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Sporte, Susan; de la Torre, Marisa – Consortium on Chicago School Research, 2010
Between 2002 and 2007, the Chicago High School Redesign Initiative (CHSRI) opened 23 small high schools. Implemented in partnership with Chicago Public Schools (CPS), this initiative aimed to provide populations of low-performing students in under-served areas of the city with high-quality, small high schools. These schools were formed (1) by…
Descriptors: High Schools, Graduation Rate, Academic Achievement, Small Schools
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Jin, Qiushuang; Shi, Qian – Journal of School Nursing, 2008
This study investigated the association between sleep deprivation and enrollment in Advanced Placement (AP) and/or college courses among high school students. Approximately 4,000 surveys were distributed, and 2,197 completed surveys were returned from students in Grades 9 to 12 at 15 high schools in Iowa. Findings indicated the majority of high…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, School Nurses, Sleep, Disadvantaged Environment
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Wight, Richard G.; Botticello, Amanda L.; Aneshensel, Carol S. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2006
This study examined whether the impact of contextual-level socioeconomic disadvantage on adolescent mental health is contingent upon individual-level perceptions of social support. Data are from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health), a panel survey of a nationally representative United States sample (analytic N =…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Status, Adolescents, Mental Health, Longitudinal Studies