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Mendelsberg, Scott – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) is a federal program aimed at equalizing access to higher education for low-income students. GEAR UP, created in 1998, attempts to provide information and support about higher education to students beginning no later than the seventh grade while promoting lasting…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Equal Education, Low Income Groups, Undergraduate Students
Candelarie, Doris – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Across the United States, school districts are working to turnaround their lowest performing schools in order to meet the requirements of Adequate Yearly Progress mandated by the "No Child Left Behind Act" of 2001. These failing schools are facing district, state, and federal sanctions of closure, takeover, or restructuring. A new…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Federal Regulation, Federal Legislation, Educational Improvement