Using detailed administrative data for public schools, we document racial and ethnic segregation at the classroom level in North Carolina, a state that has experienced a sharp increase in Hispanic enrollment. We decompose classroom-level segregation in counties into within-school and between-school components. We find that the within-school…

This 2012 Indiana College Readiness Report provides statistics for the state of Indiana on the following: (1) High School Graduates Enrolling in College; (2) High School Graduate Enrollment by College Type; (3) Indiana Public College Enrollment by College; (4) Indiana Public College Enrollment by Degree Type; (5) Indiana Public College Enrollment…

This 2014 Indiana College Readiness Report provides statistics for the state of Indiana on the following: (1) High School Graduates Enrolling in College; (2) High School Graduate Enrollment by College Type; (3) Indiana Public College Enrollment by College; (4) Indiana Public College Enrollment by Degree Type; (5) Indiana Public College Enrollment…

This 2011 Indiana College Readiness Report provides statistics for the state of Indiana on the following: (1) High School Graduates Enrolling in College; (2) High School Graduate Enrollment by College Type; (3) Indiana Public College Students Needing Remediation; (4) Indiana Public College Remediation by Subject; (5) Indiana Public College…

This 2013 Indiana College Readiness Report provides statistics for the state of Indiana on the following: (1) High School Graduates Enrolling in College; (2) High School Graduate Enrollment by College Type; (3) Indiana Public College Students Needing Remediation; (4) Indiana Public College Remediation by Subject; (5) Indiana Public College…

The Achieving Collegiate Excellence and Success (ACES) program is a collaboration between MCPS, Montgomery College, and the Universities at Shady Grove to create a seamless pathway from high school to college completion; it targets students who are underrepresented in higher education, the first in their family to attend college, or both. As one…

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) "Special Education at a Glance," which includes a copy of the "Guide to Planning and Assessing School-Based Special Education Programs," provides in a single document, information about the special education population at each Montgomery County public school, including enrollment,…

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) "Special Education at a Glance," which includes a copy of the "Guide to Planning and Assessing School-Based Special Education Programs," provides in a single document, information about the special education population at each Montgomery County (Maryland) public school, including…

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) "Special Education at a Glance," which includes a copy of the "Guide to Planning and Assessing School-Based Special Education Programs," provides in a single document, information about the special education population at each Montgomery County (Maryland) public school, including…

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) "Special Education at a Glance," which includes a copy of the "Guide to Planning and Assessing School-Based Special Education Programs," provides in a single document, information about the special education population at each Montgomery County (Maryland public school, including…

The assessment/advisement/placement process utilized at Sacramento City College (SCC) includes a waiver system designed to meet the needs of those students who have demonstrated proficiency by means other than the usual assessment process. In fall 1983, 506 students were permitted to enroll in a variety of classes on the basis of having taken a…

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) "Special Education at a Glance." which includes a copy of the "Guide to Planning and Assessing School-Based Special Education Programs." provides in a single document, information about the special education population at each Montgomery County (Maryland) public school, including…

Goal 1 of the Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Strategic Plan, "Our Call to Action: Pursuit of Excellence" (MCPS, 2004), is to "Ensure Success for Every Student." One measure of success for students who plan to attend college is their preparation for college-level course work. The Advanced Placement (AP) program offers MCPS students an…

The results of the program of credit by examination at the University of Texas at Austin during the 1986-1987 testing year are presented. The data provide a basis for a comprehensive picture of the impact of the program on this campus. The examinations covered 51 subject areas with 171 courses taught in 36 departments/divisions in 8 colleges and…

Examines the effects of school types and ability grouping within school types on individual student performance. Results demonstrate that students in high ability groups gain more and students in low ability groups gain less over a five-year period than they would be expected had they not been separated into ability groups. (Author/PS)