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[News Clip: Summer school]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: July 6, 1981, 10:00 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 48 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Summer school]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story by reporter Regina Benjamin about students attending summer school in Fort Worth schools and factors that affect summer school's impact on academic performance including classroom size and curriculum. The story includes interviews with two unidentified students, children playing basketball, an interview with an unidentified teacher, and an unidentified school district representative. This story aired at 10:00… more
Date: May 15, 1985
Duration: 1 minute 23 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Fort Worth grades]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: June 7, 1985, 10:00 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 21 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Fort Worth Grades]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: August 1, 1985, 10:00 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 28 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

English language learners: Does summer school make a difference in young children's literacy scores?

Description: Many school districts consider literacy and oral language as a top priority for pre-kindergarten students. In the district under study, pre-kindergarten English language learner (ELL) students are encouraged to attend a special summer school program to increase their oral language ability in English. This study compared three groups of children: ELL students attending summer school v. ELL students not attending summer school v. English speaking students not attending summer school. The students… more
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Date: August 2006
Creator: Wickert, DeAnna S.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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The Effect of Accelerated Instruction on Summer Regression

Description: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the benefit accrued to fifth-grade students who participated in a summer school accelerated instruction program utilizing accelerated instructional practices in a Texas school district. The secondary intent was to determine the program's effect on student regression or retention as measured by Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) scores and State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness (STAAR) tests in reading and mathematics. The district provided su… more
Date: May 2020
Creator: Voss, Pamela J
Partner: UNT Libraries
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An Evaluation of a Guidance-Structured Summer Session for Entering University Freshmen

Description: The problem of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a guidance-structured summer session for entering university freshmen. The performances of students entering this type of program were compared with those of students entering a traditional type of summer school. Inferences made relating to the contributions of a guidance-structured summer session to entering university freshmen were based on analyses of the following characteristics: (1) performance on standardized tests; (2) certa… more
Date: January 1966
Creator: McCandless, Charles Emery, 1931-
Partner: UNT Libraries
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[News Clip: School Hirings]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: July 24, 1991, 6:00 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 46 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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