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Download full textSanborn, Robert; Kimball, Mandi; McConnell, Katie; Everit, Shay; O'Quinn, Kellie – Journal of Applied Research on Children, 2016
CHILDREN AT RISK, a nonprofit and nonpartisan research organization, undertook a year-long effort to study the subsidized child care system in Texas. This included an in-depth analysis of the system's local and state partners, as well as the promotion of the study's findings and key recommendations. This report is one of the products of this…
Descriptors: Child Care, State Programs, Child Caregivers, State Agencies
Texas Center for Educational Research, 2012
Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs, or GEAR UP, is a federally-funded system of grants that focuses on preparing low-income students to enter and succeed in postsecondary educational programs. GEAR UP grants extend across 6 school years and require that funded districts begin providing grant services to students no…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Economically Disadvantaged, Low Income Groups, Minority Group Students
Maloney, Catherine; Lopez, Omar – Texas Center for Educational Research, 2012
Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs, or GEAR UP, is a federally-funded system of grants that focuses on preparing low-income students to enter and succeed in postsecondary educational programs. GEAR UP grants extend across 6 school years and require that funded districts begin providing grant services to students no…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Economically Disadvantaged, Low Income Groups, Minority Group Students
Texas Center for Educational Research, 2011
The federal Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs, or GEAR UP, project strives to equalize low-income students' access to higher education by increasing their participation in rigorous coursework, providing expanded opportunities for low-income students and parents to learn about postsecondary educational opportunities…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Economically Disadvantaged, Low Income Groups, Minority Group Students
Lumina Foundation for Education, 2008
This report summarizes three separate evaluative research projects, which address different but related aspects of Indiana's Twenty-first Century Scholars program, a state-supported effort to promote pre-college preparation and postsecondary access for low-income students. Considered collectively, the studies support the following assertions: (1)…
Descriptors: State Programs, College Preparation, Access to Education, High School Students
Rainey, Katharine; Maloney, Catherine; Sheehan, Daniel; Lopez, Omar – Texas Center for Educational Research, 2011
The federal Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs, or GEAR UP, project strives to equalize low-income students' access to higher education by increasing their participation in rigorous coursework, providing expanded opportunities for low-income students and parents to learn about postsecondary educational opportunities…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Economically Disadvantaged, Low Income Groups, Minority Group Students
San Francisco Unified School District, CA. – 1965
A COMPENSATORY EDUCATION PROGRAM IN SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, USED FIELD TRIPS TO BROADEN THE EXPERIENCE OF CHINESE, NEGRO, AND SPANISH-SPEAKING CHILDREN IN DISADVANTAGED AREAS. THE GOALS OF THE PROGRAM WERE TO DEVELOP THE STUDENTS' LANGUAGE SKILLS, INCREASE THEIR MOTIVATION, AND BROADEN THEIR CULTURAL BACKGROUND. EFFORTS ALSO WERE MADE TO…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Enrichment, Field Trips, Minority Group Children
Whitsett, Maria D.; And Others – 1992
Findings of a study that evaluated the implementation and effectiveness of 10 state-authorized parent education and involvement pilot programs in Texas are presented in this paper. Data were derived from demographic report forms, 369 parent opinion surveys, student opinion surveys, 105 teacher opinion surveys, cost surveys, and final evaluation…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Parent Attitudes, Parent Education, Parent Participation
Saginaw Public Schools, MI. Dept. of Evaluation Services. – 1993
This report documents the activities undertaken to evaluate the state-sponsored prekindergarten program for at-risk 4-year-olds conducted by the Saginaw, Michigan school district. Entitled Michigan Early Childhood Education Preschool (MECEP), this program was serving 280 children at the beginning of the 1993 school year. The process evaluation…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Quality, High Risk Students, Language Acquisition
Claus, Richard N.; Quimper, Barry E. – 1991
Results of the 1990-91 product evaluation of the Saginaw, Michigan School District's state-funded prekindergarten program are reported. In 1990-91, the program served 285 pupils enrolled at 8 sites. The purpose of the program is to provide at-risk 4-year-olds with an environment that will enable them to develop school readiness skills. The…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Compensatory Education, Emotional Development, High Risk Students
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Div. for Exceptional Children. – 1987
The document describes 17 programs of interagency transitional programming and planning for exceptional students exiting public schools in North Carolina and elsewhere. It is intended to disseminate information on successful programs in the state and encourage visitation between local school administrative units. Programs were selected according…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship
Kentucky State Dept. of Education, Frankfort. Div. of Compensatory Education. – 1987
This instructional resource guide has been developed to assist Kentucky teachers in compensatory education programs funded under Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act. Over 100 suggested classroom activities, games, and bulletin boards are grouped under the following topics: (1) effective instruction for Chapter 1 students;…
Descriptors: Bulletin Boards, Classroom Techniques, Compensatory Education, Discipline
Direct linkSpringer, Matthew G.; Lewis, Jessica L.; Podgursky, Michael J.; Ehlert, Mark W.; Taylor, Lori L.; Lopez, Omar S.; Peng, Art – National Center on Performance Incentives, 2009
The Governor's Educator Excellence Grant (GEEG) program was federally- and state-funded and provided three-year grants to schools to design and implement performance pay plans from the 2005-06 to 2007-08 school years. GEEG was implemented in 99 high poverty, high performing Texas public schools. This report builds on the previous GEEG evaluation…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, State Aid, Poverty, Teacher Characteristics
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Div. of Policy Planning and Evaluation. – 1992
This report presents preliminary findings of a 5-year study evaluating the effectiveness of state-funded prekindergarten programs in Texas. The two components of the study included in this report are (1) a statewide survey of 507 school districts, focusing on prekindergarten program characteristics, implementation, and parents' perceptions of the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Limited English Speaking, Parent Attitudes
Xiang, Zongping; Schweinhart, Lawrence J. – 2001
The Michigan School Readiness Program (MSRP), a state-initiated and state-funded preschool program, serves more than 20,000 four-year-olds identified as being at risk for school failure each year. A longitudinal evaluation followed 2 cohorts selected from 7 sites from kindergarten through Grade 3 for Cohort 1 and through Grade 2 for Cohort 2. Each…
Descriptors: Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Elementary School Students, Grade Repetition
