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Becker, Gretchen – Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education, 2018
The Alaska Performance Scholarship is beginning its eighth year, rewarding students who strive to excel in high school and continue their education in degree and certificate programs. Since the program began in 2011: (1) 17,148 high school students have completed the eligibility requirements for APS; and (2) 7,630 students have used the…
Descriptors: High School Graduates, Eligibility, Scholarships, Colleges
Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, 2018
The Opportunity Grant (OG) program is the Washington community and technical college system's dedicated financial aid program designed to help low-income students enroll in and complete programs leading to high-wage, high-demand careers. Washington's Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training (I-BEST) program is a nationally recognized model…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Student Financial Aid, Low Income Students, Literacy Education
Gallagher, Sean – New England Journal of Higher Education, 2016
Post-baccalaureate education has emerged as one of the fastest growing segments of higher education. Over the past decade, master's degree enrollment in the U.S. has grown 35%--and the share of adults that hold a master's degree has gone from less than 7% to nearly 9% of the population. Keeping the supply and demand dynamics of basic economic…
Descriptors: Graduate Study, Masters Degrees, Supply and Demand, Salary Wage Differentials
Kirby, Philip – Sutton Trust, 2016
This study compares tuition funding arrangements, debt at graduation, and earnings outcomes for full-time domestic undergraduates in eight Anglophone countries: the United Kingdom (England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and Scotland), United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. According to multiple estimates, the average English student faces…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cross Cultural Studies, Educational Finance, Financial Support
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Gaertner, Matthew N.; Kim, Jeongeun; DesJardins, Stephen L.; McClarty, Katie Larsen – Research in Higher Education, 2014
In educational research and policy circles, college and career readiness is generating great interest. States are adopting various policy initiatives, such as rigorous curricular requirements, to increase students' preparedness for life after high school. Implicit in many of these initiatives is the idea that college readiness and career readiness…
Descriptors: Algebra, College Readiness, Career Readiness, Secondary School Mathematics
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Shkëmbi, Fleura; Melonashi, Erika; Fanaj, Naim – SAGE Open, 2015
Teaching has been regarded as one of the most stressful professions, and workplace stress within this professional category has been thoroughly investigated. Nonetheless, no empirical research so far has examined workplace stress among teachers in Kosovo. The present study aimed to identify age and gender-related patterns of workplace stress as…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Stress Variables, Teaching Conditions, Teaching (Occupation)
Zeidenberg, Matthew; Scott, Marc; Belfield, Clive – Center for Analysis of Postsecondary Education and Employment, 2015
Of the copious research on the labor market returns to college, very little has adequately modeled the pathways of non-completers or compared their outcomes with those of award holders. In this paper, we present a novel method for linking non-completers with completers according to their program of study. This method allows us to calculate the…
Descriptors: Labor Force Development, Dropouts, Graduates, Community Colleges
Thompson, Jason – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Educational attainment sits at the core of research on social stratification in the United States. An extensive literature details the inequalities in access to levels of education, the socioeconomic rewards conferred upon those reaching higher levels of schooling, and the prospects for social mobility among those able to attain a college degree.…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Selective Admission, Social Stratification, Social Mobility
BC Student Outcomes, 2017
Student feedback is essential to maintaining quality and relevance in the education system. Through surveying former students, BC Student Outcomes provides the information needed to help shape post-secondary education in British Columbia. Every year, BC Student Outcomes collects feedback from former students who took post-secondary programs,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Surveys, College Students, Academic Degrees
Modicamore, Dominic; Lamb, Yvette; Taylor, Jeffrey; Takyi-Laryea, Ama; Karageorge, Kathy; Ferroggiaro, Enzo – ICF International, 2017
These appendices accompany the full report that summarizes the implementation and evaluation of the Accelerating Connections to Employment (ACE) program. The ACE program model is designed to improve employment and employment-related outcomes for low-skilled workers through formal partnerships between Workforce Investment Boards (WIBs) and…
Descriptors: Job Skills, Job Training, Partnerships in Education, Community Colleges
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Melnick, Hanna; Ali, Titilayo Tinubu; Gardner, Madelyn; Maier, Anna; Wechsler, Marjorie – Learning Policy Institute, 2017
California offers an array of state and federally funded early care and education (ECE) programs for children birth to age 5, particularly those living in or near poverty. However, California's ECE system is complex and fragmented, often making it difficult for policymakers, providers, and families to understand. This brief, which is based on the…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Child Care, Child Development, State Standards
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Melnick, Hanna; Ali, Titilayo Tinubu; Gardner, Madelyn; Maier, Anna; Wechsler, Marjorie – Learning Policy Institute, 2017
Early care and education (ECE) can have a positive effect on many aspects of children's development, including the language, literacy, mathematics, executive functioning, and social-emotional competencies needed for a smooth transition into kindergarten and later life success. But for many families, high-quality ECE is out of reach. California has…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Child Care, Child Development, State Standards
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Richardson, Peter; Thomas, Steven – Administrative Issues Journal: Education, Practice, and Research, 2013
Pay compression and inversion are significant problems for many organizations and are often severe in schools of business in particular. At the same time, there is more insistence on showing accountability and paying employees based on performance. The authors explain and show a detailed example of how to use a Compensation Equity/ Performance…
Descriptors: Salaries, Merit Pay, Salary Wage Differentials, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
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Carroll, David; Tani, Massimiliano – Economics of Education Review, 2013
This study investigates the incidence of over-education amongst recent Australian bachelor degree graduates and its effect on their earnings. We find that between 24% and 37% of graduates were over-educated shortly after course completion, with over-education most common amongst young females and least common amongst older females. Over-education…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, College Graduates, Salary Wage Differentials
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Islam, Tazul; Zayed, Tareq M. – Journal for Multicultural Education, 2016
Purpose: A preliminary observation reveals that children of Islamic studies (IS) academicians do not choose IS as their career discipline. In view of this, this paper aims to explore the dimensions of parental attitudes, behaviours, perceptions and aspirations in seeing a future in IS for their children. Design/methodology/approach: Fifteen…
Descriptors: Islam, Religious Education, Academic Aspiration, Parent Attitudes
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