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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Carpenter, Dick M., II; Ramirez, Al – Christian Higher Education, 2012
Prevalent definitions of the achievement gap conceptualize it as the difference in achievement between white and minority students. Recent research, however, points to numerous gaps both within and between groups. This study explores a further conceptualization of achievement gaps by looking at the "underachievement gap"--the difference between…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Underachievement, Academic Achievement, Minority Groups
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Timmermans, Steven; Booker, Rhae-Ann – Christian Higher Education, 2006
With interest in university-college partnerships increasing, this paper presents an example of an effective college-church partnership. A Christian college partnered with 19 urban churches to offer precollege activities for urban youth in grades 7 through 12. As expected, the level of poverty associated with young people's neighborhoods (i.e.,…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Church Related Colleges, Partnerships in Education, Urban Youth