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Black, Kristin; Coca, Vanessa – Research Alliance for New York City Schools, 2017
As educational priorities have changed, so have the standards for success. New York City has made dramatic progress reducing high school dropouts and boosting on-time graduation rates, which rose from 47 percent in 2005 to 70 percent in 2016. At the same time, changing priorities and expectations have led to an increased emphasis on graduating…
Descriptors: College Readiness, High School Students, Access to Education, College Preparation
Black, Kristin; Coca, Vanessa – Research Alliance for New York City Schools, 2017
As educational priorities have changed, so have the standards for success. New York City has made dramatic progress reducing high school dropouts and boosting on-time graduation rates, which rose from 47 percent in 2005 to 70 percent in 2016. At the same time, changing priorities and expectations have led to an increased emphasis on graduating…
Descriptors: College Readiness, High School Students, Access to Education, College Preparation
Black, Kristin; Coca, Vanessa – Research Alliance for New York City Schools, 2017
As educational priorities have changed, so have the standards for success. New York City has made dramatic progress reducing high school dropouts and boosting on-time graduation rates, which rose from 47 percent in 2005 to 70 percent in 2016. At the same time, changing priorities and expectations have led to an increased emphasis on graduating…
Descriptors: College Readiness, High School Students, Access to Education, College Preparation
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Roderick, Melissa; Coca, Vanessa; Nagaoka, Jenny – Sociology of Education, 2011
This article examines the extent to which indicators of the college-going climate of urban high schools are associated with students' application to, enrollment in, and choice among four-year colleges. The investigators examine two mechanisms by which high schools may shape college enrollment among low-income students in an urban school system:…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, High School Students, Low Income Groups, Enrollment
Roderick, Melissa; Nagaoka, Jenny; Coca, Vanessa; Moeller, Eliza – Consortium on Chicago School Research, 2009
This report examines the path to college for students in academically advanced programs-- graduates of Chicago's seven Selective Enrollment schools, those who completed International Baccalaureate programs, and graduates who had taken a sequence of at least six honors and two Advanced Placement classes. This report expands on the findings of…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, First Generation College Students, High Schools, Advanced Students