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Education Reform in the Trenches: Increased Academic Course Taking in High Schools with Lower Achieving Students in States with Higher Graduation Requirements.

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Clune, William H.; White, Paula A. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1992

Transcript data were analyzed to determine changes in course taking among graduates of high schools including mostly lower achieving students in California, Florida, Missouri, and Pennsylvania, which adopted high graduation requirements in the 1980s. Average credits per student increased in all academic subjects, as did the courses' difficulty…

Descriptors: Course Selection (Students), Credits, Difficulty Level, Economically Disadvantaged