This study examined the effectiveness of public charter high schools by comparing state assessment data, discipline records, and survey responses of African American students who attend a public charter high school with African American students who a . . .

This mixed-methods study examined strategies used by Transitional Kindergarten (TK) teachers to support the social and emotional growth of their students in the Central Valley of California. Transitional Kindergarten is a new grade level in California . . .

Technology in the 21st century is integrated to many aspects of American society. There has been a steady increase with the use of educational technology in higher education classes. The use of a learning management system (LMS) in a face-to-face clas . . .

Comprehensive reading, writing, research, and study skills play a critical role in a graduate student’s success and ability to contribute to a field of study effectively. The literature indicated a need to support graduate student success in the areas . . .

This study was designed to identify for educators what students feared in secondary school, and what policies and procedures that students perceived to increase their feelings of safety and security on campus. This study explored a distribution of sec . . .

Two million U.S. military veterans live in California, a number that is expected to increase as military personnel in the Afghanistan (OEF) and Iraq (OIF) conflicts complete their service. Statewide statistics indicate that scores of returning veteran . . .

With over 6,400,000 students enrolled (National Institute of Educational Services, 2011), California is the largest K-12 school system in the United States and therefore the quality of programs chosen for its state-wide adoption is particularly import . . .

The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of Transformational Leadership on student achievement. The main research question focused on the relationship between Transformational Leadership practices of principals and student academic achievem . . .

The federal government, through the School Improvement Grant (SIG) program of 2009, provided millions of dollars for states to bring about immediate and sustainable academic growth to schools that were designated as persistently lowest achieving. This . . .

The purpose of this study was to determine the utility of one program in improving participants’ abilities to parent. Both qualitative and quantitative methods were utilized to compile data from African American and Hispanic women who were current or . . .