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Martinez, Alina; Linkow, Tamara; Miller, Hannah; Parsad, Amanda – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2018
The U.S. Department of Education tested a set of promising, low-cost advising strategies, called "Find the Fit," designed to help low-income and "first generation" students enrolled in the Department's Upward Bound program choose more selective colleges and stay in until they complete a degree. About 200 Upward Bound projects…
Descriptors: Low Income Students, First Generation College Students, College Choice, Academic Persistence
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Janet E. Fischel; Stacey Storch Bracken; Ariela Fuchs-Eisenberg; Elana G. Spira; Samantha Katz; Gary Shaller – Journal of Literacy Research, 2007
Two curricula designed to enhance the early literacy skills of 4-year-old preschool children were evaluated against a third, comparison condition. Thirty-five Head Start preschool classrooms were assigned randomly to incorporate one of two early literacy curricular approaches, "Let's Begin with the Letter PeopleĀ®" or "Waterford…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Preschool Children, Emergent Literacy, Federal Programs