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How Fern Creek Is Beating Goliath
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Donovan, Margaret; Galatowitsch, Patrick; Hefferin, Keri; Highland, Shanita – Educational Leadership, 2013
The "David" is Fern Creek Elementary, a small urban school in Orlando, Florida, that serves an overwhelmingly disadvantaged student population. The "Goliaths" are the mountains of problems that many inner-city students face--poverty, homelessness, mobility, instability, limited parent involvement, and violent neighborhood…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Effective Schools Research, Teamwork, Educational Practices
A Common Core of Math for All.
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Coxford, Arthur F.; Hirsch, Christian R. – Educational Leadership, 1996
The Core-Plus Mathematics project is a National Science Foundation project to design, evaluate, and disseminate innovative high school curricula based on National Council of Teachers of Mathematics standards. The CPMP program has five mathematical and structural design features: multiple connected strands, emphasis on mathematical modeling, access…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Disadvantaged Youth, High Schools, Mathematics Achievement
Milwaukee's Project RISE.
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McCormack-Larkin, Maureen; Kritek, William J. – Educational Leadership, 1982
Implementing recommendations derived from research and literature on school effectiveness, 20 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) schools have set and enforced standards that reflect their belief in their students' ability to achieve. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Role, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Secondary Education
Advancement via Individual Determination: Project AVID.
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Swanson, Mary Catherine – Educational Leadership, 1989
Project AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) is a four-year elective high school program that prepares underachieving, disadvantaged students to attend college. The program is now implemented in 58 secondary schools in San Diego County, California. (TE)
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, College Preparation, Compensatory Education, Developmental Studies Programs
Countering Absenteeism, Anonymity, and Apathy.
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Haslinger, John; And Others – Educational Leadership, 1996
An inner-city Maryland school that serves 610 students coming from 37 different countries and speaking 25 different languages has created a caring, inclusive community by providing kids with incentives, stability, and a chance to celebrate their various cultures at a community exhibition center. Dedicated staff accept no excuses for truancy and…
Descriptors: Attendance, Cultural Awareness, Economically Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education
SCIP: A New Orleans Solution to a National Problem.
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Geisert, Gene – Educational Leadership, 1979
Historically ranked low on student performance, the New Orleans schools are fighting back with a new program called the Secondary Curriculum Improvement Program. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Objectives
Very Important Preschoolers.
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Roberson, Katy – Educational Leadership, 1998
To serve poor youngsters and their families, South Bay Union School District developed its own preschool campus, the VIP (Very Important Preschoolers) Village. The program depends on strong administrative support, planned staff development, parent involvement, parent education programs, community partnerships, curriculum/assessment alignment, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Involvement, Early Intervention, Economically Disadvantaged
What Works for Students at Risk: A Research Synthesis.
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Slavin, Robert E.; Madden, Nancy A. – Educational Leadership, 1989
Reviews research on instructional practices that help at-risk students. The programs reviewed fall into three general categories: prevention programs at the primary level, classroom change programs, and supplementary/remedial programs. Lists general features that characterize these programs. (TE)
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Compensatory Education, Dropout Prevention, Educationally Disadvantaged
A Dose of Reality for Future Teachers.
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Edwards, June – Educational Leadership, 1996
To help future teachers understand how problems of poverty, abuse, and indifferent medical care affect children's learning, the elementary education faculty at SUNY-College at Oneonta (New York) instituted a new graduation requirement called "Early Field Experiences." Elementary education majors must complete 40 hours of field…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Classroom Observation Techniques, Disadvantaged Youth, Education Majors