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Wasserman, Kyla; Freedman, Lily; Rodney, Zaina; Schultz, Caroline – MDRC, 2021
The Families Forward Demonstration (FFD) examined new strategies to increase the earnings of parents who owe child support but are unable to fully meet their obligations due to low earnings. It also focused on "responsive" child support services that helped parents understand their support obligations, and even suspended certain…
Descriptors: Job Training, Parents, Children, Financial Support
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Perepezko, K.; Tingey, L.; Sato, P.; Rastatter, S.; Ruggiero, C.; Gittelsohn, J. – Health Education Research, 2018
Youth obesity is a major public health problem in the United States, especially among urban-based, minority youth. The B'More Healthy Communities for Kids (BHCK) trial worked at multiple levels of the food environment, including carryouts, to increase access to and demand for healthy, affordable foods. The objective of this article is to describe…
Descriptors: Food, Intervention, Obesity, Low Income
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Li, Amy Y. – Journal of Higher Education, 2019
Performance funding policies allocate state appropriations to public institutions based in part on retention and completion outcomes, and equity metrics allocate additional funding for graduating historically underserved students. Through interviews of 52 college administrators and state policymakers, I explore campus responses to performance…
Descriptors: Disproportionate Representation, Administrator Attitudes, Institutional Mission, Equal Education
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Alleman, Nathan F.; Holly, L. Neal – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2014
In the past decade, rural education has been critiqued for contributing to brain drain and social stratification that saps the human, social, and economic resources of rural communities. This article, based on an investigation of six small rural school districts in the same state, offers an alternative view of the role of community groups and…
Descriptors: Community Role, Rural Education, College Preparation, Low Income
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Carlos Garibay, Juan; Ong, Paul; Vincent, Shirley – Environmental Education Research, 2016
Environmental justice (EJ) issues and perspectives, which emphasize the disproportionate environmental hazards experienced by low-income communities and communities of color, are often excluded from higher education sustainability discourses and curriculum. Utilizing a national sample of 297 interdisciplinary environmental and sustainability (IES)…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Environmental Education, Course Content, Justice
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Black, Rosalyn – Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 2015
Reflecting an international trend, Australian education policy increasingly charges schools with fostering active citizens who have the will and capacity to improve the democratic fabric and drive needed social change. This policy prescription also resonates with some teachers' critical commitments to pedagogical practices that encourage young…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Teaching Methods, Low Income, Foreign Countries
Kost, Charles P., II. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
As the number of students living in poverty increases, schools need to employ proactive measures to ensure student success and reduce dropout rates. The freshman year of high school is a pivotal year for the success of the students, as ninth grade students are more likely to have low grades, be absent from school, and be suspended or expelled.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Program Evaluation, Correlation, Poverty
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Paterson, David; Graham, Lorraine; Stevens, Robert – Journal of International Special Needs Education, 2014
This paper presents findings from a large-scale, in-depth study of secondary schools in one Australian state that were achieving exceptional outcomes. The element of that study on which this paper focuses is equity and inclusion. We examine the Equity programs operating in seven sites where schools were including students experiencing some form of…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Outcomes of Education
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Miller, William F.; Thalacker, Brenda L. – American Journal of Business Education, 2013
The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, sponsored by the IRS, offers free tax services for individuals with low-to-moderate incomes, the elderly, disabled and/or those who lack English language proficiency. Although established by the IRS in 1969, it is administered by partnering community based volunteer organizations throughout U.S.,…
Descriptors: Taxes, Public Agencies, Accounting, Universities
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Blanton, Jedediah E.; Oregon, Evelyn M.; Flett, M. Ryan; Gould, Daniel R.; Pfeiffer, Karin A. – American Journal of Health Education, 2013
Background and Purpose: Given the urgency to design programs to increase physical activity, especially to combat obesity in children, the primary purpose of this study was to investigate perceptions and opinions of a nature-based physical activity intervention designed for low-income urban adolescents. Methods: Four focus groups of adolescents,…
Descriptors: Urban Youth, Physical Activity Level, Health Promotion, Low Income
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Vesely, Colleen K.; Ewaida, Marriam; Anderson, Elaine A. – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2014
The cultural competence of 13 parenting education programs for Latino families with young children was examined in this study. Based on our analyses, we make several recommendations for improving the cultural competence and effectiveness of parenting education programs for Latino families with young children. Specifically, we recommend the…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Parent Education, Hispanic Americans, Program Effectiveness
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Thai, Chan Le; Prelip, Michael; Erausquin, Jennifer Toller; Slusser, Wendelin – American Journal of Health Education, 2012
This article describes the steps involved in the development and implementation of a parent nutrition education workshop series for a low-income, primarily Spanish-speaking population in an urban school district setting. Overall, those parents who participated in the nutrition education workshops showed positive changes in their knowledge,…
Descriptors: Stakeholders, Self Efficacy, School Districts, Nutrition
Bozell, Maureen R.; Liston, Cynthia D. – Workforce Strategy Center, 2010
Community colleges across the country are engaged in large-scale federal and state initiatives to train low-income individuals for the nascent field that's become known as "green jobs." Many green economy advocates believe that green jobs training can be part of career pathways that help move unemployed and disconnected individuals--who are often…
Descriptors: Energy Education, Community Colleges, Low Income, Federal Government
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Deehy, Karen; Hoger, Fatima S.; Kallio, Jan; Klumpyan, Kay; Samoa, Siniva; Sell, Karen; Yee, Linda – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2010
Objective: To assess the readiness of the Western Region Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) states to implement participant-centered nutrition education (PCE) and to develop a PCE model for WIC service delivery. Design: Formative research including on-line survey, qualitative in-depth interviews, focus…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Nutrition, Tribes, Nutrition Instruction
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Mehan, Hugh B.; Chang, Gordon C. – Journal of Educational Change, 2011
This paper documents the initial process by which a San Diego middle school, located in a low-income and predominantly Hispanic neighborhood and repeatedly failing to meet No Child Left Behind provisions, restructured into an academically rigorous, detracked charter school. The discussion of the political experience and working relationships…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Federal Legislation, Educational Practices, Politics of Education
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