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Houston Independent School District, 2014
The Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) program was developed to increase the number of secondary students who participate in rigorous academic courses, to accelerate student learning, and to improve student performance. The AVID program in the Houston Independent School District (HISD) targets students who (1) are in the academic…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, College Bound Students, School Districts, Acceleration (Education)
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Thompson, Gail; Madhuri, Marga; Taylor, Deborah – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2008
Two pressing education reforms entail improving students' reading skills and improving high schools in the United States. In this article, the authors focus on both of these issues by adding the voices of students in an underperforming high school to the discussion about reading reform. We present the results of a larger study pertaining…
Descriptors: High Schools, Focus Groups, Educational Change, Reading Skills