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Download full textHunting, Dan – Morrison Institute for Public Policy, 2018
As downtown Phoenix experiences a wave of new residential and commercial construction, Phoenix Elementary School District #1 (Phoenix #1) is at the center of the largest local demographic change in decades. Phoenix #1 educates more than 6,000 students at 14 schools, from preschool through eighth grade, with many families living in older, historic…
Descriptors: School Districts, Educational Change, Environmental Influences, Urban Schools
Talmage, Craig A.; Dombrowski, Rosemarie; Pstross, Mikulas; Peterson, C. Bjørn; Knopf, Richard C. – Metropolitan Universities, 2015
Applied community learning experiences for university students are promising endeavors in downtown urban environments. Past research is applied to help better comprehend a community engagement initiative conducted in downtown Phoenix, Arizona. The initiative aimed to illuminate the socio-cultural diversity of the downtown area utilizing…
Descriptors: Urban Areas, Story Telling, College Students, Experiential Learning
Hazenbush, Matt – Graduate Management Admission Council, 2018
An area of graduate management education (GME) that has excelled at attracting underrepresented populations (URPs) is the for-profit sector, including programs at nationally-known brands like the University of Phoenix, Strayer University, and Capella University. URP students in total accounted for half of for-profit GME degrees conferred in…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Proprietary Schools, Graduate Study, Disproportionate Representation
Anderson, Theresa; Kuehn, Daniel; Eyster, Lauren; Barnow, Burt; Lerman, Robert I. – Urban Institute, 2017
The "Final Impact Report for Accelerating Opportunity" study examined the effect of Accelerating Opportunity (AO) on education and employment outcomes for underprepared adult learners. Designed and led by Jobs for the Future and national partners, AO allowed adults with low basic skills to enroll in integrated career pathways at…
Descriptors: Career Pathways, Adult Students, Community Colleges, Technical Institutes
Thomas B. Fordham Foundation, 2009
As a charter school sponsor (authorizer), the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation submits an accountability report to the Ohio Department of Education at the end of November each year. The report includes profiles of each Fordham-sponsored school, as well as graphics comparing the achievement data of its schools, their home districts, and statewide…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Philanthropic Foundations, School Support, Accountability
Waits, Mary Jo; Johnson, Ryan; Silverstein, Rustin – 1998
This report describes seven categories of violent crime in Phoenix, Arizona, and provides causes, facts, preventative programs, and lessons learned pertaining to each category of violence. The categories are: (1) prenatal and early childhood; (2) families; (3) individual youth; (4) schools; (5) neighborhood and community; (6) workplace; and (7)…
Descriptors: Crime, Crime Prevention, Criminology, Family Violence
Thomas B. Fordham Foundation, 2010
As the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation chronicled in its last year's Fordham Sponsorship Accountability Report, "Seeking Quality in the Face of Adversity", the 2008-09 school year was a brutal one during which schools, and their peers, faced many existential threats. The 2009-10 school year was Fordham's fifth year as a charter school…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Accountability, Leadership, Academic Achievement
Bureau of Indian Affairs (Dept. of Interior), Phoenix, AZ. – 1975
A composite summary of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I projects operated in the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Phoenix Area, during fiscal year 1975 is given on an area-wide basis. Data, presented by charts and graphs, cover: the BIA's organization; student enrollment in the Phoenix Area schools by agency and school;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indians, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment
Morrison Institute for Public Policy, Arizona State University, 2008
This report presents data from the Arizona Indicators Panel, a statewide representative sample of Arizonans conducted in May and July 2008. Most survey respondents named crime and public safety as among the top issues their officials should address, and nearly half said they thought crime was getting worse. Yet, despite strong concerns about…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Crime, Safety, Public Opinion
Bureau of Indian Affairs (Dept. of Interior), Phoenix, AZ. – 1975
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I projects operated in the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Phoenix Area, during fiscal year 1975 are summarized on a grade by grade-school by school basis. Data, presented in chart and graph form, cover: the BIA's organization; student enrollment in the Phoenix Area; expenditures by school; student…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indians, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment
Sandler, Linda; Heffernon, Rick – 2000
The Phoenix, Arizona, Early Head Start (EHS) program is for first-time teen parents and their families. The end of 1999-2000 marked the fifth and final year of a research and demonstration grant for EHS and concluded the fourth full year of program implementation. This report provides a five-year perspective on program process and outcomes for…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Early Parenthood, Family Programs, Infants
Sandler, Linda; Heffernon, Rick – 2000
The Phoenix, Arizona Early Head Start (EHS) program is for first-time teen parents and their families. The 1998-99 project year marked the fourth year of a 5-year research and demonstration grant for EHS and concluded the third full year of program implementation. This report analyzes Year Four program services and outcomes for children, families,…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Family Programs, Infants, Preschool Education
Phoenix Union High School District, AZ. Dept. of Research and Planning. – 1976
In 1969-70 the Research and Planning Department established Phoenix Union High School System study area boundaries that are contiguous with census tracts, elementary school and district boundaries, high school and district boundaries, area transportation study boundaries, and natural and man-made obstacles. Students were identified by these study…
Descriptors: American Indians, Attendance, Black Students, Demography
Hodgkinson, Harold L. – 1988
A description of the State of Arizona and its educational system is presented as a working paper in a final report by the Arizona Board of Regents' Task Force on Excellence, Efficiency and Competitiveness. Facts about the state include the following: indications are that the present growth in Arizona will continue for at least a decade more;…
Descriptors: Competition, Demography, Educational Finance, Educational Quality
Phoenix Union High School District, AZ. – 1980
The minimal writing skills proficiency program in the Phoenix Union High School District was initiated as a result of basic competency legislation passed in 1972; in 1976, writing was added to the basic skills requirements for graduation. Writing proficiency is determined by teacher evaluation of pieces of writing using the criteria established…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Objectives, Graduation Requirements, High Schools
