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Download full textAltstadt, David – Jobs for the Future, 2012
Less than 25 percent of college students who take any developmental education courses earn a credential within eight years. Over the past three years, the six states in the Developmental Education Initiative have developed and enacted unprecedented changes in policy and practice in an effort to reverse these dismal outcomes. "Ahead of the…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Best Practices, Developmental Studies Programs, Case Studies
Wathington, Heather D.; Barnett, Elisabeth A.; Weissman, Evan; Teres, Jedediah; Pretlow, Joshua; Nakanishi, Aki – National Center for Postsecondary Research, 2011
In 2009, the National Center for Postsecondary Research (NCPR) launched an evaluation of eight developmental summer bridge programs in Texas to assess whether these programs reduce the need for developmental coursework and improve student outcomes in college. The evaluation uses an experimental design to measure the effects of these programs on…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Research Design, Summer Programs, Community Colleges
Texas Coll. and Univ. System, Austin. Coordinating Board. – 1986
The merits of a state testing program that would measure the basic skills of college students and provide a basis for improvement was studied in Texas in 1985 by the Committee on Testing. Basic skills among colleges students and the use of postsecondary testing and remediation programs were studied in several states. The review included various…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Advisory Committees, Basic Skills, Educational Assessment
Cunningham, Donna; And Others – 1985
A third-party evaluation of the Texas coordinated vocational-academic education (CVAE) program was conducted in 1984-85 to determine the effectiveness of CVAE as a vocational program for meeting the needs of secondary students who are unsuccessful in traditional academic programs. A project advisory committee was established, a review of…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Basic Skills, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Prevention
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Migrant and Preschool Programs. – 1970
The aim of the Texas Child Migrant Program is that each school district develop a migrant program designed to meet the special educational needs of the children of that school system. All districts are encouraged to implement new ideas, activities, and changes which show promise of improving the education of migrant children. Objectives of the…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Agency Role, Ancillary Services, Child Development Centers
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Migrant and Preschool Programs. – 1971
The aim of the Texas Child Migrant Program is that each school district develop a migrant program designed to meet the special educational needs of the children of that school system. All districts are encouraged to implement new ideas, activities, and changes which show promise of improving the education of migrant children. Objectives of the…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Agency Role, Ancillary Services, Child Development Centers
Texas State Board of Education, Austin. – 1985
Twenty-three Texas school districts conducted state-funded pilot projects in 1982 and 1983 to determine whether summer school programs could successfully remediate the needs of students who were retained in grade or had failed a required course, who were functioning greatly below their peers in skill attainment, or who were identified as having…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Basic Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Expenditure per Student
Nelson, F. Howard; Hess, G. Alfred, Jr. – 1985
This draft document presents an analysis of all major educational reform proposals before the Illinois General Assembly, assessing the costs of implementation and what benefits might be expected for the funding levels contained in the proposals themselves. The 18 areas examined are (1) student testing; (2) student retention/remediation; (3)…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Attendance, Curriculum Development, Dropout Prevention
