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High-Quality 21st Century Community Learning Centers: Academic Achievement among Frequent Participants and Non-Participants
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Holstead, Jenell; King, Mindy Hightower – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2011
This study examined academic differences between students who attended 21st Century Community Learning Center (CCLC) programs frequently (60 or more days) and matched nonattendees during the 2008-2009 school year. Schools included in the study represented only those centers found to be implementing high-quality programming, as measured by a…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Educational Quality, Matched Groups
An Early College Initiative in an Urban, High-Poverty High School: First-Year Effects on Student Achievement and Non-Academic Indicators
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Muñoz, Marco A.; Fischetti, John C.; Prather, Joseph R. – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2014
The Early College High School (ECHS) initiative developed in response to calls to significantly decrease the number of first-generation college and underserved students of color and from poverty who are high school dropouts or marginally graduates (i.e., ill prepared for college). The ECHS model is different from other educational reforms in that…
Descriptors: High Schools, Urban Schools, Disadvantaged Environment, Academic Achievement
The Impact of an Early Literacy Initiative on the Long Term Academic Success of Diverse Students
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Zimmerman, Stella SiWan; Rodriguez, Michael C.; Rewey, Kirsten L.; Heidemann, Sandra L. – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2008
The primary goal of the Words Work (WW) early literacy initiative was to prepare diverse students to become successful learners in school. Four groups of students were followed over 6 years: students from traditional Head Start (HS) centers, students from augmented HS centers (WW students), students eligible for HS but not enrolled (waitlist or…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Disadvantaged Youth, Standardized Tests, Academic Achievement
Reading and Integrated Literacy Strategies (RAILS): An Integrated Approach to Early Reading
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Stevens, Robert J.; Van Meter, Peggy N.; Garner, Joanna; Warcholak, Nicholas; Bochna, Cindy; Hall, Tracey – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2008
The goal of this project was to develop and test the efficacy of a research-based early reading program that provided integrated reading instruction in kindergarten through 2nd grade. The Reading and Integrated Literacy Strategies (RAILS) program provided integrated instruction in word reading, vocabulary development, and comprehension to students…
Descriptors: Early Reading, Reading Programs, Emergent Literacy, Reading Strategies
Comprehensive School Reform in Middle Schools: The Effects of Different Ways of Knowing on Student Achievement in a Large Urban District
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Munoz, Marco A.; Ross, Steven M.; McDonald, Aaron J. – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2007
Comprehensive school reform (CSR), a federally funded program, is designed to raise student achievement via the implementation of whole school reforms. Unfortunately, although close to 400 CSR models have been adopted by schools nationally, there is relatively limited empirical evidence from rigorous research studies regarding the effectiveness of…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, School Restructuring, Middle Schools, Achievement Gains
Charter Schools as a Vehicle for Education Reform: Implementation and Outcomes at Three Inner-City Sites
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McDonald, Aaron J.; Ross, Steven M.; Bol, Linda; McSparrin-Gallagher, Brenda – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2007
This study examined the impact of 3 2nd-year charter schools (1 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school) on student achievement, school climate, and pedagogy. All schools served predominantly African American students in an inner-city district. Using a matched treatment-control student analytical design, charter school enrollees were individually…
Descriptors: African American Students, Charter Schools, Poverty, Academic Achievement