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Download full textAdvance CTE: State Leaders Connecting Learning to Work, 2019
For 21st century workers, success is rapidly being redefined. A high school education is no longer sufficient for high-wage employment, and the path to a postsecondary credential of value can be a convoluted one. Each transition -- from secondary to postsecondary education, from postsecondary education to the workforce, or from adult basic…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Leadership Responsibility, Access to Education, Barriers
Direct linkEsla Oja Jackson – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Transitioning from high school to the real world is a difficult issue for students with disabilities. Special education students may get lost not knowing what their future holds. Special education teachers are most times challenged in the process of linking transition plans to academic Individual education plan(IEP) goals. The problem addressed by…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Integrated Services, Special Education, Individualized Transition Plans
Foley, Ellen; Mishook, Jacob; Lee, Jaein – Voices in Urban Education, 2013
Despite some cuts to the nation's oldest Federal College Access Programs, known as the TRIO programs (e.g., Upward Bound), new education policies have emphasized college and career readiness. In 2010, Congress approved the College Access Challenge Grant Program, which aims to increase the number of low-income students who are ready for college.…
Descriptors: School Districts, Government Role, Program Development, College Readiness
Sargent, Wesley M., Jr. – Online Submission, 2009
There has been a significant rise in the number of veterans who are being treated for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and the number of veterans who are completing suicide. In the next couple of years, there will be an increase in the number of veterans who will be attending institutions of higher education; therefore, it is essential that…
Descriptors: Veterans, College Students, Student Attitudes, Student Surveys
National Center for Learning Disabilities, 2006
In 2005, the National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) helped more children, more parents and more educators than ever before. Through their programs, information services, and policy initiatives, they raised awareness, mobilized advocates, and took action to help ensure that learning disabilities are identified and addressed early and…
Descriptors: Information Services, Learning Disabilities, Emergent Literacy, Annual Reports
Peer reviewedHicks-Coolick, Anne; Kurtz, P. David – Social Work in Education, 1996
Examined postsecondary school services for students with learning disabilities (LD). Nine postsecondary school counselors in Georgia were interviewed using an open-ended, semistructured guide. Interviews were analyzed for themes and categories. Each school offered LD services and accommodations. Delivery systems varied in scope. Provides…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Ancillary School Services
Hotchkiss, Julie L.; Moore, Robert E.; Pitts, M. Melinda – Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, 2005
This paper applies a standard treatment effects model to determine that participation in Freshman Learning Communities (FLCs) improves academic performance and retention. Not controlling for individual self-selection into FLC participation leads one to incorrectly conclude that the impact is the same across race and gender groups. Accurately…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Freshmen, School Holding Power, Academic Persistence
