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Leone, Beth; Whitson, Signe – Reclaiming Children and Youth, 2013
A high school student with a learning disability struggles under intense pressure to meet standards of a state's standardized testing. Fearing that his failure will cause teachers to be fired, he acts out in ways to be punished. This interview shows how valuable it is to drain off intense emotions and make sense of a situation following a…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, High School Students, Standardized Tests, Emotional Disturbances
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Carver, Priscilla Rouse; Lewis, Laurie; Tice, Peter – National Center for Education Statistics, 2010
This report provides national estimates on the availability of alternative schools and programs for students at risk of educational failure in public school districts during the 2007-08 school year. The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) previously reported results from a similar survey of alternative schools and programs conducted…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Nontraditional Education, At Risk Students, Academic Failure
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DePalma, Renee – Mind, Culture, and Activity, 2008
This article examines the case of Laura, a 9-year-old Mexican immigrant who officially "failed to learn English" in an American school. It may be more accurate to say that schooling failed Laura, and in ways that went beyond language learning. This diagnosis of failure is criticized, along with the individualistic and essentialist assumptions…
Descriptors: Mexican Americans, Immigrants, Case Studies, Academic Achievement
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Payne, Linda Donica; Marks, Lori J.; Bogan, Barry L. – Beyond Behavior, 2007
Students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) experience difficulty in the educational environment at two levels: behaviorally and academically. Behavioral and academic problems in students with EBD are reciprocal in nature. Behavioral problems may cause a disruption in academic engagement, including a student's attending to instruction,…
Descriptors: Assignments, Class Activities, Curriculum Based Assessment, Learning Activities
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Liaupsin, Carl J.; Umbreit, John; Ferro, Jolenea B.; Urso, Annmarie; Upreti, Gita – Education and Treatment of Children, 2006
Fiona was a 14-year-old 7th-grader whose academic history, frequent behavior problems, and low levels of academic engagement put her at-risk for academic failure. This study's purpose was to examine the effectiveness of a systematic process for identifying the function of her problem behaviors and designing interventions that directly addressed…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Academic Failure, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Grade 7
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Christensen, Lynnette; Young, K. Richard; Marchant, Michelle – Education & Treatment of Children, 2004
This study explored the results of aligning functional behavioral assessment (FBA) information with positive behavior support plans (PBS plans) designed with consideration for teacher acceptability. The independent variable had the three major components of a package, including assessment and planning (FBA), training (teachers, students, and…
Descriptors: High Risk Students, Grade 2, Student Behavior, Change Agents