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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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A Comparison Study of AVID and GEAR UP 10th-Grade Students in Two High Schools in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas
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Watt, Karen M.; Huerta, Jeffery; Lozano, Aliber – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2007
This study examines 4 groups of high school students enrolled in 2 college preparatory programs, AVID and GEAR UP. Differences in student educational aspirations, expectations and anticipations, knowledge of college entrance requirements, knowledge of financial aid, and academic achievement in mathematics were examined. Adelman's (1999)…
Descriptors: College Preparation, Mathematics Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Grade 10
Schoolwide Impact and AVID: How Have Selected Texas High Schools Addressed the New Accountability Measures?
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Watt, Karen M.; Powell, Charles A.; Mendiola, Irma Doris; Cossio, Griselda – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2006
This is a study of high schools and their districts receiving Comprehensive School Reform (CSR) grants that have used those grants to support implementation of the Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) model. Over a 4-year period 10 such high schools in 5 districts have been examined to determine if schoolwide or district-wide…
Descriptors: Grants, Educational Change, High Schools, School Districts
Implications of One Comprehensive School Reform Model for Secondary School Students Underrepresented in Higher Education
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Watt, Karen M.; Powell, Charles A.; Mendiola, Irma Doris – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2004
This is a study of 10 high schools that implemented Advancement via Individual Determination (AVID) during the 1999-2000 academic year as a Comprehensive School Reform model. Student performance data were collected on 1,291 AVID students in these Texas schools. Researchers examined test scores, attendance rates, advanced course enrollment…
Descriptors: School Improvement, Scores, Attendance Patterns, Graduation