Access to a quality, affordable college education remains a cornerstone of American economic and social development. Individuals from all backgrounds need the knowledge and skills afforded by higher education to compete in an increasingly integrated--and competitive--global economy. Greater educational attainment correlates with many positive…

This report evaluates the pilot Intensive Counseling Program which serves juvenile delinquents with community-based group (eight to ten youths) counseling sessions that meet at least four times a week, and are less expensive and more personalized than traditional residential treatment. Youths and parents contract for the program and must be able…

In order to achieve the expectations for children's learning stipulated by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, greater attention needs to be given to child care policy and funding. This report details a study examining strategies in seven states that have integrated early education program standards in child care, by directly tying standards to…

Rockland Community College's (RCC) Developmental Studies Department serves students in need of remedial/developmental education, and more than 40% of RCC's entering freshmen are enrolled in the department yearly. The federally funded Special Services Project provides supplemental tutorial services for the most severely financially and…

The activities and outcomes of Rockland Community College's Special Services Project (SSP) are described in this report. First, introductory material explains that the SSP was designed to serve those students who entered the college with the most severe educational and economic needs through efforts including the College Skills Program and the…

Rockland Community College's Special Services Project (SSP) provides supplemental instructional and counseling services for educationally and economically disadvantaged students in the College Skills Program, remedial/developmental program, and the English as a Second Language (ESL) program. This report focuses on the first year (1980-81) of the…

Rockland Community College's Special Services Project (SSP) provides supplemental instruction and counseling services to educationally and economically disadvantaged students through its College Skills Program, remedial/developmental program, and English as a Second Language (ESL) program. This report focuses on the second year (1981-82) of the…

This report provides information on the third year (1982-83) of the second cycle (1980-1984) of Rockland Community College's Special Services Project (SSP), a program which provides supplemental instructional and counseling services for educationally and economically disadvantaged students through its College Skills Program, remedial/developmental…

This report provides information on the final year (1983-84) of the second cycle (1980-1984) of Rockland Community College's Special Services Project (SSP), a program which provides supplemental instructional and counseling services for educationally and economically disadvantaged students through its College Skills Program, remedial/developmental…

This report provides information on the first year (1984-85) of the third cycle of Rockland Community College's Special Services Project (SSP), a program which provides supplemental instructional and counseling services for educationally and economically disadvantaged students through college skills courses, remedial/developmental courses, and…

This report presents information on the third year (1986-87) of the third cycle of Rockland Community College's (RCC) Special Services Project, a program providing remedial and English as a Second Language (ESL) instruction, counseling, and tutorial services for educationally and economically disadvantaged students. The report examines the…

In an effort to help students on academic suspension achieve full academic status and succeed in college, New York's Bronx Community College developed the New Start program, a portfolio-based intervention strategy utilizing personal success contracts. Students participating in the program complete guided self-assessments, identify problem areas,…

This report provides information on the second year (1985-86) of the third cycle of Rockland Community College's (RCC's) Special Services Project, a program providing supplemental instructional, counseling, and tutorial services for educationally and economically disadvantaged students through college skills courses, remedial/developmental…