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Rabia Telli – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This dissertation consists of two chapters that examine the impact of educational and positive youth development programs on students' academic and behavioral outcomes. In the first chapter, I evaluate the effect of the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) program, a school meal provision allowing schools meeting the eligibility requirements to…
Descriptors: Economics, Youth Programs, Academic Achievement, Outcomes of Education
Foundation for Excellence in Education (ExcelinEd), 2021
The education system's purpose is to enable every student to have the knowledge and skills to reach their full potential -- which requires students are college and career ready. But for far too many students, the system is falling short. A recent report found 60 percent of high school graduates were not college or career ready. Closing this gap…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Career Readiness, Military Service, Readiness
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Scheuermann, Brenda K.; Nelson, C. Michael – Education and Treatment of Children, 2019
The positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS) framework has been applied for over two decades in public schools throughout the country. More recently it has been adopted, or is being considered for adoption, by an increasing number of states and facilities providing residential or secure care for juvenile offenders. During…
Descriptors: Positive Behavior Supports, Juvenile Justice, Residential Programs, Correctional Institutions
Lamb, Lindsay M. – Online Submission, 2017
This report analyzes the psychometric properties of the revised school-level SEL implementation rubric and the SEL specialists' activity log.
Descriptors: School Districts, Social Emotional Learning, Program Implementation, Elementary Schools
Silander, Megan; Chavez-Reilly, Michael; Weinstein, Meryle – Institute for Education and Social Policy, 2015
Teaching entrepreneurship--how to create, grow and run a business or organization--is one potential means to increase college and career readiness skills. Learning how to start a business can improve critical thinking, communication and collaboration (Gallagher, Stepien, & Rosenthal, 1992; Hmelo, 1998), which are key qualities for academic as…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, College Readiness, Career Readiness, Business Skills
Mielke, Monica; LaFleur, Jennifer; Butler, Alisha; Sanzone, Joy – Policy Studies Associates, Inc., 2012
In 2006 4-H National Headquarters at the U.S. Department of Agriculture and National 4-H Council introduced a new initiative aimed at increasing the number and quality of science, engineering, and technology programs that 4-H offers around the country, and increasing the number of youth involved in these programs. By engaging youth in informal…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Student Attitudes, Science Interests, Science Careers
Spielberger, Julie; Horton, Carol; Michels, Lisa; Halpern, Robert – Chapin Hall Center for Children, 2004
Several trends have come together to intensify interest in how public libraries might best support the interests and needs of youth in their communities. This study reports on findings from the Public Libraries as Partners in Youth Development (PLPYD) Initiative, a four-year, nine-site initiative funded by the Wallace Foundation to develop…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Program Effectiveness, Public Libraries, Library Role
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Borman, Christopher – Journal of Career Education, 1981
Describes how the author worked with some rural Texas school districts to help plan and implement career guidance programs. A plan for developing an exemplary career guidance model for rural youth is also discussed. (CT)
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Models, Program Development, Program Implementation
Ash-Geisler, Viki – 1993
This manual is designed to help youth services specialists in libraries in Texas customize their Reading Club efforts for their communities. A successful reading club requires careful thought, extensive planning, and willing and eager participants. Attracting and engaging these participants is of primary importance, as is the reason for the…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Financial Support, Librarians, Marketing
Hurwitz, Nina; Hurwitz, Sol – American School Board Journal, 2000
High-stakes testing is forcing debate over achieving both educational excellence and equity. A pragmatic, middle position claims high-stakes testing can work with clear but limited goals, flexibility, and the will to address at-risk students' problems. Texas, Chicago, and New York City programs and implementation steps are highlighted. (MLH)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
Johnson, Jon; Cawley, Jim – 1984
The purpose of the Wilderness Spirit program is to lead and assist children to comprehend, use, and conserve information about the natural resources of the Hill Country of Texas, including its wildlife, plant life, weather and climate, soils and minerals, water, and land use as well as all forms of agriculture and activities of daily subsistence…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Community Resources, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning
Cunningham, Donna; And Others – 1985
A third-party evaluation of the Texas coordinated vocational-academic education (CVAE) program was conducted in 1984-85 to determine the effectiveness of CVAE as a vocational program for meeting the needs of secondary students who are unsuccessful in traditional academic programs. A project advisory committee was established, a review of…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Basic Skills, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Prevention
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Div. of Special Programs. – 1989
Texas's state plan for homeless education is presented in response to requirements of Title VII-B of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act of 1987. The plan is comprised of prefatory material, four main sections, and four appendices. The prefatory material consists of the following parts: (1) a prefatory statement; (2) a copy of the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
Prairie View A and M Univ., TX. – 1981
This study was conducted to develop, implement, prototype test, and disseminate a model guidance training program that can be used to prevent the high rate of student dropouts in rural Texas schools. Two school districts, New Caney and Waller, served as demonstration sites for prototype testing. The program was designed by a team of…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Career Choice, Career Guidance, Citizen Role
D'Amico, Ronald; Kogan, Deborah; Kreutzer, Suzanne; Wiegand, Andrew; Baker, Alberta; Carrick, Gardner; McCarthy, Carole – 2001
Early state and local progress toward implementation of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) was reviewed. Data were collected through visits to selected sites in Florida, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, and Vermont and a 90-item Workforce System Information and Evaluation (WSIE) data collection form. The following aspects of WIA…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accountability, Agency Cooperation, Budgeting