This mixed method research study examines the impact of preschool teachers’ education levels on the acquisition of school-readiness skills of kindergarten-bound students. Seeking to assess the problem of kindergarten-bound students not being academica . . .

When children in foster care turn 18, they are, for the most part, on their own. They are “called emancipated”; they are legally adults free from the foster care system. But many leave foster care with no job or income, few educational prospects and l . . .

During the last several years, this researcher has often ponder why it is that some of California’s public schools receiving Title I federal funds are able to successfully exit and move beyond their Program Improvement (PI) status. Conversely, other p . . .

This study investigated principals’ attitudes toward the inclusion of students with disabilities in elementary schools in California. More specifically, this study determined the variables that have a positive relationship with principals’ attitudes t . . .

There is a need for scholarship that speaks specifically to how critical Xicana/o educators cope and sustain themselves in the face of continual resistance by colleagues and unsupportive school administrators that discount and otherwise silence their . . .

Latino migrant and seasonal farmworkers represent a significant group in the United States, with California having the largest concentration in the nation. California also has the largest number of identified Latino migrant and seasonal farmworker stu . . .

The transformation of schools is a common theme in public policy on school education in many nations. Some are in response to immediate concerns about the level of student achievement, for example in the publicized findings on the California Departmen . . .

This mixed-methods study utilized data generated by 100 voluntary survey participants and five voluntary interview participants to construct a robust profile of AVID teacher attitudes, knowledge sets and practices. The researcher used the Pearson prod . . .

One of the most crucial issues facing the nursing profession today is the underrepresentation of minority nurses as it contributes to the disparity in the delivery of health care. The nursing work force is not keeping up with the pace of changing demo . . .

The purpose of this study was to determine the overall impact of student aid, the level of impact of federal grants and loans, and identify any correlation between the price of attendance and federal student aid (FSA). Completion rates in the Californ . . .