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Williams, Amy; Perry, Alex – Education Commission of the States, 2020
This Policy Brief defines dual enrollment and common barriers to entry for historically underserved student populations. It identifies three opportunities for policies to expand access and make it more equitable: (1) Protect low-income students' access to dual enrollment; (2) Re-examine student eligibility policies; and (3) Encourage greater…
Descriptors: Dual Enrollment, Barriers, At Risk Students, Equal Education
Balfanz, Robert; Bridgeland, John M.; Fox, Joanna Hornig; Moore, Laura A. – Civic Enterprises, 2011
America continues to make progress in meeting its high school dropout challenge. Leaders in education, government, nonprofits and business have awakened to the individual, social and economic costs of the dropout crisis and are working together to solve it. This year, all states, districts, and schools are required by law to calculate high school…
Descriptors: High Schools, Graduation Rate, Dropouts, Global Approach
Rutherford, Jean – National Center for Educational Accountability, 2006
Governors and state and local education officials assumed that raising student achievement in the elementary and middle grades would solve the problems with high schools--but it hasn't. Why? Good information is the basis for successful improvement, and high school reform lacks accurate information about what students are to learn and about how…
Descriptors: High Schools, Educational Quality, School Effectiveness, Best Practices
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) President Calls for New Education Plan: "Jobs for the 21st Century" to Provide Extra Help for Middle and…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Teaching (Occupation), Reading, Graduation Rate