Research has shown that low graduation rates are a problem in high schools across the United States. The problem is significant at a small, inner-city charter high school in a southwestern US state that had a 2008 graduation rate of 34%. After assessing the situation, educators at this school developed the Credit Retrieval Program (CRP) to help…
Descriptors: Credits, Research Design, Social Change, Graduation
Krupa, Erin Elizabeth – ProQuest LLC, 2011
In this era of high-stakes testing and accountability, curricula are viewed as catalysts to improve high school students' mathematics performances and a critical question is whether single subject or integrated curricula produce stronger student outcomes. This study was designed to investigate the effects of an integrated reform-based curriculum,…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Integrated Curriculum, Educational Change, Curriculum Implementation
