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Zinth, Jennifer; Millard, Maria – Education Commission of the States, 2015
In the 2014-15 school year, 47 states are administering high school assessments to gauge students' mastery of college and career readiness standards in English language arts (ELA) and math. These new assessments represent a departure from prior high school exams that measured acquisition of high school (or lower) content but provided no actionable…
Descriptors: Intervention, Educational Policy, Grade 12, Policy Analysis
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Coe, Betsy – Montessori Life: A Publication of the American Montessori Society, 2007
Recent literature debates the effectiveness of the senior year, stating that it is an unproductive and unrealistic time for many students--either because they are, by that point in their school careers, disengaged and waiting to graduate, or because they are so stressed from taking Advanced Placement (AP) exams and writing college essays that they…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Student Leadership, High School Seniors, Student Attitudes