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Kerry L. Donahue – Pioneer Institute for Public Policy Research, 2024
This paper examines the long-term impact of the 1993 Massachusetts Education Reform Act (MERA) and the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) on postsecondary education outcomes, with a focus on historically underserved students. MERA aimed to improve educational standards and close achievement gaps through the introduction of MCAS,…
Descriptors: High School Students, Minority Group Students, College Readiness, College Enrollment
Candace Villanueva – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This is a study that examined the relationship between students participating in college and career experiences in middle school (7th and 8th grade) and meeting on-track indicators (GPA scores and attendance rates) in their first semester of 10th grade in high school that would suggest graduating from high school on time and eventually enrolling…
Descriptors: Grade 7, Grade 8, Middle School Students, Grade Point Average
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Van den Broeck, Laura; Vandelannote, Isis; Demanet, Jannick; Van Houtte, Mieke – Educational Review, 2023
Recent research has increasingly been studying the long-lasting effects of secondary education structures and processes on higher education (HE) outcomes. While the influence of socioeconomic composition on higher education enrolment is established, the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. We posit that the composition effect partially runs…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Expectation, Educational Attainment
Melinda Simoneaux Partin – ProQuest LLC, 2016
This dissertation joins a conversation in the special education arena about the academic and vocational agenda for special education high school students. It explores the influence of enrollment in Career Technical Education (CTE) courses on the achievement of high school special education (SPED) students. The purpose of this study was to compare…
Descriptors: College Enrollment, Vocational Education, Courses, Academic Achievement