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Radford, Alexandria Walton; Pearson, Juliana; Ho, Phoebe; Chambers, Eric; Ferlazzo, Damon – MPR Associates, Inc., 2012
Recently the state of Missouri, through the Missouri Department of Higher Education, has started to work toward the goal of having 60 percent of state residents hold some type of postsecondary credential. This goal aligns with similar initiatives in other states as well as President Obama's objective for the nation. In order to reach this…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Academic Persistence, Remedial Instruction, Developmental Studies Programs
Coalition for Community Schools, 2010
Great strides have been made by community school initiatives across the nation in their efforts to impact student achievement, attendance, student engagement, graduation rates, parent involvement and more. Data on community schools is growing and the authors encourage readers to review research reports and syntheses on results. The results…
Descriptors: Community Schools, Graduation Rate, Graduation, Parent Participation
Amos, Jason, Ed. – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2008
"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) "Educating Our Children": "Forbes" Taps Leaders in Business, Government, and Education for New…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Public Education, Government School Relationship, Newsletters
Missouri Department of Higher Education, 2010
This 2010 Annual Report for the Missouri Department of Higher Education takes a close look at the performance of Missouri's system of postsecondary education in Fiscal Year 2010. The annual report follows the format of the state's public agenda for higher education, "Imperatives for Change: Building a Higher Education System for the 21st…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Economics, Access to Computers, Access to Education
Missouri Department of Higher Education, 2009
The Coordinating Board for Higher Education and the Missouri Department of Higher Education present this FY2009 Annual Report to inform individuals of the state's status and progress in higher education. This year's shortened format is intended to provide a snapshot of how Missouri measures up in the goals outlined by the state's coordinated plan…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Annual Reports, State Agencies, State Legislation
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Ko, Jang Wan – College Student Journal, 2005
This study examines the retention of vocational education graduates in public higher education. Using 2,172 students who graduated vocational education programs in Area Vocational Technical Schools and enrolled as freshman (first-time young students) in public two-year and four-year colleges and universities in the 1996 fall semester, the author…
Descriptors: School Holding Power, Higher Education, Graduation Rate, Public Colleges
Fitch, Gregory G.; Martin, Joe; Medley, Susanne C.; Stein, Robert; Wittstruck, John – Missouri Department of Higher Education, 2004
Authorized by an amendment to the Missouri Constitution in 1972, and established by state statute as part of the Omnibus State Reorganization Act of 1974, the Coordinating Board for Higher Education (CBHE) has the responsibility of identifying the postsecondary educational needs of potential students and the training needs of business and industry…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Annual Reports, State Agencies, State Legislation