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Cortes, Kalena E. – Economics of Education Review, 2010
In light of the recent bans on affirmative action in higher education, this paper provides new evidence on the effects of alternative admissions policies on the persistence and college completion of minority students. I find that the change from affirmative action to the Top 10% Plan in Texas decreased both retention and graduation rates of…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Affirmative Action, College Admission, Minority Group Students
Castellano, Marisa; Harrison, Linda; Schneider, Sherrie – National Research Center for Career and Technical Education, 2007
Many state educational administrators are currently working to define secondary career and technical education (CTE) content standards that specify the knowledge and skills students are expected to master in CTE program areas. The two-phase project on which this report is based explored (a) the progress and status of states in developing statewide…
Descriptors: Technical Education, State Standards, Educational Practices, Career Education