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Mozolic, Jennifer; Shuster, Julia – Journal of Public Scholarship in Higher Education, 2016
This report on historical trends and recent findings in the literature on academic tutoring is the first step in a community-based research collaboration between faculty and students at a small liberal arts college, the local public school district, and a nonprofit foundation that supports public K-12 education. Each year, this nonprofit…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Tutoring, Tutorial Programs
Zimmer, Ron; Hamilton, Laura; Christina, Rachel – Economics of Education Review, 2010
The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation has created pressure for districts to improve their students' proficiency levels on state tests. Districts that fail to meet their academic targets for 3 years must use their Title I funds to pay for supplemental education services (SES) that provide tutoring or other academic instruction. Many…
Descriptors: Tutoring, After School Programs, Public Schools, Urban Schools
Jun, Seung Won; Ramirez, Gloria; Cumming, Alister – McGill Journal of Education, 2010
What does research reveal about tutoring adolescents in literacy? We conducted a meta-analysis, identifying 152 published studies, of which 12 met rigorous inclusion criteria. We analyzed the 12 studies for the effects of tutoring according to the type, focus, and amount of tutoring; the number, age, and language background of students; and the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Tutorial Programs, Meta Analysis
Koyama, Jill P. – University of Chicago Press, 2010
A little-discussed aspect of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) is a mandate that requires failing schools to hire after-school tutoring companies--the largest of which are private, for-profit corporations--and to pay them with federal funds. "Making Failure Pay" takes a hard look at the implications of this new blurring of the…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Academic Achievement, High Stakes Tests, Corporations
Meyen, Edward L.; Greer, Diana L.; Poggio, John C. – Forum on Public Policy Online, 2008
The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation in the United States is not equivalent to a national curriculum; however, it does set forth some conditions essential for enhancing student achievement at scale (e.g., curriculum standards, assessment standards, and expectations of compliance). The missing component within these conditions is support for…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Academic Standards, Alignment (Education)
Laczynski, Adela R. – Language Arts, 2006
The author of this article is a young elementary teacher at Rosado Elementary in Richmond, California, on the eastern shore of the San Francisco Bay. She writes this article as a moving memoir describing her experiences as a tutor in literacy programs developed by low-income schools. In order for their students to remember their lessons, they have…
Descriptors: Tutoring, Literacy, Student Motivation, Economically Disadvantaged
Christian, Cinda; Schmitt, Lisa – Online Submission, 2008
State Compensatory Education (SCE) is a supplemental program designed to eliminate disparities in (a) student performance on assessment instruments administered under Chapter 39 of the Texas Education Code (1995, amended 2007), and (b) the rates of high school completion between students who are at risk of dropping out of school, as defined by…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Equal Education, State Legislation, Educational Legislation
Roseberry-McKibbin, Celeste; O'Hanlon, Laureen – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2005
In 1990, public school speech-language pathologists (SLPs) all over the United States were surveyed regarding service delivery to English language learner (ELL) students. In 2001, the survey was replicated with a larger national sample (N = 1736). Results from surveys in both decades showed that one of the most frequently encountered service…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Speech Language Pathology, Language Impairments, English