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Direct linkCorcoran, Sean P.; Baker-Smith, Christine – Research Alliance for New York City Schools, 2015
New York City's elite public specialized high schools have a long history of offering a rigorous college preparatory education to the City's most academically talented students. Though immensely popular and highly selective, their policy of admitting students on the basis of a single entrance exam has been heavily criticized. Many argue, for…
Descriptors: High Schools, Urban Schools, Special Schools, Gifted
Peer reviewedRitz, Arlene; McMahon, Rose Marie – Nurse Educator, 1976
The nursing department of an associate degree program took decisive action to upgrade its standards by raising the grade necessary for admission to advanced nursing courses. Six students challenged the legality of this procedure; resulting court action verified that the nursing profession is obligated to enforce standards of academic competence.…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Admission Criteria, Associate Degrees, Court Litigation
Download full textRodriguez, Esther M. – 1995
The experiences of 10 states described in this paper illustrate how higher education can be a constructive force for change in the schools, and how the changes taking place in school-based curriculum and assessment provide valuable lessons for collegiate reform. The 10 states profiled are California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, New…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Academic Standards, Admission Criteria, Articulation (Education)
