When students enroll in college unprepared, the college must provide remedial education. ... First, students do not transition smoothly from high school to college. ... The California community college system holds over 2.3 million students attending 112 colleges. ... Students drop out since most community college students have a job or a child to worry about. ... It is proven that students work better when they are placed with students who are "college ready....

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Abstract The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of student led conferences on minority student achievement. The study focuses on the social problem of student achievement and understanding how parental involvement influences minority student achievement. ... The data will measure the influences student-led conference has student achievement on the Missouri Assessment Program test. ... Student-led conferences are a strategy to involve parents in their student's academic success. ... Districts in both large and small communities have continued to struggle with student achievem...

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The student athletes bring money and attention to the school that otherwise would not have been attainable. College sports also boost the school spirit of colleges. It gives the students something to come out and cheer for. ... To conduct a survey, at least nine students must request that there be a survey. ... Students should not be counted if they participate in individual sports not sponsored by the school. ...

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After a literature search and hypothesis development we created a self report measurement instrument based on the Likert scale asking about the education experiences of recent high school graduates from public, charter and private schools in our local area. 47 surveys were distributed using eight questions in four major areas: Perceptions of education quality, preparation for college, ratings of academic challenge and ratings of satisfaction of experience. ... Our results indicate that the educational experiences of high school students we interviewed were similar in ratings for life/college p...

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Why have students chosen this? ... Smaller class sizes can contribute to better participation of students, increased facilities, proper interaction between students and teachers etc. ... Whether students feel free to ask questions and interact will be another variable discussed. ... The American International School is an academic institution whose purpose is to provide a college preparatory program to meet the needs of local and foreign students. This program leads to acceptance in American curriculum colleges and universities at or above the level of students in a comparable sized United Sta...

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Thus, earning a college diploma means acquiring the key to economic and social opportunities. The supreme ambition of every Filipino family, therefore, is to send every child to college regardless of the sacrifices it might entail on the part of at least one of the children, preferably the oldest child, should get a college degree so that he or she can take care of a younger sibling's college education, who in turn can assume the obligation of supporting the next younger sibling's education. ... A teacher is only to handle 45 students. ... This was done by student shifts. ... In tota...

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Primary schools everywhere are beginning to cut music programs from their students' schedules. ... Students and parents, however, cannot always afford these pricy private lessons and the only way for a student to get the music education he or she wants is by participating in school music classes. Music does not only affect students, but it has affected history as well. ... "Most student enrollments have barely grown while payrolls [have] exploded. ... That is seven students for every full-time employee. ...

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Method The study used a stratified random sample of 87 students (47 year 7 and 40 year 12) students from a secondary school in West Yorkshire. The study used self-administered questionnaires which were completed and handed back for analysis Results Results from the study found that there were many more inactive students from the year 12 sample. ... "Learning, memory, concentration, and mood all have a significant bearing on a student's academic performance, and there is increasing evidence that physical activity enhances each" (Sattelmair & Ratey, 2009, p. 365). ... However, res...

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