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Houston Independent School District, 2015
Apex Learning is the largest provider of secondary online curriculum in Houston Independent School District (HISD). Introduced in January 2010 through Graduation Laboratories (Grad Labs) located at each high school, the program has grown from providing seniors with opportunities to recover credits required for graduation to providing students in…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Electronic Learning, Access to Education, Secondary School Students
Houston Independent School District, 2013
Apex Learning is the largest provider of secondary digital curriculum in Houston Independent School District (HISD). Introduced in January 2010 through Graduation Laboratories (Grad Labs) located at each high school, the program has grown from providing seniors with opportunities to recover credits required for graduation to providing secondary…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Electronic Learning, Access to Education, Secondary School Students
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Div. of Research and Evaluation. – 1999
The study reported in this document examined the relationship between block scheduling (class periods longer than 50 minutes) and overall student performance. Performance was measured in terms of dropout rates, grade-level retention rates, campus-level results for the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills, and participation in and performance on…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Advanced Placement, Block Scheduling, Dropouts
Oswald, Kim Johnson – Online Submission, 2002
This report summarizes the 2000-2001 program evaluation results of AISD's AVID program, a program designed to help underachieving students with academic potential prepare for entrance into colleges and universities.
Descriptors: College Readiness, Underachievement, Low Income Students, Minority Group Students