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Direct linkMcRobbie, Joan; Makkonen, Reino – WestED (NJ1), 2005
This report begins with an overview of conditions that affect Nevada education and key challenges created by those conditions. It then describes a number of state and local reform activities designed to address these challenges. Within this context, findings on student achievement and graduation rates are presented -- both for students overall …
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Graduation Rate, Academic Achievement
Student Retention and Graduation: Facing the Truth, Living with the Consequences. Occasional Paper 1
Tinto, Vincent – Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education, 2004
Since the National Defense Education Act of 1958, a primary objective of federal higher education policy has been to increase access to higher education for those who would not otherwise attend, especially those from low income backgrounds. Increasing attention is now being paid to enhancing student retention and graduation, making sure that…
Descriptors: Federal Government, Educational Policy, Access to Education, Higher Education
