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Cerna, Oscar – MDRC, 2019
Latinos are the fastest growing college population in California, but less than one-quarter of all Latino adults in the state earn a college degree. To reverse this trend, both the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office and the California State University (CSU) Office of the Chancellor launched new initiatives in 2017 to raise Latino…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Graduation Rate, College Graduates, Racial Composition
Southwest Educational Development Lab., Austin, TX. National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research. – 2003
This booklet contains accounts of 41 successes realized by organizations receiving grants from the National Institute of Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDDR) as examples of how NIDRR has experienced success in the following areas: (1) overcoming an identified dissemination "barrier"; (2) reaching new target audiences with…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cultural Differences, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Dorfman, Diane; Douglas, Randi; Ellis, Debbie; Fisher, Amy; Geiger, Elke; Hughes, Kendra; Ko, Lena; Saifer, Steffen – 2001
This manual is designed to assist facilitators working with members of a school community in forming or strengthening partnerships that will promote greater success for their youth. Participants can identify characteristics that are most important for youth to be successful in their community, consider ways to determine that students are…
Descriptors: Community Cooperation, Community Involvement, Community Resources, Community Support
Campbell, Sarah vL.; Malick, Amy; Landesman, John; Barrett, Molly Holme; Leighninger, Matt; McCoy, Martha L.; Scully, Patrick L. – 2001
This document is a step-by-step guide to organizing a study circle program to serve as a vehicle to achieve communitywide dialogue for action and change. Part 1 provides an overview of communitywide study circle programs, with special emphasis on their operation and impact. Part 2 details the following steps in organizing a communitywide study…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Annotated Bibliographies, Case Studies, Change Agents