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Freedberg, Louis – Equity and Choice, 1989
An elementary school in a poor neighborhood in San Francisco has confronted the problem of at-risk students through the turnaround strategy of accelerated education. The Daniel Webster School and schools in Redwood City have used cooperative learning, parent and community involvement, and increased student expectations to challenge traditional…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Compensatory Education, Cooperative Learning, Disadvantaged Youth
Download full textLake, Pat, Ed. – Southern Association of Community, Junior, and Technical Colleges (SACJTC) Newsletter, 2001
This document argues that the availability of developmental education is essential to the well being of the American economy and social structure. By the year 2050, U.S. citizens will be older and nearly 50% will belong to a minority group. The fastest growing population is Hispanic American, resulting from immigration and higher birth rates. This…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Compensatory Education
Reynolds, Marianne C. – 1985
This paper examines remedial programs in colleges and discusses the relationship of those programs to diagnostic testing. The Basic Skills Placement Test (BSPT) is required of all College freshman in New Jersey public colleges. Mercer County Community College, used as an example throughout this paper, uses the BSPT as a basis for placing students…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, Developmental Programs, Diagnostic Tests
Alssid, Julian L.; Gruber, David; Mazzeo, Christopher – 2000
As entitlements for students, "Average Daily Attendance" funding (ADA), Title I and Pell Grants can provide a stable funding base to support college bridge programs targeted to at-risk students and dropouts. In most states, school districts can re-enroll out-of-school students and draw additional ADA money from the state. College bridge…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Articulation (Education), College Bound Students, College School Cooperation
