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Hunter, Lillian; St. Pierre, Leslie – Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, 2016
Online learning plays an important role in the state's education landscape. Both students and schools benefit from online courses by: (1) Allowing students to enroll in courses that are not available at their school; (2) Ensuring that students are able to earn credits needed for graduation; (3) Providing schools with a wide array of educational…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Online Courses, Annual Reports, Educational Benefits
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Espinoza, Oscar; González, Luis Eduardo – Prospects: Quarterly Review of Comparative Education, 2013
This study analyzes how access to public and private institutions of higher education in Chile has changed as the post-secondary system has become increasingly privatized. It analyses access by young people to higher education from four perspectives: funding type (public/private), gender, family income level, and ethnicity. The study uses…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Access to Education, Private Colleges, Public Colleges
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Esquierdo, J. Joy; Arreguin-Anderson, Maria – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2012
The issue of underrepresentation in gifted and talented (GT) programs has developed into a critical educational concern. At the core are ambiguous identification assessment practices, especially for bilingual students. To illustrate, this article reports data from the last decade that supports the underrepresentation of gifted Hispanic bilingual…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Gifted, Disproportionate Representation, Minority Group Children
Santiago, Deborah A., Comp.; Galdeano, Emily Calderón, Comp.; Taylor, Morgan, Comp. – Excelencia in Education, 2015
Excelencia in Education is committed to using data to inform public policy and institutional practice to achieve our mission of accelerating student success for Latinos in higher education. Every educational experience from early childhood to high school and into the workforce influences the potential for college success. For this reason, this…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Practices, Human Capital
Connecticut Department of Higher Education (NJ1), 2011
Increasing the participation of minority groups at public colleges and universities is a longstanding goal of the Board of Governors for Higher Education, as first outlined in its 1983 "Strategic Plan to Ensure Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Connecticut Public Higher Education." The minority groups defined by the plan are:…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Higher Education, Public Colleges, American Indians
Connecticut Department of Higher Education (NJ1), 2005
Representative parity of minority groups at public colleges and universities is a longstanding goal of the Board of Governors for Higher Education, as first outlined in its 1983 Strategic Plan to Ensure Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Connecticut Public Higher Education. The minority groups defined by the plan are: Hispanic/Latino, African…
Descriptors: African American Students, Strategic Planning, Higher Education, Public Colleges