Given the dearth of high-quality curriculum materials aligned with the new standards (NGSS and CCSS) and low student persistence in STEM fields, we sought to develop and test a STEM curriculum that would improve student knowledge, interest, and emotions. A cluster randomized control trial was conducted to assess the impact of Speedometry, a…

The academic achievement gap between ethno-linguistic minority students and other students, as represented by test scores, dropout rates, and college admissions and completion rates, is the most persistent and pressing challenge facing public schools nationwide. The existing achievement gap indicates that many of our students are not receiving the…

THIS EXTENSIVE REPORT DESCRIBES A COUNTYWIDE SURVEY OF EDUCATIONAL NEEDS TO DETERMINE WHAT CHANGES IN SCHOOL PROGRAMS WERE MOST NECESSARY AND WHAT PRIORITY SHOULD BE ASSIGNED TO EACH OF THESE CHANGES. EDUCATIONAL NEED WAS DEFINED AS THE DEGREE OF DISCREPANCY BETWEEN WHAT VARIOUS GROUPS OF PEOPLE THINK THAT THE SCHOOLS SHOULD TEACH AND WHAT THEY…

Conducted under the auspices of the City of Los Angeles, East/Northeast Model Cities Program, and the cooperation of the Los Angeles Unified School District and Occidental College, this report covers the testing of 158 participants (principals, coordinators, and teachers from East Los Angeles elementary schools) in a program of in-service…

"Literacy Express" is a comprehensive preschool curriculum designed for three- to five-year-old children. It is structured around units on oral language, emergent literacy, basic math, science, general knowledge, and socio-emotional development. It can be used in half- or full-day programs with typically developing children and children…

The purposes of this third report in a series of 5-year follow-up studies of a school district in San Jose, California, are (1) to compare Mexican American and other graduates and dropouts from the school years ending in 1963 and 1965 and (2) to compare the results of this study with the 2 previous studies (school years ending in 1956 and 1961).…

The objectives of this study were (1) to determine the characteristics of bilingual (Mexican) and monolingual high school graduates and dropouts and (2) to evaluate the curriculum and guidance in a 4-year school in San Jose, California. The sample for the study consisted of members of the graduating classes and of all dropouts for the school years…

The purposes of this second report in a series of 5-year follow-up studies of a school district in San Jose, California, were (1) to compare bilingual (Mexican American) and monolingual graduates and dropouts from the school years ending in 1958 and 1960 and (2) to compare the results of this 1961 study with a similar study conducted during the…

The fourth report in a series of 5 yearly follow-up studies of a school district in San Jose, California, the report: (1) assists the district, and other districts with similar populations, in assessing organization, curriculum, and guidance services by ethnically analyzed responses and (2) compares the results of this study with the 3 previous…