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College Access and Success
http://fred.fcny.org/ydipubs/pubs/CollegeAccessAndSuccess.pdf
This paper is designed to help teachers and youth workers identify obstacles that impede their young people in entering and succeeding in college and offer opportunities to engage them in their post-secondary education.
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College Partnerships - Fairfax County Public Schools
http://www.fcps.edu/ss/StudentServices/CollegePartnership/colpart2.htm
This site provides ideas for school districts as they seek to involve all students in pursuing college. Activities begin in middle school to increase students' and parents' understanding of higher education programs and college life. 98% of graduating seniors in the program enroll in college.
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Culturally Based Education for Native American Students
http://www.nwrel.org/nwreport/2003-03/index.html
A recently released (2003) research review, A Review of the Research Literature on the Influences of Culturally Based Education on the Academic Performance of Native American Students, examines existing research on the link between culturally based education (CBE) and academic performance for native students. The overall contract from the USDOED is managed by the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory and conducted by a national coalition of experts, including CREDE affiliates. Authors of this review are William Demmert, Jr., and John Towner, both of Western Washington University. The review examines existing research, discusses features of authentic CBE, and will be used to examine the feasibility of designing a national experimental study on CBE and native students. View the report online.
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Gateway Classes to Success
http://www.msep.uncc.edu/Zgateway.html
There are six major mathematics and science classes that your child should complete during middle and high school, and the earlier the better. These six classes not only open the door to more advanced mathematics and science classes, they also prepare your child for college and the rewarding careers that follow.
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Minority Student Achievement Network
http://www.msanetwork.org/
The Minority Student Achievement Network is an unprecedented national coalition of 25 multiracial, urban-suburban school districts across the United States. The Network's mission is to discover, develop and implement the means to ensure high academic achievement for students of color, specifically African American and Latino students.
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My Iowa Schools
http://www.myiowaschools.org/raise_the_bar.asp
The Iowa School Board provides this web site to help Iowans understand the responsibility of public schools in ensuring that all students learn well. Access to multiple resources are available on this site.
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National Issue Forum: Education
http://www.nifi.org/discussion_guides/guides.aspx?catID=10
National Issues Forums bring people together to talk about important issues, like education. They range from small study circles held in peoples’ homes to large community gatherings modeled on New England town meetings. The forums help people of diverse views find common ground for action on issues that concern them deeply. NIF forums are structured deliberative discussions, led by trained moderators. Using nonpartisan issue books, participants weigh possible ways to address a problem. They analyze each approach and the arguments for and against.
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National Urban League - Education and Youth Programs
http://www.nul.org/educationandyouth.html
The National Urban League Education & Youth Division works to improve educational opportunity for African-American students through scholarships, academic achievement initiatives, early child care/developmental programs, mentoring opportunities and youth leadership development.
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Parsing the Achievement Gap: Baselines for Tracking Progress (2004)
http://www.ets.org/Media/Research/pdf/PICPARSING.pdf
Produced by the Educational Testing Service, Parsing the Achievement Gap: Baselines for Tracking Progress (2004) synthesizes a large body of research on 14 factors associated with educational achievement disaggregated by race/ethnicity or income level, including parent participation, reading to young children, amount of television viewing, and parent availability.
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The Education Trust
http://www2.edtrust.org/edtrust/ESEA
The Education Trust is an independent nonprofit organization that works for the high academic achievement of all students at all levels, kindergarten through college, and forever closing the achievement gaps that separate low-income students and students of color from other youth. Their basic tenet is this - All children will learn at high levels when they are taught to high levels. This site provides specialized information on No Child Left Behind, including key provisions of the law.
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The Hispanic Family Learning Institute (HFLI)
http://www.famlit.org/site/c.gtJWJdMQIsE/b.1466911/apps/s/content.asp?ct=2483695
The Hispanic Family Learning Institute (HFLI) is an initiative of the National Center for Family Literacy focusing on the dissemination of resources designed for supporting literacy practitioners working with Hispanic families.
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Why Take Math and Science
http://www.msep.uncc.edu/Zmathfocus.html
By ensuring that their children are enrolled in challenging math and science classes, parents provide their children with the keys to the gates of opportunity and success in the future!
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