Summer Melt: Supporting Low-income Students Through the Transition to College LINDSAY C. PAGE Explores summer melt, which is the concept of high school students who plan to go to college but fail to matriculate in the fall
Rac(e)ing to Class: Confronting Poverty and Race in Schools and Classrooms H. RICHARD MILNER IV Provides educators with a crucial understanding of how to teach students of color who live in poverty
Bayesian Analysis of Item Response Theory Models Using SAS® CLEMENT A. STONE XIAOWEN ZHU* For educators interested in applications of Bayesian estimation and model checking of item response theory models using SAS (Statistical Analysis System) software
Doing and Making Authentic Literacies LAURA JANE ROOP Focuses on educators who created classrooms and projects that help students to make connections between course work and their future lives and work
Early Child Development: From Theory to Practice CHRISTINA J. GROARK AFTON KIRK* STEPHANIE McCARTHY* An applied guide to child development for those who plan to work with children from birth through age 8
*Xiaowen Zhu earned a PhD in research methodology from Pitt’s School of Education. Stephanie McCarthy is director of applied initiatives and Afton Kirk is a graduate student researcher at Pitt’s Office of Child Development.