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Direct linkGewertz, Catherine – Education Week, 2010
A draft of grade-by-grade common standards is undergoing significant revisions in response to feedback that the outline of what students should master is confusing and insufficiently user-friendly. Writing groups convened by the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and the National Governors Association (NGA) are at work on what they say…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), High Schools, Literacy, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textJennings, Jack – Center on Education Policy, 2011
In this paper, the author asks the question, "Can Boys Succeed Later in Life if They Can't Read as Well as Girls?" He notes troubling statistics that illustrate lower performance of boys compared to girls, including performance on state reading tests, and graduation rates from both high school and college. He says that the good news is that the…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Graduation Rate, Reading Tests, Academic Achievement
Alliance for Excellent Education, 2010
"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) "The Nation's Report Card": Too Many High School Seniors Unprepared for College-Level Math and Reading; (2)…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Public Schools, Educational Policy, College Preparation
Newton, Anne; Vogt, Kristen – Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation (NJ1), 2008
Early college is a bold approach that blends high school and college in a rigorous yet supportive program to help young people simultaneously earn a diploma and tuition-free credit toward a postsecondary degree. Designed for students underrepresented in higher education, these innovative small public schools focus on the preparation of low-income…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Credits, Youth, Scholarships
Peer reviewedRoden, John K.; Cardina, Catherine E. – Teacher Educator, 1999
Investigated the percentage of high school seniors reporting intentions to major in education and actually majoring in education over 2 years, examining high school academic proficiency levels and the impact of type of college attended (2-year or 4-year). Less than half the students majored in education. There were differences by high school…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Bound Students, Education Majors, Elementary Secondary Education
