VCU CEnR

NEA policy brief examining research showing need for community involvement in education

Latinos1 have been continually overrepresented in low-skill and service sector U.S. jobs. One of the factors accounting for this is the educational experience of the Latino community, which has been characterized by low high school graduation rates, low college completion rates and substandard schooling conditions.2 As schools and policymakers seek to improve the educational conditions of Latinos, parental influence in the form of school involvement is assumed to play some role in shaping students' educational experiences.

Dr. Valenzuela's blog

Dr. Valenzuela's blog

Autobiographies of students, describing events and people trying to get at how school is perceived as punishing to students

Earlier this year, the Pew Hispanic Center reported that the number of Hispanic youth dropping out of high school hit a record low. Despite the decrease, i

Earlier this year, the Pew Hispanic Center reported that the number of Hispanic youth dropping out of high school hit a record low.

This document from the Virginia Department of Social Services describes the Reentry and Community Collaboration Councils that exist to provide support for re-entering citizens.

Mallik-Kane and Visher provide a comprehensive overview of the impact of physical, mental, and substance abuse conditions impact reentry.

This document outlines the understanding of reentry that is shared by the Virginia Department of Corrections, the Virginia Department of Social Services, and the Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services.

A document from the Virginia DSS outlines the vision, mission, values, and goals of offender reentry in Virginia

This is the theory I am using in my research

A useful guide to common theories in health behavior research. I will be using the Integrated Theory of Health Behavior in my proposal

Child Trends improves the lives and prospects of children and youth by conducting high-quality research and sharing the resulting knowledge with practitioners and policymakers.

When schools, families, and community groups work together to support learning, children tend to do better in school, stay in school longer, and like school more." That's the conclusion of A New Wave of Evidence, a report from SEDL.

Hartwell and Orr describe and evaluate the Forensic Transition Program, a program in Massachusetts designed to provide support for people with mental illness during re-entry from incarceration.

Bureau of Justice Statistics special report on rates of mental illness among incarcerated persons