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Kahlenberg, Richard D. – Connection: The Journal of the New England Board of Higher Education, 2007
The Spellings Commission report calls for greater access to higher education for low- and moderate-income students, greater transparency in the way higher education works and greater accountability for producing results. These recommendations are all significant in their own right, but the three concepts also converge to provide powerful support…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Democratic Values, Accountability, Access to Education
Capps, Randy; Fix, Michael; Murray, Julie; Ost, Jason; Passel, Jeffrey S.; Herwantoro, Shinta – Urban Institute (NJ1), 2005
The demographics of U.S. elementary and secondary schools are changing rapidly as a result of record-high immigration. These demographic shifts are occurring alongside implementation of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, the landmark 2002 federal law that holds schools accountable for the academic performance of limited English speaking children…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Demography, Limited English Speaking, Low Income Groups