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Direct linkMcCormack, Sherry L.; Zieman, Stuart – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2017
Hopkinsville Community College's Technological Education for the Rural Community (TERC) project is funded through the National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education (NSF ATE) division. It is advancing innovative educational pathways for technological education promoted at the community college level serving rural communities to fill…
Descriptors: Technology Education, Rural Areas, Manufacturing, Mathematics Education
Download full textSmith, Tara – Jobs for the Future, 2019
This case study shares findings from the evaluation of the Accelerating Career and Technical Education (CTE) program at West Kentucky Community & Technical College (WKCTC) (Paducah, Kentucky). It provides details on student outcomes and the college's lessons learned, and concludes with information on how the college will build from its project…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Adult Vocational Education, Community Colleges, Two Year College Students
Smith, Tara – Jobs for the Future, 2019
This case study shares findings from the evaluation of the Accelerating Career and Technical Education (CTE) program at Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College (SKCTC) (Cumberland, Kentucky). It provides details on student outcomes and the college's lessons learned, and concludes with information on how the college will build from its…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Adult Vocational Education, Community Colleges, Two Year College Students
Cantrell, Susan Chambers; Almasi, Janice F.; Rintamaa, Margaret; Carter, Janis C. – Journal of Educational Research, 2016
In this study, the authors examine the impact of a yearlong supplemental reading course involving daily instruction in the learning strategies curriculum on lower achieving adolescent students' reading achievement and motivation. Using a multiple-cohort randomized treatment-control group design over 4 years, they compared achievement and…
Descriptors: Reading Strategies, Reading Instruction, Supplementary Education, Grade 6
Grillo, Michael C.; Leist, Cathy W. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2013
This study seeks to examine the relationship between the long-term use of academic support services such as tutoring, learning assistance, and supplemental instruction and retention to graduation. Little research has been devoted to the relationship between academic support and retention to graduation in both the literatures on retention and…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Supplementary Education, Tutoring
Ford, James; Harrison, Lynn; Mokher, Christine; Franceschini, Louis; Zoblotsky, Todd – Regional Educational Laboratory Appalachia, 2012
The supplemental educational services program is a core provision of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001. The program offers free tutoring in reading/language arts and math from state-approved providers outside of regular school hours. This report explores differences across states and school urban and rural locales in providing…
Descriptors: Supplementary Education, Enrollment Rate, Tutoring, Attendance
Muñoz, Marco A.; Ross, Steven M.; Neergaard, Laura L. – Planning and Changing, 2009
The mixed-method study presented in this article evaluated the effects of Supplemental Educational Services (SES), a federally mandated component of No Child Left Behind, on student achievement in Jefferson County (KY) Public Schools. SES provides free tutoring outside of school to disadvantaged students who attend Title I schools in their third…
Descriptors: Supplementary Education, Mixed Methods Research, Academic Achievement, Educational Legislation
Cowley, Kimberly S.; Meehan, Merrill L.; Finch, Nicole; Chadwick, Kristine; Howley, Caitlin; Riffle, Joy; Blake, Jennifer; Ermolov, Lisa – 2002
The Extended School Services (ESS) program was established in 1990 as part of the Kentucky Education Reform Act. Designed specifically to address the needs of Kentuckys at-risk student population, ESS is an aggressive, proactive program for addressing academic problems before they become ingrained. This report summarizes findings from 24 site…
Descriptors: Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education, High Risk Students, Outcomes of Education
Coogan, Mercy Hardie – Appalachia, 1981
Traces the history of the settlement school; describes cultural programs it now offers to supplement the county school system in art and music, day care, adult education, bookmobile services, and Appalachian folk arts; also describes school-sponsored regional writers' workshops, Appalachian Family Folk Week, and Appalachian Visual Arts Week. (JD)
Descriptors: Community Centers, Community Education, Cultural Activities, Cultural Awareness
Meehan, Merrill L.; Cowley, Kimberly S.; Schumacher, Debbie; Hauser, Brenda – 2003
The Extended School Services (ESS) program was established in 1990 as part of the Kentucky Education Reform Act. The program extends the school day, week, or year for students at risk of academic failure, providing them with additional instructional time to help them meet academic goals. An evaluation of ESS in 2001 utilized statewide surveys and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, After School Programs, High Risk Students, Individualized Instruction
Ross, Steven M., Ed. – Appalachia Educational Laboratory at Edvantia (NJ1), 2005
Edvantia, Inc. (formerly AEL) publishes "TransFormation" twice a year to provide policymakers with interpretive summaries of significant reports and rigorous studies about school transformation, giving special attention to research with possible implications for improving low-performing schools.This final print issue of…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Improvement Programs, Academic Achievement
Shannon, G. Sue; Bylsma, Pete – Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, 2006
The federal requirements of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) have placed a new focus on increasing graduation rates and reducing dropout rates. While the dropout problem has generated research and new programs over the last 30 years, the dropout rate has remained relatively unchanged. Students drop out of school for many reasons, and the…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, School Restructuring, Graduation Rate, Dropout Rate
