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Wang, Jianjun; Sun, Jinping – Online Submission, 2018
Early childhood education programs play an important role in child family-to-school transition. In 1998, California voters passed Proposition 10, the California Children and Families Act, which levied a 50-cent tax on each pack of cigarettes and other tobacco products to finance programs for children ages 0-5. In less than two decades, First 5…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Program Effectiveness, Early Childhood Education, School Taxes
California Community Colleges, Chancellor's Office, 2015
California's community colleges continue to play a crucial role in the state's economy by providing students with the skills and knowledge to succeed and by advancing the economic growth and global competitiveness of California and its regional economies through the Economic and Workforce Development Program (EWD). Under the Doing What Matters for…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Labor Force Development, Community Colleges, State Programs
Romero, Ricardo – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the most necessary and the most feasibly practicable future leadership behaviors of the educational leader of a California Schools to Watch-Taking Center Stage middle school necessary to lead a school organization toward continued survival. Methodology: The participants in the present study were…
Descriptors: Institutional Survival, Delphi Technique, Middle Schools, School Organization
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Goe, Laura – Journal of Education Finance, 2006
A group of low-performing schools received additional state funds to improve achievement as part of California's Immediate Intervention/Underperforming Schools Program (II/USP). A mixed-method evaluation was conducted to determine whether II/USP schools outperformed similar non-II/USP schools, how teachers and administrators understood resources…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Middle Schools, Improvement Programs, Educational Finance
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Hanson, Thomas L.; Kim, Jin-Ok – Regional Educational Laboratory West, 2007
This report summarizes findings from a study of the psychometric properties of the resilience and youth development module, a key component of the Healthy Kids Survey. The study aims to improve resilience assessment and research so that educators can shape the school environment to promote academic resilience. The Healthy Kids Survey (HKS) is a…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Educational Environment, Personality Traits, Interpersonal Relationship
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Office of Program Evaluation and Research. – 1977
This technical report describes the procedures followed in developing the tests used in the California Assessment Program, the underlying principles of the program, the statistical characteristics of the tests, and the evidence that has been accumulated relating to the validity and reliability of the tests. The report also presents complete…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Educational Testing