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Direct linkPaul, Dierdre Glenn – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2004
Noticeably absent from recent critiques of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLBA) has been the inclusive exploration of the NCLBA and Reading First implications as they directly relate to black and Latino student populations. In addition, a number of opportunities have been missed to comprehensively probe the ways in which this legislation serves to…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Research Methodology, Correctional Institutions
Snyder, Anastasia R.; McLaughlin, Diane K.; Findeis, Jill – Rural Sociology, 2006
We examine race and residential variation in the prevalence of female-headed households with children and how household composition is associated with several key economic well-being outcomes using data from the 2000 5% Public Use Microdata Sample of the U.S. Census. Special attention is paid to cohabiting female-headed households with children…
Descriptors: Racial Factors, Poverty, Family Income, Fatherless Family
Camp, Joseph D.; Knightly, Edward W.; Reed, William S. – Journal of Urban Technology, 2006
In most middle- and upper-income homes across the United States, children, youth, and their families have access to the world's information-technology resources at their fingertips, while in low-income communities, access to technology and the opportunities it provides are often limited to brief periods of computer use and Internet access at…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Internet, Information Technology, Computer Uses in Education
Punamaki, Raija-Leena; Muhammed, Abbas Hedayiet; Abdulrahman, Hemen Ahmed – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2004
The aims were, first, to identify behavioural, cognitive, emotional, and social coping responses to traumatic and stressful situations, and second, to examine how the nature and severity of traumatic events are associated with coping dimensions. Third, the effectiveness of coping dimensions was evaluated for their ability to buffer the children's…
Descriptors: Cartoons, Tests, Coping, Foreign Countries
Morrow, Gillian; Malin, Nigel – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2004
Parental involvement and participation, partnership with parents, and community-focused development are important features of government initiatives such as the Sure Start project for children under four years of age and their families. A common feature of the rhetoric is "empowerment" as a means of achieving this. This article describes…
Descriptors: Rhetoric, Parent Participation, Educational Change, Parent School Relationship
Judge, Sharon; Puckett, Kathleen; Bell, Sherry Mee – Journal of Educational Research, 2006
The authors examined the progress made toward equitable technology access and use over children's first 4 years of school. The sample consisted of 8,283 public school children who attended kindergarten, 1st, and 3rd grades. In 3rd grade, high-poverty schools had significantly more computers for instruction and a smaller ratio of children to…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Computer Uses in Education, Reading Achievement, Access to Computers
Sack, Joetta L. – Education Week, 2004
Built in the early 1900s for African-American children, "Rosenwald Schools" are disappearing from the landscape. This article discusses preservation efforts of some of the more than 5,300 Rosenwald schools and other buildings that were built from 1913 to 1932, in rural areas of 15 states. The idea for the schools was conceived by the black…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Urban Schools, Racial Integration, African Americans
Norton, Nadjwa Effat Laila – Language Arts, 2005
This multicultural feminist critical narrative inquiry examines how one Dominican Spanish and English speaking poor immigrant first grader, Pam, utilizes her critical literacies to intervene against inequitable teaching practices and affirm her cultures. Implications for early childhood educators to develop culturally responsive practices that…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Culturally Relevant Education, Inquiry, Spanish Speaking
Download full textCook, Traci; Blachman, Dara; Dye, Jane; Macartney, Suzanne; Lukacs, Susan; Howie, LaJeana; Kena, Grace; Sonnenberg, William; Axelrad, Daniel; Steffen, Barry; Truman, Jennifer; Cotto, Jessica; Jekielek, Susan; Mueggenborg, Mary; Coleman-Jensen, Alisha; Denton, Stephanie; Avenevoli, Shelli; Singleton, James; Knighton, Cindi; Han, Beth; O'Connell, Kellie; Guenther, Patricia; Hiza, Hazel; Kuczynski, Kevin; Koegel, Kristin; Radel, Laura – Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, 2011
"America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2011" is a compendium of indicators depicting both the promises and the challenges confronting our Nation's young people. The report, the 15th in an ongoing series, presents 41 key indicators on important aspects of children's lives. These indicators are drawn from the most…
Descriptors: Adoption, Social Indicators, Social Environment, Physical Environment
Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2007
KIDS COUNT is a national and state-by-state effort to track the status of children in the U.S. By providing policymakers and citizens with benchmarks of child well-being, KIDS COUNT seeks to enrich local, state, and national discussions concerning ways to secure better futures for all children. This 18th annual 2007 KIDS COUNT Data Book examines…
Descriptors: Profiles, Dropouts, Poverty, Mortality Rate
Johnson, Dale; Johnson, Bonnie; Farenga, Steve; Ness, Daniel – Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2007
This book is a compelling indictment of the use of high-stakes assessments with punitive consequences in public schools. The authors trace the history of the policy and document the inequities for children of poverty that undergird high-stakes testing practices. Lack of dental and medical care, environmental violence, insufficient school funding,…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Medical Services, Testing, High Stakes Tests
US Department of Education, 2007
This 2005 Annual Report to Congress has two volumes. This volume focuses on the children and students being served under the "Individuals with Disabilities Education Act" ("IDEA") and provides profiles of individual states' special education environments. Section 1 of this volume, The National Picture, contains the…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Disabilities, Special Education, Profiles
Hall, Tonya P.; Turnbull, Ann P.; McCart, Amy; Griggs, Peter; Choi, Jeong-Hoon; Markey, Ursula; Markey, D. J.; Sailor, Wayne – Multiple Voices for Ethnically Diverse Exceptional Learners, 2007
A pre-postassessment, single-subject, pilot study was implemented, testing the hypothesis that positive behavior support (PBS) would improve family quality-of-life outcomes by reducing parental stress and challenging behaviors of preschool children who are culturally and linguistically diverse and reside in urban, disadvantaged communities. Six…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Preschool Children, Child Behavior, Parent Child Relationship
Achoka, J. S. K. – Educational Research and Reviews, 2007
As a nation, Kenya hopes to achieve Education for All (EFA) by the year 2015. This is an uphill task given the various challenges in the education sector. The year 2015 is also significant globally because it is the target year for the fulfillment of the eight-millennium goals. Kenya looks forward to have her people achieve the millennium goals…
Descriptors: Dropout Rate, Self Esteem, Dropouts, Foreign Countries
Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2007
Objective: This study tests the efficacy of the Fast Track Program in preventing antisocial behavior and psychiatric disorders among groups varying in initial risk. Method: Schools within four sites (Durham, NC; Nashville, TN; Seattle, WA; and rural central Pennsylvania) were selected as high-risk institutions based on neighborhood crime and…
Descriptors: Intervention, Poverty, Antisocial Behavior, Hyperactivity
