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Direct linkNeuman, Susan B.; Knapczyk, Jillian J. – Urban Education, 2020
This study examines a community-wide effort to promote greater access to books through the mechanisms of physical and psychological proximity. It addresses the seasonal summer slide through an innovative book distribution program in neighborhoods identified as book deserts. Four low-income neighborhoods were provided with vending machines used to…
Descriptors: Books, Summer Programs, Educational Innovation, Neighborhoods
Sherraden, Michael; Clancy, Margaret; Nam, Yunju; Huang, Jin; Kim, Youngmi; Beverly, Sondra; Mason, Lisa Reyes; Williams Shanks, Trina R.; Wikoff, Nora Ellen; Schreiner, Mark; Purnell, Jason Q. – Urban Education, 2018
Child Development Accounts (CDAs) aim to increase college completion rates among disadvantaged youth by helping youth see themselves as "college bound." This article summarizes findings about the implementation and impacts of universal, progressive CDAs, with emphasis on outcomes for disadvantaged children. Data come from a large…
Descriptors: Child Development, Disadvantaged Youth, College Bound Students, Program Effectiveness
Achinstein, Betty; Curry, Marnie W.; Ogawa, Rodney T.; Athanases, Steven Z. – Urban Education, 2016
This article presents a 2-year critical case study of an urban high school innovating to enhance the academic performance of low-income Latina/o students, highlighting high-leverage practices that promote boundary crossing between school and community. First, we highlight foundational elements of school logic, mission, and community ethos that…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Urban Schools, High School Students, Low Income Groups
Conchas, Gilberto Q.; Lin, Alex R.; Oseguera, Leticia; Drake, Sean J. – Urban Education, 2015
Through a Multiple Marginality Framework, this exploratory case study highlights how African American male youth in an urban high school setting perceive the opportunity structure during the historic election of the first African American President. Youth optimism generated by Obama's election gives students a sense of hope despite the persistent…
Descriptors: Males, African Americans, Cultural Influences, Poverty
Eddy, Colleen M.; Easton-Brooks, Donald – Urban Education, 2011
Educators, administrators, and policymakers focus much attention on closing the achievement gap, and various approaches have been suggested. The present study focuses on one approach being suggested: student-teacher ethnic matching. The study focused on the long-term contributions of African American ethnic matching to mathematical test scores of…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, African American Students, Mathematics Achievement, Educational Methods
Peer reviewedDiver-Stamnes, Ann C. – Urban Education, 1991
A peer counseling program in a 1,800-student inner-city high school (60 percent Latinos, 35 percent African Americans, and 5 percent others) appears successful when evaluated for the following: student knowledge acquisition; student evaluation of the program; students' impact on school and community through counseling sessions; and impact on the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Black Students, Blacks, Educationally Disadvantaged
