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Enhancing College and Career Readiness Programs for Underserved Adolescents
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Gee, Kevin A.; Beno, Carolynne; Lindstrom, Lauren; Lind, John; Post, Cindy; Hirano, Kara – Grantee Submission, 2020
Supporting college and career readiness among youth who encounter significant academic and life challenges requires innovative strategies to help them envision their futures, leverage their strengths and develop dispositions that promote positive trajectories. For youth development professionals who develop and implement novel programmatic…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Career Readiness, Disadvantaged, Adolescents
ALFA Lab Study Final Report
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Jason Schoeneberger; Xiaodong Zhang; Samantha Spinney; Jing Sun; Lauren Kennedy; Samira Rajesh Syal – Grantee Submission, 2023
The purpose of this study was to understand the impact, implementation and costs associated with a one-semester elective lab course in 9th grade, Accelerating Literacy for Adolescents (ALFA) Lab, which seeks to improve students' reading achievement, particularly for those from economically disadvantaged communities. This study used three cohorts…
Descriptors: High School Students, Grade 9, Learning Laboratories, Reading Centers
Learning by Making: Impact Study Report
Kim Luttgen; Kevin Huang; Eunice Chow; Shuangting Yang; Linlin Li – Grantee Submission, 2024
Rural students often face challenges in receiving high-quality education in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). Yet without meaningful STEM educational opportunities, rural students might not develop the knowledge and skills needed to compete in a technology-driven workforce. The Learning by Making program (LbyM), an innovative…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, STEM Education, Educational Innovation, Achievement Gap
Evaluation of Project HEAL[superscript 2]: Health Education for ALL. Prepared for the U.S. Department of Education Investing in Innovation Fund (i3)
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Grantee Submission, 2021
Region One Education Service Center (Region One) was awarded an Investing in Innovation (i3) development grant funded by the Office of Innovation and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education, entitled Project Health Education for ALL (HEAL[superscript 2]). Project HEAL[superscript 2] i3 initiative served a pipeline of high school grades 9 to 12…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Health Programs, Health Education, High School Students
The "Oakland Accelerates" Program: Final Results of a District-Wide Strategy to Increase College-Readiness and Academic Preparedness of Under-Served Students. January 2012-May 2015. i3 Development Final Report
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Toussaint, Danielle; Chang, Ruthie – Grantee Submission, 2016
The Oakland Accelerates Program, funded by an Investing in Innovation (i3) development FY2011 grant, was a collaborative process for increasing the Oakland Unified School District's (California) capacity to support each and every student to graduate from high school with the knowledge and skills to be successful in college and postsecondary…
Descriptors: College Readiness, School Districts, Needs Assessment, Faculty Development
Summative Evaluation of the CSUB Robert Noyce Scholarship Program. Report IV
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Wang, Jianjun – Grantee Submission, 2014
Over the past five years, California State University, Bakersfield (CSUB) recruited 39 Noyce Scholars for STEM teacher preparation in high-needs schools. As of April 1, 2014, the program has saved approximate $150,000 of NSF funding for this grant. In this summative report, program effectiveness has been examined in three aspects, "Noyce…
Descriptors: Summative Evaluation, Research Reports, STEM Education, Teacher Education Programs