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Almond, Monica – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2017
Of the nearly 100 different types of high school diplomas that are awarded across all fifty states and the District of Columbia, less than half prepare students for success in college and career. And while the national high school graduation rate is at an all-time high, the rate at which students earn these college- and career-ready (CCR) diplomas…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Career Readiness, Disproportionate Representation, Low Income Students
Suffolk Univ., Boston, MA. – 2002
This report describes a study of the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS), a reform effort tying academic achievement with district funding. The purpose of the study was to determine which variables best explained and predicted MCAS test scores (scores had been rising). One such variable was accountability. The report states the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Achievement Gains, Educational Change