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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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McCormick, Jennifer; Ozuna, Sara M. – Online Yearbook of Urban Learning, Teaching, and Research, 2012
In this article, the authors analyze the evolution of parent advocate education standards that illustrate what parents need to know and do to effectively support their children's learning in 6th-12th grade. Focus groups conducted with parent participants revealed that parents were often unaware of the distinction between helping their child…
Descriptors: Parents, Written Language, Urban Schools, Focus Groups
Berliner, BethAnn; Barrat, Vanessa X.; Fong, Anthony B.; Shirk, Paul B. – Online Yearbook of Urban Learning, Teaching, and Research, 2009
This study follows a cohort of first-time ninth graders over five years in San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD) to describe the magnitude of its dropout problem and the numbers, characteristics, and graduation outcomes of the dropouts who subsequently reenrolled in the district. Additionally, it documents reenrollment issues…
Descriptors: High Schools, Dropouts, Second Language Learning, Credits