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Miller, K.; Snow, D. – Mid Continent Research for Education and Learning, 2004
When children fall behind in a content area or areas, there may not be sufficient time in the school day to offer the remedial instruction necessary to get them up to speed. One potential solution for making up this deficit is out-of-school time, or OST, programs. The "supplemental services" provision of the No Child Left Behind Act requires that…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, High Risk Students, Program Development, Remedial Instruction
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Painter, Sonny L.; Bailey, Rebecca; Gilbert, Melinda; Prior, John – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2006
SI can expand past the boundaries of on-campus review sessions. This chapter examines how SI can be implemented in university teaching-learning centers, thematically based learning communities, and online and video-based programs and offers a case study of one such online program.
Descriptors: Supplementary Education, Distance Education, Unified Studies Curriculum, Learning Resources Centers
Ast, Harley J. – 1987
Background information on Wascana Institute's (Regina, Saskatchewan) existing learning assistance programs is presented along with a proposal for a readily-accessible, one-stop learning assistance center (LAC) that will furnish the information and services underprepared adult learners require to achieve academic success. First, introductory…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Developmental Studies Programs, Foreign Countries, High Risk Students
Curry, Janice; And Others – 1995
In 1994-95, Chapter 1, a federally funded compensatory education program, provided funding to 33 elementary schools in the Austin Independent School District (AISD) (Texas) where there were high concentrations of low-income students. Service was provided through the following components: (1) Schoolwide Projects using resources for all students;…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Community Involvement, Compensatory Education, Educational Improvement
Education Law Center, Inc., Newark, NJ. – 1996
In "Abbott v. Burke" the New Jersey Supreme Court determined that the state constitutional guarantee to a thorough and efficient education must include a supplemental program designed to wipe out the deficits poor children bring with them to school. In this report, the Education Law Center draws on educational research to identify the…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Class Size, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Change
Chapel, Edward V. – 1994
This report describes the development of the Brooklyn (New York) College Learning Center (BCLC), which provides direct academic support services to students, staff development services, and new technologies for instruction and support services. The report used information available from institutional databases and information from research efforts…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Compensatory Education, Educational Technology