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Direct linkJin Lee; Charlotte LaHaye – Journal of Advanced Academics, 2024
A lack of access to a sequence of introductory to top-level curricula in rural schools has widened the achievement disparity between rural and urban students and influenced the number of college degree holders in rural areas. Recently, surging diversity and differentiation in income levels across nonurbanized areas can serve as determinants of the…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Access to Education, Mathematics Education, Advanced Placement
Download full textAdvance CTE: State Leaders Connecting Learning to Work, 2017
One of the key priorities for the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) is alignment and conformity across different federal and state systems. ESSA gives states the flexibility to hold schools accountable, measure student outcomes, and provide supports and technical assistance in a way that is aligned with their own priorities. States are encouraged…
Descriptors: Career Readiness, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Statewide Planning
Education Commission of the States, 2018
Business leaders in Alabama cannot find the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) talent they need to stay competitive. Students' lagging performance in K-12 is a critical reason why. The good news is that the nation's most effective STEM education programs can help turn the tide. Alabama students have already made real progress…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Demand Occupations, Mathematics Achievement
Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2018
"Looking Closer" is the eighth biennial report to SREB states on their progress in meeting SREB's Challenge to Lead goals for education. Each customized state report documents progress on both measurable outcomes and state policies. Through effective policy implementation, the goals can help states drive improvements in student…
Descriptors: Public Schools, School Demography, Student Diversity, Enrollment
Wakelyn, David – NGA Center for Best Practices, 2009
Advanced Placement (AP), which enables high school students to take introductory college-level courses, is the nation's oldest example of a rigorous, common curriculum. Students who score well on AP exams are more likely to persist in college and earn a degree. The Advanced Placement Expansion project of the National Governors Association Center…
Descriptors: High School Students, Advanced Placement Programs, Disadvantaged, Educational Strategies
McNeil, Michele – Education Week, 2007
School leaders have joined a six-state effort by the National Governors Association (NGA) aimed at making Advanced Placement (AP) classes more widely available, recruiting nontraditional students to enroll, and working to make sure those students succeed in the college-level courses. Participants say the NGA initiative is showing impressive early…
Descriptors: Secondary School Curriculum, Grants, Urban Schools, Nontraditional Students
