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Amos, Jason, Ed. – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2012
"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) Inclusion of "Deeper Learning" Competencies Varies in State Waiver Applications, New Alliance Report Finds: Report Argues That…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Second Language Learning, Public Education, Achievement Gap
Luo, Jiali; Jamieson-Drake, David – Association for Institutional Research (NJ1), 2005
Using a typological schema derived from freshman survey data and other empirical measures, this study examines the link between students' traits upon entry to college and their college academic performance and skill development in various areas as measured at the exit point. The findings indicate the typological schema is predictive of student…
Descriptors: Institutional Mission, Student Interests, Skill Development, Institutional Characteristics