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Described are 16 successful education projects in 11 states. Some are supported by local or state funds; others are approved by the National Diffusion Network, meaning that they have been statistically validated as effective and receive federal funds to train teachers in replicating the project at minimum cost. Addresses are available for further…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Creative Activities, Educational Innovation, Elementary Education
Download full textCurtin, Thomas R.; Cahalan, Margaret W. – US Department of Education, 2005
The U.S. Department of Education's Strategic Plan for 2002-2007 (U.S. Department of Education 2002) established an objective to "reduce the gaps in college access and completion among student populations differing by race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and disability while increasing the educational attainment of all." Upward Bound, which made…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, First Generation College Students, Science Programs, Educational Finance
Curtin, Thomas R.; Cahalan, Margaret W. – US Department of Education, 2004
The U.S. Department of Education's Strategic Plan 2002-2007 (2002) established an objective to "reduce the gaps in college access and completion among student populations differing by race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and disability while increasing the educational attainment of all." Upward Bound, which made its first awards in 1965, has…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, First Generation College Students, Science Programs, Low Income
