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Michelle Hodara; Ming Yin – Education Northwest, 2025
Computational thinking encompasses proficiencies in computer science and general problem-solving and can support students' learning across subject areas and success in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and career pathways. To support students' STEM outcomes, many school districts are offering computer science…
Descriptors: Computation, Thinking Skills, Outcomes of Education, STEM Education
Arnoldo Ochoa Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Public schools in the state of Texas are required by the Texas Education Agency to administer five state exams to high school students consisting of Algebra I, Biology, English I, English II, and U.S. History. These exams play a big role in school accountability and in high school graduation. For this reason, many schools develop intervention…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Science Tests, Biology, High School Students
Edmunds, Julie A.; Grebing, Eric; Coyle, Victoria; Rosof, Laura – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2022
The opportunity to take college courses in high school (dual enrollment) is becoming increasingly prevalent, but access is not equitably distributed. Certain populations, such as economically disadvantaged students and students who are members of racial and ethnic groups historically underrepresented in college, are less likely to take dual…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Access to Education, Dual Enrollment, High School Students
Grantee Submission, 2021
Region One Education Service Center (Region One) was awarded an Investing in Innovation (i3) development grant funded by the Office of Innovation and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education, entitled Project Health Education for ALL (HEAL[superscript 2]). Project HEAL[superscript 2] i3 initiative served a pipeline of high school grades 9 to 12…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Health Programs, Health Education, High School Students
Wang, Crystal; Looby, Karen – Online Submission, 2018
This executive summary provides highlights from the full evaluation report (published separately). The report presents a baseline description of outcomes for the 2017-2018 school year, the first year of GEAR UP Austin implementation in AISD. Specifically, the report describes program implementation, student participation in GEAR UP Austin, and…
Descriptors: College Readiness, College Preparation, Student Participation, Student Attitudes
Wang, Crystal; Looby, Karen – Online Submission, 2018
This evaluation report presents a baseline description of outcomes for the 2017-2018 school year, the first year of GEAR UP Austin implementation in AISD. Specifically, the report describes program implementation, student participation in GEAR UP Austin, and baseline student academic and college preparation outcomes. [For the executive summary,…
Descriptors: School Districts, Outcomes of Education, Program Evaluation, College Readiness
Starke, Adam Robert – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The purpose of this study was to examine whether the concept of the ninth grade academy structure in Texas high schools affects a variety of variables indicative of student achievement. Data representative of performance by students served in 30 schools with a separately structured ninth grade academy were compared to data representative of…
Descriptors: Grade 9, High School Students, Academic Achievement, Nontraditional Education
Orr, Aline – Online Submission, 2020
This report includes findings regarding demographic characteristics and academic outcomes of DELTA students; highlights emerging topics from the student, teacher, and staff surveys; and provides recommendations for future program implementation. [For the 2018-2019 report, see ED626017.]
Descriptors: Student Characteristics, Outcomes of Education, Program Evaluation, Credits
Johnson, Jamey Raquel – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The United States Department of Education (2008) noted that the percentage of ethnic minority students in public education increased from 22 percent in 1972 to 43 percent in 2006. This increase largely reflected the growth of the Hispanic population, especially in the state of Texas. Richard (2003) reported that Hispanic students drop out of…
Descriptors: Expenditure per Student, Intervention, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Attainment
Roybal, Victoria M. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The transition from 8th grade to 9th grade is one that is replete with challenges for students, especially for minority students who live in economically disadvantaged communities. One low-income, high minority comprehensive high school in the western United States implemented five separate strategies to create a freshman transition program to aid…
Descriptors: High Schools, Economically Disadvantaged, Attendance, Grade 9
Journal of Educational Opportunity, 1997
Study of Upward Bound programs, designed to help disadvantaged high school students attend and succeed in college, finds participants have higher educational expectations and college-preparatory achievement than do nonparticipants; Hispanic students and students with initially lower expectations benefit most; there is no impact on students' high…
Descriptors: College Preparation, Developmental Studies Programs, Economically Disadvantaged, Educationally Disadvantaged
New York Univ., NY. Center for Field Research and School Services. – 1973
The College Discovery and Development Program (CDDP), funded under Title I of the 1965 Elementary Secondary Education Act, was designed for educationally disadvantaged students who are underachievers and who have evidenced potential to do satisfactory academic work. In most instances the target population has been identified by feeder school…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, College Preparation, Cultural Activities, Economically Disadvantaged
Boesel, Justin; Gutmann, Babette – 1992
The Allen J. Ellender Fellowship Program provides fellowships to economically disadvantaged secondary school students, secondary school teachers and administrators, and economically disadvantaged older citizens, and recent immigrants for participation in the Close Up Foundation's week-long civics education programs in Washington, D.C. The Close Up…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Federal Programs, High School Students
Bergenn, Victor W. – 1976
The primary objective of the College Discovery and Development Program (CDD), funded under the Elementary Secondary Education Act Title I, has been the discovery and development of the college potential of high school youth who are academically and financially disadvantaged. This program was designed to improve the reading and mathematics…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, Compensatory Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Educationally Disadvantaged
Lipton, Lawrence A. – 1974
The Edison Project, funded under Title VIII of the 1965 Elementary Secondary Education Act, has as its major objectives the reduction of the dropout rate, the increasing of the average daily attendance, the improvement of basic skills, and the development of career awareness. The project has been established as an annex to Edison High School, an…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs