Samantha Holquist

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Associations between High School Students' Social-Emotional Competencies and Their High School and College Academic and Behavioral Outcomes in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

This study addressed the need expressed by education stakeholders in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to better understand their high school students' social-emotional competencies and how those competencies might be associated with students' academic and behavioral outcomes in high school and college. Social-emotional competencies refer to the knowledge, beliefs, and behaviors that help students recognize and manage their emotions, build positive relationships, and make respo...
Jul 01, 2021
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Using High School Data to Explore Early College Success on Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia

As of 2010, about 15 percent of residents older than age 25 on Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) had completed an associate degree or higher. To increase the number of college graduates, the Pohnpei Department of Education and the College of Micronesia--FSM are working together to improve the early college outcomes of their students. They noted that in 2018, 42 percent of applicants from Pohnpei to the College of Micronesia--FSM were not admitted or were admitted to a one-ye...
Jun 22, 2021
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Using High School Data to Predict College Readiness and Early College Success on Guahan (Guam)

On Guahan (Guam), the large percentages of students enrolling in non-credit-bearing courses at Kulehon Kumunidat Guahan (Guam Community College) and Unibetsedat Guahan (University of Guam) have raised concerns about college readiness and early college success. Without adequate research on predictors of college readiness and early success among students on Guahan, educators and other stakeholders find it difficult to identify and support students at risk of being underprepared for college. Thi...
Apr 12, 2021
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Using High School Data to Predict College Success in Palau

The Palau Ministry of Education and Palau Community College are aligning their education systems to better prepare students for college. Research on the high school academic preparation variables that predict college success is limited for students in Palau. Using data from Palau's Ministry of Education and Palau Community College, this study examined factors that predict early community college success and college completion. The study found that 60 percent of Palau High School graduates who...
Jan 01, 2021
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Culturally Responsive Leading and Learning: Addressing Equity Through Student and Family Voice

As part of a collaboration between REL Mid-Atlantic and REL Pacific, this is part two of three blogs examining equity and culturally responsive practices in light of COVID-19. The first blog post provided an overview of using culturally responsive practices in online learning. As racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic diversity within schools and classrooms has expanded, teachers and leaders have begun to recognize the unique backgrounds and experiences of culturally diverse students through cult...
Date published:
Jun 03, 2020
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Uplifting Student Voices: Sustaining Student Voice in Decision Making

This is the third blog post in our series on student voice in K-12 decision making. The second blog post covered information on effective practices for incorporating student voice in decision making and can be found here. Like many K-12 education change initiatives, sustaining student voice practices in classrooms, schools, and districts over time can be challenging (Mitra, 2014). Challenges to sustainability can include the departure of a trusted educator who supported the de...
Date published:
Mar 15, 2020
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Uplifting Student Voices: Effective Practices for Incorporating Student Experiences into Decision Making

This is the second blog post in our series on student voice in K-12 decision making. The first blog post covered information on what student voice is, how it can influence student outcomes, and different models for engaging student voice in decision making. This first blog post can be found here. Increasingly, educators are recognizing student voice as a necessary component for improving their K-12 school systems, and are beginning to incorporate student experiences into their decision ...
Date published:
Dec 20, 2019
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Consider Student Voices: Striving to Understand Student Experiences to Support Learning and Growth

Incorporating student voice into the classroom and in school, district, and state-level decision-making is a topic of growing interest for educators across the United States and the Pacific Region.1 Teachers are increasingly asking students to provide feedback on lessons, school administrators are collaborating with students to address school concerns, and districts are creating advisory boards in which students provide insights into policy issues.2 In the Pacific Region, the Hawai'i Departme...
Date published:
Oct 23, 2019