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Lee, Hea-Jin; Ozgun-Koca, S. Asli; Cristol, Dean – Current Issues in Education, 2011
This study investigates the effectiveness of the Ohio High School Transformation Initiative using several years of state data on attendance, graduation, dropout rates, and performance index scores. Results indicate differences between small schools or small learning communities, and traditional schools that have similar school profiles to small…
Descriptors: Traditional Schools, Small Schools, Graduation Rate, Dropout Rate
Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development (NJ1), 2010
Educational attainment is reported separately for individuals 18-24 and those 25 and over. Many individuals in the 18-24 year old group are still acquiring their education, but it is still of interest to look at their status in 2000 and 2006-2008 to determine whether more of them have completed high school or more advanced education. The number of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, High Schools, Educational Attainment, College Graduates
ACT, Inc., 2011
Annually, ACT provides a snapshot of the college and career readiness of ACT-tested high school graduates. This report is offered as a service to inform policymakers and practitioners about selected indicators of effectiveness and how that translates into readiness. It is designed to stimulate discussion, inquiry, and action. This report for the…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Achievement Rating, Achievement Tests, Academic Achievement
McCann, Matthew R. – United States Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1913
One of the most successful attempts to give instruction in the trades in the public high school and at the same time to preserve the best of the traditional high-school course is that begun at Fitchburg, Massachusetts. The cooperative plan, adopted in imitation of that in use in the college of engineering of the University of Cincinnati, has…
Descriptors: Educational History, Industrial Education, Cooperative Education, High School Students