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Kelley D. Sullivan; Judith B. Pena-Shaff; John Barr; David Brown – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2025
Ithaca College S-STEM is a Track 1 National Science Foundation (NSF) Scholarships in STEM (S-STEM) initiative designed to address the challenges of recruiting and retaining high-achieving, low-income students majoring in physics, mathematics, and computer science. The program focuses on improving retention by fostering a sense of belonging among…
Descriptors: Sense of Community, Sense of Belonging, Low Income Students, Program Effectiveness
Landa, Cady – Institute for Community Inclusion, 2017
This self-assessment tool was developed for those who wish to embark on state-wide governmental systems change to improve high school transition and employment outcomes for youth and young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Its purpose is to aid in the development of a work plan that is based on a review of the state…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Youth, Young Adults, Intellectual Disability
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Recchia, Susan; Bentley, Dana Frantz – Early Childhood Research & Practice, 2013
The authors used qualitative case study methodology to explore parents' perceptions of their children's readiness for kindergarten. The authors interviewed parents, focusing on their children's experiences during their transition from a child-centered, play-based preschool setting guided by an emergent curriculum into a range of diverse…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Kindergarten, School Readiness, Parent Attitudes
Seidel, Sam – Jobs for the Future, 2012
LifeLink is an innovative college bridge and retention program, developed and run by Good Shepherd Services, a nonprofit community agency providing youth development, education, and family services. Good Shepherd Services partners with the New York City Department of Education to help students who have struggled in school, or who have dropped out…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Postsecondary Education, Partnerships in Education, Transitional Programs
Citizens' Committee for Children of New York, NY. – 2000
A study of the aftercare services offered juvenile delinquents after residential placement was conducted in New York State. The emphasis was on the Juvenile Aftercare Services program, which serves the majority of youth being conditionally released into the community. Based on findings from the study involving interviews and site visits, the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Counselors, Delinquency, Delinquent Rehabilitation
New York State Rehabilitation Association, Albany. – 2001
This final report describes activities and accomplishments of a 3-year federally supported project in New York to replicate effective partnerships between community rehabilitation programs and school districts working to improve the transition of youth with disabilities to post-school employment. Through use of a direct mentoring process, the…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Consultation Programs, Cooperative Programs, Disabilities
Crimmins, Daniel B.; Durand, V. Mark; Theurer-Kaufman, Karin; Everett, Jessica – 2001
This publication provides Autism Program Quality Indicators (APQI), intended as a self-review and quality improvement guide for schools and programs serving students with autism spectrum disorders. The APQI were developed by the New York Autism Network at the request of the New York State Education Department. The APQI promote the goal that all…
Descriptors: Accountability, Autism, Behavior Problems, Curriculum