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Gyllin, John; Miller, Michael T.; Morris, Adam A.; Grover, Kenda S. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2015
Community colleges have become increasingly reliant on diversifying their revenue sources, and turning to private fund raising has become a common strategy for many of them. Although fund raising has been a common practice in higher education since its inception, it has only emerged in the two-year college sector in the past several decades. The…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Donors, Suburban Schools, Income
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Kraemer Diaz, Anne E.; Spears Johnson, Chaya R.; Arcury, Thomas A. – Health Education & Behavior, 2015
Scientific integrity is necessary for strong science; yet many variables can influence scientific integrity. In traditional research, some common threats are the pressure to publish, competition for funds, and career advancement. Community-based participatory research (CBPR) provides a different context for scientific integrity with additional and…
Descriptors: Participatory Research, Community Involvement, Integrity, Reliability
Kyser, Tracy Patrick – ProQuest LLC, 2015
This study identified motivating factors that address specific barriers to success for students attending Alabama community colleges. The motivating factors identified in the research included academic support/tutoring programs, faculty mentoring programs, involvement in campus life, and personal resilience. The barriers include the lack of…
Descriptors: Community College Students, Barriers, Graduation, Student Motivation
National Center for Homeless Education at SERVE, 2015
According to research (Fargo et al, 2012) and federal data (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development [HUD], 2015), veterans experience homelessness at a higher rate than non-veterans. Many veterans experience homelessness as individuals, while others experience homelessness with their families (2015), which may include school-age children.…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Homeless People, Veterans, Military Personnel
Patton, Wendy – Policy Matters Ohio, 2015
Policy Matters Ohio periodically surveys schools about fiscal conditions and operational strategies. The Ohio Association of School Business Officials provided a link to such a survey in their newsletter of December 2014 through February 2015. Fifty-three respondents, representing 8.6 percent of districts and including representatives from all…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, State Aid, Financial Support, Budgets
Project on Student Debt, 2015
An update to the 2012 edition, this brief report provides frequently asked questions regarding the "90-10" rule, a federal law barring for-profit colleges from receiving more than 90% of their revenues from Department of Education Title IV federal student aid, including information on proposals for strengthening it. The 90-10 Rule is…
Descriptors: Debt (Financial), College Students, Student Financial Aid, Federal Legislation
Chase, Richard – Wilder Research, 2015
In response to the 2015 Minnesota legislative debate focused on increasing access to early education, this brief proposes a new policy approach that would prevent opportunity and achievement gaps and social, economic, and educational inequities.
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Policy, Equal Education, Achievement Gap
Estes, Elizabeth; Davis, Jeff; Shilton, Adrienne; Stoner-Mertz, Christine; Funk, Michael; Eisenberg, Lisa; Weller, Teneh; Knecht, Richard S.; Kelley, Veronica; Kain, Lara; Peck, Jennifer; Rosario, Aleah; Lombardo, Michael; Kimner, Hayin; Jacobs, Melissa; Dickey, Amanda; Epstein, Ken; Aguilar-Gaxiola, Sergio; Alcala, Lupita; Caparas, Ruthie; Coley, Aressa; Justus, Marianne; Willis, Jason; Larsen, Karen – WestEd, 2022
This field guide is a first step by a collaborative of California child-serving education, health, and social service experts and leaders to further California's current efforts toward one effective, integrated, comprehensive, school-based child-serving system. The guide includes guidance for both local education agencies (LEAs) and state leaders,…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Guides, School Districts, Public Officials
Grigal, Meg; Hart, Debra; Papay, Clare; Choiseul-Praslin, Belkis; Lazo, Rebecca – Institute for Community Inclusion, 2022
Think College Reports present descriptive data in narrative and tabular form to provide timely information to researchers, practitioners, and policymakers for review and use. This report provides program- and student-level data reported by TPSIDs (Transition and Postsecondary Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities) during the…
Descriptors: Program Content, Access to Education, Student Needs, Student Characteristics
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Pearce, Sioned; Power, Sally; Taylor, Chris – Research Papers in Education, 2018
This paper seeks to contribute to the growing research base about the extent and significance of "shadow education" through drawing on data from a national survey of over 1000 key stage 2, 3 and 4 pupils in Wales and over 200 of their parents. Wales provides an important lens to look at shadow education because of the political…
Descriptors: National Surveys, Outcomes of Education, Equal Education, Tutoring
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White, Deirdre – Childhood Education, 2018
In 2015, the United Nations ratified the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, several of which concern education. Much of what is targeted for education follows from what has yet to be achieved per the Millennium Development Goals 15 years ago. The top three education priorities per the UN's Global Education First Initiative are: put every child in…
Descriptors: Global Education, Educational Innovation, Lifelong Learning, Sustainable Development
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Felix, Eric R.; Castro, Marlon Fernandez – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2018
In 2014, California policymakers passed the Student Equity Plans (SEP) policy to address disparities in the community college system. The reform effort formalized a campus-wide planning effort that required institutions to examine their data for disparities, develop goals and strategies to mitigate identified inequities, and use new fiscal…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Equal Education, Two Year College Students, Policy Analysis
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Phillips, Erica; McDaniel, Anne; Croft, Alicia – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2018
Food insecurity is a growing problem among college students, but little is known about how it is related to academic outcomes. We analyze broad demographics of food insecurity at one institution and explore how food insecurity is associated with whether students have neglected their academics, reduced courses, or considered dropping out of college…
Descriptors: Food, Security (Psychology), Dropouts, At Risk Students
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Coleman, Mary Sue – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2018
The partnership between the government and American research universities lies at the heart of the U.S. scientific and higher educational enterprise. This unique and historic partnership has advanced human health, enhanced national security, and produced human capital that has fueled technological innovation and economic growth, created entire new…
Descriptors: Government School Relationship, Research Universities, Federal Government, State Government
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Daley, Tamara C.; Edwards, Jessica; Fiore, Thomas A.; Johnson, Laura – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2018
This report describes the work done by the 48 State Deaf-Blind Projects awarded grants by the Department of Education's Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) in late 2013. The report documents the technical assistance and dissemination activities carried out by the Projects and their collaborative activities, describes the needs for…
Descriptors: Deaf Blind, Technical Assistance, Children, Youth
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