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Download full textdela Cruz, William; Christian, Cinda – Online Submission, 2019
The AISD Afterschool Centers on Education (ACE Austin) program provided academic assistance, enrichment, college and career readiness, and family engagement activities at six elementary and four middle school campuses through Cycle 9 funding through the Texas Education Agency. ACE Austin was found to have a positive impact on students' academic…
Descriptors: School Districts, College Readiness, Career Readiness, Academic Achievement
dela Cruz, William; Christian, Cinda – Online Submission, 2019
The Afterschool Centers on Education of the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Austin Area (ACE BGCA) provided academic assistance, enrichment, college and career readiness, and family engagement activities at four elementary, three middle, and two high schools through Cycle 10 funding through the Texas Education Agency. ACE BGCA was found to have a…
Descriptors: School Districts, College Readiness, Career Readiness, After School Programs
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Direct linkKevin Barlow – Educational Research Quarterly, 2024
The state of Texas requires that each district and campus write an annual improvement plan (Texas Education Code, n.d.b). Although this study was conducted in Texas concerning Texas districts and campuses, it would be reasonable to assume that most, if not all, of the other states in the U.S. have similar improvement planning processes. The…
Descriptors: School Districts, Educational Improvement, Educational Planning, Program Effectiveness
Griffen, Ron – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Underrepresented high school students must be effectively prepared for postsecondary education. Ensuring that all students graduate from high school college-ready is requiring educators to rethink traditional programming in an attempt to better meet the needs of all students. Therefore, the utilization of college preparation programs such as…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Improvement Programs, Demonstration Centers, Disproportionate Representation
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
