Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Marie Rose, third grade teacher at Awbrey Park Elementary, poses with current and former students during an AVID Spotlight event ...

Advancement Via Individual Determination — AVID — is the name and aim of a college-prep program that tackles the 'achievement gap.' Guadalupe Genis, Sammy McMahon and Edward Dominguez, ninth-graders ...

The article “Popular AVID Program Yields Mixed Results in Chicago” (Education Week, May 11, 2011) was extremely disappointing in that it highlighted a study based only on academic data on students ...

CHAMPAIGN – Champaign officials are gearing up to offer students with "middle ability levels" additional help on their march toward higher education. About 44 students at Centennial High School in ...

Corrected: An earlier version of this story contained incorrect information on the Advancement Via Individual Determination, or AVID, program’s participation in the federal Investing in Innovation ...

Eugene School District 4J hosted an AVID explainer event last week, shedding light on the popular college and career readiness program and how it equips academically promising but potentially ...