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Download full textMartinez-Wenzl, Mary; Perez, Karla; Gandara, Patricia – Civil Rights Project / Proyecto Derechos Civiles, 2010
In the Horne v Flores Supreme Court decision of June 25, 2009, the Court wrote that one basis for finding Arizona in compliance with federal law regarding the education of its English learners was that the state had adopted a "significantly more effective" than bilingual education instructional model for EL students --Structured…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Federal Legislation, Bilingual Education, Academic Education
Peer reviewedEvers, Williamson M.; Clopton, Paul – Education Next, 2003
Asserts that while enrollment in academic courses has increased since "A Nation at Risk" report, academic achievement as measured by national and international mathematics and science exams has remained unchanged. Suggests that divergence between increased enrollment and test scores is due to watered-down curriculum and course materials.…
Descriptors: Academic Education, College Preparation, High Schools, Mathematics Achievement
McCormick, Alexander C.; And Others – 1995
A study sought to determine the relationship between vocational course taking and academic achievement as measured by the 1990 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Analysis of the data measured by the NAEP shows a consistent inverse relationship between vocational course taking and NAEP assessment scores. The relationship holds for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Education, Course Selection (Students), High Schools
Tuma, John E.; And Others – 1989
This report analyzes the course-taking patterns of public high school graduates between 1969 and 1987, based on transcript data from four national studies of high school students: the Educational Testing Service's Study of Academic Prediction and Growth (1969); the National Assessment of Educational Progress (1987); High School and Beyond (1982);…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Course Selection (Students), Credits, Enrollment Rate
Gifford, Antoinette; And Others – 1989
This data handbook presents enrollment statistics for public and private high school graduates for selected years between 1975 and 1987. The data used to generate these statistics were taken from students' high school transcripts. Three data sets were used to generate the statistics in this time series report: the National Assessment of…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Credits, Enrollment, Enrollment Rate
Tuma, John E.; And Others – 1989
This data handbook presents enrollment statistics for public high school graduates for selected years between 1969 and 1987. The data used to generate these statistics were taken from students' high school transcripts. Four data sets were used to generate the statistics in this time series report: the National Assessment of Educational Progress…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Enrollment, Enrollment Rate, Enrollment Trends
Holmes, Barbara J. – State Education Leader, 1983
The paper summarizes a National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) report, "Reading, Science and Mathematic Trends: A Closer Look," in which achievement trends are compared in several subjects for 4th, 8th, and 11th grade black students, white students, low achievers, and high achievers. Findings indicate that while overall…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Education, Academic Standards, Achievement Gains
