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Download full textNorthwest Evaluation Association, 2011
The Portland Schools Foundation's (PSF) Ninth Grade Counts initiative is a network of more than twenty independent summer transition programs targeting Academic Priority (or "at-risk") students. These programs share a common focus on providing academic support, enrichment, and career/college exposure for students who show early warning signs for…
Descriptors: High Schools, Summer Programs, School Districts, Grade 9
Dahlin, Michael; Cronin, John – Northwest Evaluation Association, 2010
One of the main goals of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) was to hold schools accountable for ensuring that all students are meeting high academic standards, and to eliminate disparities in academic performance between traditionally advantaged and disadvantaged groups of students. One could argue that this focus on holding schools accountable…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Disadvantaged, Academic Achievement, Academic Standards
Dahlin, Michael; Xiang, Yun; Durant, Sarah; Cronin, John – Northwest Evaluation Association, 2010
The goal of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) was to ensure that states set educational standards in core academic subjects, and to hold schools accountable for ensuring that all students meet these standards. Given the inflexibility of NCLB's AYP (adequate yearly progress) targets and the federal line drawn in the sand for 2014, critics have…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, State Standards, Academic Standards, Accountability
