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Direct linkEditorial Projects in Education, 2025
Adolescents who struggle with reading and literacy face significant challenges in academic and future success. This Spotlight focuses on effective interventions to address learning gaps and support literacy development. From optimizing tutoring to emphasizing the importance of reading support classes, these articles offer valuable perspectives.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Reading Skills, Tutoring, Reading Instruction
Download full textOakes, Abner; Waite, Winsome – Center for Comprehensive School Reform and Improvement, 2009
With increasing alarm at the number of high school dropouts across the United States, educators are seeking ways to help students stay in school, graduate, and move on to meaningful and productive careers. Recent research points out that a smooth transition to ninth grade can contribute to students' success in high school and beyond. This…
Descriptors: Grade 9, Middle Schools, Developmental Continuity, High Schools
Harris, Erin – Harvard Family Research Project, 2008
Harvard Family Research Project's Out-of-School Time (OST) Program Research and Evaluation Database and Bibliography provide accessible and timely information about research and evaluations involving OST programs and initiatives. This Research Update explores key themes emerging from 13 recent reports added to the OST Research and Evaluation…
Descriptors: Program Improvement, After School Programs, Program Effectiveness, Databases
Sibley, Michael O., Ed. – Alabama Department of Education, 2010
"Alabama Education News" is published monthly except for June, July, and December by the Alabama Department of Education. This publication, authorized by Section 16-2-4 of the "Code of Alabama", as recompiled in 1975, is a public service of the Alabama Department of Education designed to inform citizens and educators about…
Descriptors: Counties, Public Service, Public Education, Bullying
Allyn, David – National Middle School Association (NJ3), 2004
In New Jersey, bright elementary and middle school students whose parents are financially limited have an opportunity to participate in a program called New Jersey SEEDS (Scholars, Educators, Excellence, Dedication, Success). SEEDS provides intellectually challenging academic enrichment classes on Saturdays and during the summer so that students…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Parent School Relationship, Enrichment, Parent Participation
Weiss, Suzanne – Education Commission of the States (NJ3), 2006
Parents are the central source of emotional, financial and social support for their children. Many young people also have the benefit of relationships with adults other than parents--including teachers, coaches, grandparents, older siblings, neighbors and employers--who serve as informal mentors. These relationships provide youth with extra…
Descriptors: Siblings, Mentors, At Risk Students, Interpersonal Relationship
