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Myers, Charles B. – 1986
Serious concerns are being raised by the poor and uneducated underclass in the United States. Four main points are given which expand upon these concerns. (1) The affluent and middle class white U.S. population does not have enough interest and commitment to the poor and undereducated population to pay the price it will take to educate the U.S.…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Improvement, Educational Legislation, Educationally Disadvantaged
Florida State Postsecondary Education Planning Commission, Tallahassee. – 1996
This report presents the results of a review of course withdrawal and forgiveness policies at public community colleges and state universities in Florida, with a view toward standardizing such policies that impact articulation, the transfer of credit, and credit-hours-to-degree. It recommends that: (1) forgiveness, withdrawal, and incomplete…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Academic Standards, Articulation (Education), Community Colleges