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Feinberg, Lawrence – College Board Review, 1995
The first "recentering" of Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) scores in 50 years is described. As of April 1995, test results are reported in terms of a new reference group, high school students graduating in 1990. The history of SAT scoring, suggested reasons for test score declines, and implications of the change are discussed. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Educational Change, Educational History, High Schools
Peer reviewedJournal of Blacks in Higher Education, 1999
Reports the increase of the black-white scoring gap on the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT). As race-sensitive college admissions decline, these scores present barriers to educational progress by Blacks in selective institutions. Explains the scoring gap noting why so few Blacks have top SAT scores and thus will be shut out of major universities…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Black Students, College Admission, Educational Opportunities
Download full textClaus, Richard N.; Quimper, Barry E. – 1992
The State Bilingual Education Program and the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act (ECIA) Chapter 1 Migrant Education Program are used to meet the special education needs of bilingual and migrant students in the Saginaw (Michigan) city school district. These programs operated at 24 elementary schools, 4 junior high schools, and 2 high…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Compensatory Education, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Kirshstein, Rita; And Others – 1994
This report examines the second and third years of the Chelsea-Boston University (BU) partnership in which BU manages the Chelsea, Massachusetts, school system. The report summarizes the activities of the partnership (begun in 1989), examines the impact of key players and events, and evaluates BU's impact on Chelsea to date. The partnership's…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Dropout Prevention, Educational Change, Educational Improvement
Peer reviewedParr, N. Carlotta; Radford, Jan; Snyder, Susan – Early Childhood Education Journal, 1998
Describes a Michigan City, Indiana initiative called "Kaleidoscope," a multilayered school improvement plan encompassing four goals: (1) to infuse arts into language arts and math curricula; (2) to foster collaborations between classroom teachers, arts specialists, and the community; (3) to build greater multicultural connections and…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
Ward, Martha S.; Kirby, Kevin – 1991
In 1989, North Carolina's scores on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) were the lowest in the nation, with a total score of 836 for North Carolina compared to 903 for the nation. The State Superintendent of Public Instruction developed a five-point plan to address this situation. The SAT results for 1990 show an increase for North Carolina to an…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Aptitude Tests, College Entrance Examinations
