This study investigated the impact of a school-based mentoring program on at-risk students' office referrals, unexcused absences, and school attitude. Students who participated in the mentoring program had statistically significant reductions in office referrals and statistically significant improvements in school attitude. Based on an analysis of…

In Building Academic Success on Social and Emotional Learning: What does the Research Say? Zins and his colleagues presented a new way to conceptualize the impact of social and emotional learning programs on students' school success by broadening the concept to include students' attitudes, behaviors, and performance. To build on Zins' ideas, we…

The Academy for Educational Development (AED) conducted a case study of six public high schools in New York City as part of a multifaceted evaluation of a small schools initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Through surveys, interviews, and focus groups, the authors gathered information and opinions from the schools'…

This is the first examination of exemplary evaluation under a new editorial approach, in which the authors are attempting not only to report how the evaluation was conducted and to explain the rationale for design and implementation but also to examine the conditions, events, or actions that might have contributed to its exemplary status. This…

Discussed are some of the problems of bilingual programs (lack of funds, personnel, and evaluated programs). Four broad categories of bilingual programs are (1) Transitional Bilingualism, in which Spanish is used in the early grades to help pupils "adjust to school" and/or "master subject matter" until their skill in English is developed; (2)…

Afterschool programs offer an important avenue for enhancing educational opportunities. Federal, state, and local educational authorities increasingly see them as environments to improve attitudes toward school, achievement, and academic performance (Fashola, 2002; Hollister, 2003) with higher levels of student participation and engagement in…

Questionnaires were sent to principals of the Vancouver secondary schools to determine what opportunities were provided for students to study independently. Summaries of results for each question are given. It was concluded that although well-organized and evaluated study programs are rare and principals are ambivalent about their merit, there is…

PROJECT ABLE WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1961 IN NEW YORK TO IDENTIFY AND ENCOURAGE HIGH ABILITY PUPILS FROM CULTURALLY DEPRIVED GROUPS AND LOW SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS. LOCAL PROJECTS WERE ESTABLISHED IN SIXTEEN DISTRICTS WITH THE BACKING OF STATE FUNDS, OPERATING ON ELEMENTARY, JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL LEVELS. AVERAGE COSTS PER PUPIL VARIED…

Findings of a study focusing on cognitive and affective variables of one group of students who participated in the U.S. Office of Education funded project Interdisciplinary Model Program in the Arts for Children and Teachers (IMPACT) indicated that participation did not effect achievement test scores at grades four and six or teacher assigned…

The Michigan Migrant Education Program was evaluated to determine at a statewide level the extent to which the general educational objectives are being attained. The study focused on 2 objectives: (1) to determine pupil changes in self-concept, attitude toward school, and reading achievement and (2) to determine aspects of the migrant education…

Study indicates, "that a school can evolve a program that serves to make students regard themselves in a positive light. (Author)

This study examined parents' perspective on the effectiveness of the Detroit Public Schools kindergarten program and public school alternatives. Surveys were mailed to the homes of 3,000 families with children enrolled in a Detroit Public Schools (DPS) kindergarten program. A total of 340 surveys were completed and returned, for a return rate of…

Parents of 37 special education seniors at 6 Arkansas high schools evaluated school-based transition services for students with disabilities. Sixty percent of parents were satisfied with the schools' efforts to prepare students for adult roles, although they felt that schools placed more emphasis on vocational, social, and domestic areas than on…

The general program at Robinson Elementary School was supported by two compensatory programs, one federally funded under Title I of the 1965 Elementary Secondary Education Act and one locally funded. 24 pupils who were considered to be the most educationally deprived by virtue of standardized test scores were selected for the Title I…

The Effective Early Learning Programme in the United Kingdom (UK) has included the voice of children as an integral part of their evaluation and improvement process. This study interviewed approximately 945 children from 23 different geographical areas of the UK about their views of certain aspects of their early learning settings. Children were…