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Pierson, Sharon – American Educational History Journal, 2009
This paper presents an early phase of a research on the history of Alabama State College Laboratory School, 1920 to 1969. The research contributes new, critical history to the current story of segregated schooling and offers a more complete picture as to the richness that the African American culture, community, and dedication to educational…
Descriptors: African Americans, Laboratory Schools, State Colleges, African American Education
Ericson, Edward E., Jr.; Neusner, Jacob; Zinsmeister, Karl – American Enterprise, 1996
Presents three papers that offer advice to college-bound students and their parents. The first suggests that the more prestigious the academic institution, the more decadent the intellectual and social milieu. The second argues that higher education is best when it is local. The third warns students to keep learning outside the college…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, College Choice, High School Students, High Schools
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Hoyt, Jeff E. – College and University, 1999
A study investigated the relationship of high school mathematics preparation to remedial placement and subsequent performance in math courses offered at Utah Valley State College (UVSC). Results are also reported for nationwide high school math preparation and American College Testing Program (ACT) test scores. Differences among local high schools…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Case Studies, College Entrance Examinations, College Preparation