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Woodworth, Katrina; Bland, Jennifer; Guha, Roneeta; Shields, Patrick; Wechsler, Marjorie; Tiffany-Morales, Juliet; Tse, Victoria – Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning, 2009
In this document, its 11th annual report on the status of the teaching profession in California, the Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning focuses on current efforts to improve high school education and their implications for teachers. One overarching research question guided the study: To what extent are California high school teachers…
Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation), Elementary Secondary Education, High Schools, Secondary School Teachers
Bangser, Michael – National High School Center, 2008
This research brief examines the challenges and opportunities presented in evaluating whether an intervention achieves defined goals of increasing students' educational attainment, employment, and earnings after high school. The report concludes that evaluations should: (1) Distinguish between gross outcomes (such as how many young people attend…
Descriptors: High Schools, Educational Attainment, High Risk Students, Measures (Individuals)
Amos, Jason, Ed. – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2004
"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) Must be in the Front Row!: High Schools, Graduation Rates Receive New Attention from Policy Community and World of…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Graduation Rate, Dropouts, Federal Government
Legum, Stanley; Caldwell, Nancy; Davis, Bryan; Haynes, Jacqueline; Hill, Telford J.; Litavecz, Stephen; Rizzo, Lou; Rust, Keith; Vo, Ngoan – 1997
The 1994 High School Transcript Study (HSTS) provides the Department of Education and other policymakers with information about current course offerings and students' course-taking patterns in the nation's secondary schools. One objective was to determine changes in course offering and selection patterns since the previous studies in 1982, 1987,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Records, Core Curriculum, Course Selection (Students)
Legum, Stanley; Caldwell, Nancy; Davis, Bryan; Haynes, Jacqueline; Hill, Telford J.; Litavecz, Stephen; Rizzo, Lou; Rust, Keith; Vo, Ngoan – 1997
The 1994 High School Transcript Study (HSTS) provides the Department of Education and other policymakers with information about current course offerings and students' course-taking patterns in the nation's secondary schools. One objective was to determine changes in course offering and selection patterns since the previous studies in 1982, 1987,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Records, Core Curriculum, Course Selection (Students)
Bachman, Jerald G.; Johnston, Lloyd D.; O'Malley, Patrick M. – 1996
The purpose of this paper is to provide a detailed description of the Monitoring the Future research design, including sampling, data collection procedures, measurement content, and questionnaire format. Monitoring the Future is designed to assess the changing lifestyles, values, and preferences of American youth on a continuing basis. Since the…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Cultural Context, Drug Use