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Systemic Change for the Retention of Health Sciences Students at One Community College in Pennsylvania: An Exploratory Case Study
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Renee Nicole Reyes – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The problem addressed in this study was the trend of students completing health sciences stackable credentials not pursuing the related health sciences associate degree after completing the stackable credential, despite the availability of the streamlined pathway. The purpose of this qualitative exploratory case study utilizing semi-structured…
Descriptors: Community College Students, Health Sciences, School Holding Power, Credentials
Competency-Based Testing and Credentialing: Addressing Inequity in Adult Education via State Policy Reform
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Austin S. Jennings – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2025
Competency-based testing and credentialing (CBTC) initiatives aim to address inequity in adult education by fundamentally changing how states use GED®, HiSET®, and TASC™ test scores to award and withhold high school equivalency credentials. However, CBTC is inconsistent with how developers intend states to use those scores. Accordingly, it falls…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Minimum Competency Testing, Credentials, Equal Education
U.S. Department of Education FY 2023 Annual Performance Report and FY 2025 Annual Performance Plan
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US Department of Education, 2024
This document includes the "FY 2023 Annual Performance Report" (APR) and "FY 2025 Annual Performance Plan" (APP). The APR provides narrative and data on the Department of Education's (Department's) progress toward the strategic goals and objectives outlined in its "Fiscal Years [FYs] 2022-2026 Strategic Plan"…
Descriptors: Federal Government, Public Agencies, Educational Planning, Educational Strategies