Single mothers and their children have the highest poverty rate with over 43% being impoverished. Currently, 43% of parenting students in higher education are single mothers, but only 27% complete a degree or certification within six years of enrollment. The purpose of the current study is to identify the key programs and services that higher…

Experiential opportunities at the secondary level give students the "intimate and necessary relation between the processes of actual experience and education" (Dewey, 1938, p. 19-20). Career and Technical Education classes (CTE) and co-curricular experiences, one type of experiential learning, underpin and cultivate student curiosity and…

With decreasing enrollment, decreasing funding for public school education, changes in family and societal needs, and the mandates of the No Child Left Behind Act, policymakers and school leaders are wrestling with reforms to the school calendar and instructional time spent in the classroom, with the goal of increasing student achievement.…