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Download full textNational Alliance for Public Charter Schools, 2023
Charter school Alternative Education Campuses (AECs) leverage the nimbleness of the charter school model to create unique learning opportunities nationwide for students who experience challenges that make it difficult to excel academically. Some of the challenges include homelessness, pregnancy, parenting while in school, or interaction with the…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Nontraditional Education, At Risk Students, Nontraditional Students
Albuquerque Public Schools, NM. – 1980
The New Mexico High School Proficiency Examination covers five general content areas: (1) Community Resources; (2) Occupational Knowledge; (3) Consumer Economics; (4) Mental and Physical Health; and (5) Government and Law. Skills measured by the test are: Identification of Facts and Terms; Reading; Writing; Computation and Problem Solving. These…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Competency Based Education, Criterion Referenced Tests
Donovan, Colleen; Figlio, David; Rush, Mark – National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research, 2007
This paper presents the first evidence of the effects of school accountability systems on the long-term human capital development of high-performing, college-bound students. The results are mixed. On the one hand, the evidence is consistent that school accountability sanction threats are associated with changes in student study habits. Students…
Descriptors: Test Preparation, Test Coaching, Review (Reexamination), Context Effect
Parsad, Basmat; Farris, Elizabeth – 2000
This document presents information from and about two 1999 surveys conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics: "Vocational Programs in Secondary Schools" and "Occupational Programs in Postsecondary Education Institutions." The first 25% of the document consists of an introduction and selected findings. The introduction provides…
Descriptors: Competence, Competency Based Education, Education Work Relationship, Employment Qualifications
Weber, James M.; And Others – 1988
In 1986, the National Center for Research in Vocational Education undertook a major data collection project, Understanding the Dynamics of Secondary Vocational Classrooms--A Prerequisite to Improvement. The study's primary purpose was to collect national data on the instructional content and processes of occupational education programs at the high…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Articulation (Education), Basic Skills, Classroom Observation Techniques
Schwager, Mahna T. – 2001
A set of career cluster standards was developed for the school-to-careers division of a large urban school district that is moving toward a career academy model for high school education. The process used to develop the standard was based on a standards development model consisting of the following stages: synthesis; collection of input; and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Articulation (Education), Career Academies
