The interaction between deprivation and education is a critical relationship with profound implications for a country's economic prosperity and the social mobility of its citizens. This is highlighted by the Welsh Government which states that: "A good education is critical to better life chances and a commitment to achieving this has been an…

The evaluation in this report was carried out using Office of Education national survey instruments for collection and analysis of statistical data. The survey instruments consisted of optical scanning (op-scan) principal, teachers, and pupil forms. The contents of the report include: (1) characteristics of Elementary and Secondary Education Act…

This publication is the first interim report from the Congressionally Mandated Study of Educational Growth and Opportunity (Prospects), and describes students' characteristics and the schools they attend. Prospects is designed to evaluate the short- and long-term consequences of Chapter 1 program participation by following for 5 years large…

At Reedley College, those students who enter with less than a 2.0 grade point average (GPA) and those without a high school diploma are intended to be identified as "Special Counseling" students and to receive intensive counseling coverage. The files, transcripts, and permits to register of 99 such students were examined after fall semester 1978…