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Gillian Parekh; Robert S. Brown; David Walters; Ryan Collis; Naleni Jacob – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 2025
In Canada, access to post-secondary education (PSE), which includes university, college, or apprenticeship programs, is becoming ever more important in terms of securing future employment, long-term health, and economic security. Kirby (2009) points to Canada's universal level of PSE access; however, also notes how access for students with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Barriers, Costs, Postsecondary Education
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Estrada, Peggy; Wang, Haiwen – Grantee Submission, 2013
For English learners (ELs), reclassifying to fluent English proficient (RFEP) signifies reaching a milestone indicating the ability to function in mainstream classes without support. Little is known about the discrepancy between the number of ELs who meet reclassification criteria and the number who are reclassified as fluent English proficient,…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Second Language Learning, Classification, Language Proficiency
Jacobson, Louis; Mokher, Christine – Hudson Institute (NJ1), 2009
Attaining a post-secondary credential has become increasingly important for securing opportunities to get high-return jobs in the United States in the 21st century. Students from low-income families are underrepresented at every milestone in the educational pipeline, limiting their ability to attain post-secondary credentials and break the…
Descriptors: Credentials, Family Income, Graduation Rate, Educational Attainment