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Cumpton, Greg; Giani, Matt – Texas Education Research Center, 2014
Counselors in middle and high schools play several essential roles. Counselors help students with their emotional and behavioral development, they manage curricular and graduation plans, and prepare students for life after high school, be it for college or career. After funding reductions from the Texas legislature in the spring of 2011, many…
Descriptors: School Counselors, Middle Schools, High Schools, Emotional Development
US Department of Education, 2009
The Talent Search (TS) program is one of the federal TRIO programs, a group of eight outreach programs funded by the U.S. Department of Education that are designed to support and assist students from disadvantaged backgrounds to progress through the academic pipeline from middle school to attainment of a postbaccalaureate degree. (Contains 6…
Descriptors: Outreach Programs, Talent, Disadvantaged, Comparative Analysis
Gosmire, Doreen; Grady, Marilyn L. – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2007
Few principals claim to be technology experts. Most aspire to design a map that leads their schools to success with educational technology. However, the key to success on the journey is not knowing everything or becoming a technology expert. It is about asking the right questions, exploring the answers to those questions, and creating a road map…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, School Administration, Principals, Program Development
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Goe, Laura – Journal of Education Finance, 2006
A group of low-performing schools received additional state funds to improve achievement as part of California's Immediate Intervention/Underperforming Schools Program (II/USP). A mixed-method evaluation was conducted to determine whether II/USP schools outperformed similar non-II/USP schools, how teachers and administrators understood resources…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Middle Schools, Improvement Programs, Educational Finance
Louisiana Department of Education, 2006
The Louisiana Literacy Plan is designed to address the learning needs of all students in grades PK-Adult Education in order to improve the literacy rates of students in the state, thereby developing a more literate and capable citizenry for the future. Connecting this plan to the No Child Left Behind Act, Louisiana seeks to close the achievement…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Professional Development, Literacy Education, State Programs