ERIC Number: ED510814
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Dec-13
Pages: 8
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress. Volume 4, Number 21
Amos, Jason, Ed.
Alliance for Excellent Education
"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) U.S. Department of Education Holds High School Summit: Diploma Should Be a "Road Map to a Prosperous, Purposeful Future," Says Secretary Paige; (2) Measuring Graduation to Measure Success: Alliance Policy Brief Focuses on Graduation Rate Calculation; (3) Task Force on Graduation, Completion, and Dropout Indicators Issues Final Report; and (4) American Fifteen-Year-Olds Continue to Lag Behind International Peers: U.S. Students Perform Below Average in Math and Science, Score at Average in Reading. (Contains 3 footnotes.) [This issue of Straight A's contains a special insert that outlines the spending totals for education programs that have an impact on middle and high school students and schools.]
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Graduation, Educational Policy, Public Education, Newsletters, Graduation Requirements, Dropouts, Adolescents, Mathematics Achievement, Science Achievement, Reading Achievement, Cross Cultural Studies, Middle School Students, High School Students, Educational Quality, Educational Finance, Federal Government, Research Methodology, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Rate, Educational Indicators, College Preparation
Alliance for Excellent Education. 1201 Connecticut Avenue NW Suite 901, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 202-828-0828; Fax: 202-828-0821; Web site: http://www.all4ed.org
Publication Type: Collected Works - Serial; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: High Schools; Higher Education; Middle Schools
Audience: Parents; Policymakers
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: Alliance for Excellent Education
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: No Child Left Behind Act 2001
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A