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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
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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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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Kallemeyn, Leanne M.; DeStefano, Lizanne – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2009
Using concepts from the evaluation literature, this case study describes the instrumental, conceptual, and political influence of the Head Start National Reporting System (NRS) and on-going child assessments in a local Head Start program. This study found that a local program intentionally aimed to limit the influence of the NRS. The NRS validated…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Early Childhood Education, Program Improvement, Disadvantaged Youth
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Cronan, Terry A.; Walen, Heather R. – Reading Research and Instruction, 1995
Describes recruitment strategies, roles, and training of participating college students, and barriers to implementation of Project PRIMER (PRoducing Infant/Mother Ethnic Readers). Notes that 147 low-income families participated, that parents engaged in the targeted behaviors, and that children in the high-intervention program showed improvements…
Descriptors: Community Education, Community Programs, Early Childhood Education, Low Income
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Porter, Andrew; Chester, Mitchell – Brookings Papers on Education Policy, 2002
The purpose of implementing an assessment and accountability program in an urban school district is to improve student learning of worthwhile content. Current levels of achievement in most U.S. urban districts are unacceptably low. Average achievement test results conceal the fact that achievement levels of students of color are substantially…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Test Results, Low Income, Persistence
Arkansas State Univ., Beebe. – 1991
The Youth Opportunities Unlimited (YOU) program was created to prevent at-risk students from low-income families from dropping out of high school. Students aged 14 or 15 years old entering 9th or 10th grade went to a college campus for 60 days during the summer to attend English and mathematics classes, work 20 hours per week, and receive…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Compensatory Education, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Hamilton, Jack A.; Kaplan, Carol B. – 1978
One of seven career education programs chosen for nationwide dissemination by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare's Joint Dissemination Review Panel (JDRP), Project CAP (Career Awareness Program) is being conducted for grades 1-8 in Greenland, Arkansas. For the years 1974-77, it received funding from both federal and local sources. It…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Education, Community Involvement, Curriculum Development
Bloom, Dan; Anderson, Jacquelyn; Wavelet, Melissa; Gardiner, Karen N.; Fishman, Michael E. – 2002
The Employment Retention and Advancement (ERA) project was undertaken to identify effective strategies for helping low-income parents work more steadily and advance in the labor market. The 15 ERA demonstration projects that were operating in nine states (California, Florida, Illinois, Minnesota, New York, Oregon, South Carolina; Tennessee, and…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Ladders, Case Studies, Caseworker Approach