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Hoffman, Nancy; Vargas, Joel; Hartung, Kyle; Barrett, Lexi; Cuevas, Erica; Sullivan, Felicia; Mawhinney, Joanna; Nahar, Avni – Jobs for the Future, 2021
This paper argues for a radical restructuring of education for grades 11-14--by erasing the arbitrary dividing line between high school and college--to open opportunities for the learners the current systems leave behind. The authors make the case for an entirely new type of institution--neither high school nor college--designed specifically to…
Descriptors: High Schools, Colleges, Student Needs, Career Readiness
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Gbre-eyesus, Mulugeta Tsegai – Africa Education Review, 2017
This article analyses the challenges facing secondary education in the context of Ethiopia's Growth and transformation Plan (GtP) for 2010/11-2014/15 and its stated goal of becoming a middle-income country by 2025. It does not aim to provide a definitive set of recommendations for universalising general secondary education to meet the demands of a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary Education, Access to Education, Economic Climate
Christmann, Edwin P.; Badgett, John L. – 2000
During the 4-year period from 1995 to 1999, the mean mathematical and reading achievement scores of 11th graders at Slippery Rock Area High School (SRAHS) reflect a distinct decline. In the 1995-1996 school year, the SRAHS 11th grade standardized mathematics mean score was significantly higher than the Pennsylvania mean, as was the standardized…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Educational Finance, Expenditures