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Individualized, Purposeful, and Persistent: Successful Transitions and Retention of Students at Risk
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Direct linkNix, J. Vincent; Lion, Robert W.; Michalak, Megan; Christensen, Amy – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2015
This article provides an overview of GED holders admitted into the Successful Transition and Retention Track (START) two-year pilot-project. An enhanced college-success course, career and mental-health counseling, and English and mathematics tutoring acclimated GED holders to college. Results suggest that postsecondary educational attainment of…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Academic Persistence, School Holding Power, Transitional Programs
Download full textHuber, Lindsay Perez; Malagon, Maria C.; Solorzano, Daniel G. – UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center (NJ1), 2009
Assembly Bill 540 (AB 540) was passed into law by the California state legislature in October 2001 and was implemented on January 1, 2002. Under AB 540, an undocumented student pays resident (in-state) fees at California's public colleges and universities if the student 1) attended a high school in California for at least three years (schooling…
Descriptors: College Students, Public Colleges, Tuition, Undocumented Immigrants
Polgar, Ellen – 1976
The California High School Proficiency Exam (CHSPE) allows a 16-or-17 year old who passes it to leave school as early as age 16, with parental permission, earning the legal equivalent of a diploma. The exam focuses on basic reading and computing skills. In this study, a variety of findings are reported. School districts have a budgetary…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Educational Legislation
