NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
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.

Learn more about the history of ERIC here. PDF icon

Showing all 3 results
Multiple Marginality and Urban Education: Community and School Socialization among Low-Income Mexican-Descent Youth
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Conchas, Gilberto Q.; Vigil, James Diego – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2010
This article conceptualizes the crucial social and developmental features impacting Mexican-descent youth and adolescents in low-income communities in southern California. All youth in these neighborhoods must confront and come to grips with the many environmental, socioeconomic, racial, and cultural forces they confront. However, it is the…
Descriptors: Juvenile Gangs, Neighborhoods, Socialization, Low Income
Implementation and Outcomes of Supplemental Educational Services: The Tennessee State-Wide Evaluation Study
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Ross, Steven M.; Potter, Allison; Paek, Jangmi; McKay, Dawn; Sanders, William; Ashton, James – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2008
Supplemental Educational Services (SES), a component of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, provides free tutoring to economically disadvantaged children who are attending Title I schools in their 2nd or more years of school improvement. This research evaluated SES in Tennessee to determine the: (a) impacts on student achievement, and (b)…
Descriptors: Models, Federal Legislation, Educational Objectives, Economically Disadvantaged
Supplemental Educational Services as a Consequence of the NCLB Legislation: Evaluating Its Impact on Student Achievement in a Large Urban District
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Munoz, Marco A.; Potter, Allison P.; Ross, Steven M. – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2008
Supplemental Educational Services (SES), a federally mandated program, is designed to raise student achievement via the implementation of tutoring programs. Unfortunately, although the SES federal legislation has been adopted by school districts nationally, relatively limited empirical evidence from rigorous research studies exists regarding the…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Participant Satisfaction, Federal Legislation, Academic Achievement