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Johnson, Jean; Rochkind, Jon – Public Agenda, 2010
Recent studies of the guidance system as it operates in public schools today indicate that counselors are often overworked and underprepared when it comes to helping students make the best decisions about their lives after high school. This survey of young adults aged 22 through 30 conducted by Public agenda for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Surveys, Opinions, Focus Groups
Johnson, Jean; Arumi, Ana Maria; Ott, Amber – Public Agenda, 2006
It is not the kind of atmosphere most adults would find helpful if they needed to study and learn-high dropout rates, kids promoted without learning, schools short on money, profanity and disrespect, fighting, drug and alcohol abuse. Yet these are "very serious" problems in schools, according to surprisingly large numbers of the nation's black and…
Descriptors: White Students, Educational Status Comparison, Educationally Disadvantaged, Educational Quality