To stem the tide of students dropping out, many schools and districts are turning to early warning systems (EWS) that signal whether a student is at risk of not graduating from high school. While some research exists about establishing these systems, there is little information about the actual implementation strategies that are being used across…

Studies show that afterschool programs improve academic achievement, reduce grade retention and increase student attendance and interest in school. Across the country, afterschool is a key element in strategies to turn around under-performing schools. The superintendent of Philadelphia and the governor of Virginia have used afterschool to turn…

Sixteen thousand seven hundred and sixty-six migrant children participated in 1966-67 in Texas projects for migrant education. An overall evaluation of the 1966-67 Texas Project for the Education of Migrant Children is found in this report, along with evaluations of the summer 1967 Texas Migrant Interstate Cooperation Project, and the Migrant…