This study examines the responses of 133,990 eleventh grade students for traditional high schools in California during the 2017–18 school year. The sample comes from 670 high schools among 330 school districts, representing 57 of the 58 counties in Ca . . .

504 plans are legally mandated accommodations for students with qualifying disabilities in public schools. This mixed methods study examines teachers' experiences and perceptions of implementing Section 504 plans in one California school district, cal . . .

This study sought to capture a broad understanding of how federal financial aid is distributed among nontraditional and traditional students enrolled in public community colleges and how federal financial aid contributes to their educational success. . . .

This dissertation applied mixed research methods to explore the factors correlated with variation in the percentage of English learner (EL) students completing A-G course requirements in California high schools. Across the State’s high schools, an ave . . .

This study of Hispanic student pathways focused on successful community college transfer students in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) disciplines to discover significant personal and academic factors influencing their pathway. The impe . . .

Neurodiversity is a controversial concept at the core of a social movement. It posits that disabilities of neurological origin, or atypical neurological development, are a typical human variance that should be respected as diversity instead of a disab . . .

California is ranked 49th in per pupil spending (Fensterwald, 2013) therefore, it is no surprise teachers continue to be concerned how to bring funding to their visual and performing arts (VAPA) programs. Pupil fees are a direct violation of Californi . . .

According to the Public Policy Institute of California (2013a) the state of California is home to more than two million undocumented immigrants. The majority of these individuals migrated to the United States with hopes of a better life than what they . . .

The purpose of this study was to analyze a K-12 grammar-based English language development program’s effectiveness in facilitating English acquisition for second language learners. The role of leaders who facilitated the program was also examined, alo . . .

With educational attainment in the United States quickly deteriorating, ways to increase it have been a focus of educators, public policy analysts, accreditors, and state and federal policymakers, and is now a major concern of the President of the Uni . . .