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Jaschik, Scott – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1986
To find the students who need help, college officials are starting new testing programs, sharing more information with high-school teachers and administrators, and joining with high schools to sponsor special programs for students and teachers. Programs in Ohio, New Jersey, and Florida are described. (MLW)
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, College Bound Students, College School Cooperation, High School Students
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Direct linkYakimowski-Strebnick, Mary E.; Adedoyin, Kimberly Clark; Connolly, Faith – ERS Spectrum, 2003
The Baltimore City Public School System's (BCPSS) Grade 9 Transition Program was implemented in 2001-02. It is designed to increase student achievement in an era of No Child Left Behind federal legislation by providing additional time and learning opportunities for eighth-grade students who have not met all promotion standards established by the…
Descriptors: Testing Programs, Federal Legislation, Academic Achievement, Criterion Referenced Tests
