Direct linkERIC Number: ED512013
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Sep-21
Pages: 7
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
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Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress. Volume 10, Number 17
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) Global Competitiveness Report: United States's Slide Continues in Annual Ranking; Falls to Number Four; (2) New Alliance Brief Calls for Greater Federal Role to Confront Literacy Crisis in Middle and High Schools; and (3) "2010 College-Bound Seniors": SAT Scores Show Little to No Progress.
Descriptors: Public Education, Educational Policy, Competition, Literacy, Economic Climate, Low Income Groups, Minority Group Children, Reading Programs, Adolescents, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, College Entrance Examinations, Scores, College Bound Students, High School Seniors, Reading Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education
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: Elementary Secondary Education; High Schools; Middle Schools
Audience: Parents; Policymakers
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: Alliance for Excellent Education
Identifiers - Location: United States
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Elementary and Secondary Education Act; No Child Left Behind Act 2001
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: SAT (College Admission Test)
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
