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Joyce H. Conyers – ProQuest LLC, 2024
In the state of South Carolina, African American students make up 34% of the student population but 59% of students receive out-of-school suspension. It was assumed by prior research statistics that the disproportionality of discipline produces lower academic achievement for African American students. An examination of the disproportionality of…
Descriptors: African American Students, Disproportionate Representation, Racial Differences, White Students
Robinson, Christopher, Ed. – South Carolina Commission on Higher Education, 2022
The "South Carolina Higher Education Statistical Abstract" is a comprehensive, single-source compilation of tables and graphs which report data frequently requested by the governor, legislators, college and university staff, other state government officials, and the general public. The 2022 edition of the "Statistical Abstract"…
Descriptors: Higher Education, School Statistics, Data, Enrollment Rate
Renee M. Bell-Patty – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This study compared graduation rates between traditional high school students and high school students enrolled in Career and Technology Education courses in South Carolina. The research questions were based on the students' graduation rates as related to gender, race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status. The data was retrieved from the South…
Descriptors: High School Students, Vocational Education, Graduation Rate, Control Groups
Prince Brewington – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this study was to ascertain the relationship between district-level per-pupil expenditures and district-level student achievement in rural South Carolina school districts. School districts in rural South Carolina are synonymous with higher concentration of minority students and students living in poverty (Showalter, 2019). The…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Equal Education, School Districts, Expenditure per Student
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Darris R. Means; Jenay F. E. Willis; Kim Getfield; Devon Golden; Bryson Henriott; Brandon Lee; Alejandra Medina; Hannah Reilley; Lily K. Tunstall; Ying Zhou – Rural Educator, 2024
Since the 2016 U.S. presidential election, increasing attention has been paid to rural communities. For our study, we used a multicase study approach that included five states to study the difference between the rhetoric about the need to focus more attention on rural communities soon after the 2016 election and the practiced reality of state…
Descriptors: State Policy, Access to Education, Success, Rural Areas
Laura S. Lusk – ProQuest LLC, 2024
With the continual decline of high school graduation rates in South Carolina, there is a need for high schools to look at alternative pathways to graduation. Many of the current alternatives offered to students remove them from the high school setting or interactions with the student body. This study focused on an alternative pathway to…
Descriptors: High School Students, Graduation Rate, At Risk Students, Barriers
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Mengli Song; Kyle Neering; Kristina L. Zeiser; Robert Schwarzhaupt; Sara Mitchell – American Educational Research Journal, 2024
Utilizing a lottery-based natural experiment, this study assessed the longer-term impact of early colleges on postsecondary degree attainment. It found that early colleges significantly increased the overall degree completion and associate degree completion rates within 10 years of expected high school graduation. While the impact on bachelor's…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Graduation Rate, Educational Attainment, Academic Degrees
Zinth, Jennifer – Education Commission of the States, 2018
Federal requirements stipulate that states and local education agencies annually calculate and report an Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate, disaggregated by student group. The ACGR includes all students who graduate from high school in four years with a regular high school diploma, plus all students with the most significant cognitive disabilities…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, High School Graduates, Graduation Requirements, State Programs
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Hammond, Lindsey; Adams, Philip; Rubin, Paul G.; Ness, Erik C. – Educational Policy, 2022
Intermediary organizations play an increasingly important role in public policy related to higher education, particularly related to the completion agenda. This study addresses strategies employed by intermediary organizations to communicate to policymakers regarding college completion. Using rhetorical analysis, we examine 72 documents to…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Educational Attainment, Higher Education, Policy Analysis
Saunders, K. M.; Nagle, B. T. – Frederick D. Patterson Research Institute, UNCF, 2018
A college degree is increasingly vital for career mobility and economic success as more employers are requiring greater levels of education and credentials. For more than 150 years, historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have played a leading role in graduating black students and have made significant contributions to the workforce…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, African American Students, Enrollment, Graduation Rate
Walker, Carolyn – ProQuest LLC, 2018
This mixed methods study examined the effects of experiential learning on student completion and academic success in a business course at Greenville Technical College in Greenville, South Carolina. Completion rates and end-of-course grades were compared between non-experiential learning participants and experiential learning participants in…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Instructional Effectiveness, Academic Achievement, Business Administration Education
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Bares, William; Manaris, Bill; McCauley, Renée – Computer Science Education, 2018
Computing in the Arts (CITA) is an interdisciplinary Bachelor of Arts degree program, which integrates computer science with art theory and practice. We present a 6-year study that explores the impact of the CITA degree on broadening participation. We find that CITA attracts a different student population than traditional computer science degrees.…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Computer Science Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Gender Differences
Christopher Robinson Ed. – South Carolina Commission on Higher Education, 2023
The "South Carolina Higher Education Statistical Abstract" is a comprehensive, single-source compilation of tables and graphs which report data frequently requested by the governor, legislators, college and university staff, other state government officials, and the general public. The 2023 edition of the Statistical Abstract marks the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Enrollment, Academic Degrees, Graduation Rate
Zumeta, William; Huntington-Klein, Nick – Council of Independent Colleges, 2017
America's diverse higher education landscape includes more than 700 four-year nonprofit colleges and universities that focus on baccalaureate education. These private nondoctoral (PND) institutions are located in almost every state and collectively enroll about 1.6 million students and award nearly 150,000 degrees annually, with the majority of…
Descriptors: Private Colleges, Universities, Educational Policy, State Policy
Education Week, 2018
This 22nd edition of "Quality Counts" offers a fresh take on the annual top-to-bottom ranking of the nation's school systems on a state-by-state basis published by "Education Week". The first of three "Quality Counts" reports being rolled out over the course of the year, "Grading the States" aims to…
Descriptors: Geographic Location, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Kindergarten
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