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Ahmed, Noor; Bush, Gabrielle; Lewis, Kathryn; Tummon, Will – UK Department for Education, 2022
This report was commissioned by the independent review of children's social care. It explores the post-secondary school activities of individuals who took their GCSE exams in England in 2010/11, focusing on the outcomes of those who were in need compared to all individuals. The "Post-16 education and labour market activities and outcomes of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Postsecondary Education, Outcomes of Education, Disadvantaged Youth
Boggess, John-Anthony; Miller, Adam – School District of Palm Beach County, 2023
On January 13, 2023 the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) released high school graduation rates for the State of Florida and the District. The FY22 Federal High School Graduation Rate includes standard diplomas but excludes special diplomas and General Education Diplomas (GEDs). Students with Disabilities (SWD) on Access Points curriculum are…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, High School Students, School Districts, Urban Schools
Utah State Board of Education, 2023
The Early Literacy Program focuses on the development of early literacy skills, with additional emphasis placed on intervention for students at risk of not meeting grade-based reading benchmarks. Resources available to aid these students include interventions and supports for students in grades kindergarten through third grade, standards and…
Descriptors: Emergent Literacy, Skill Development, Literacy, Benchmarking
Tierney, Edward C.; Sheffield, Glenda; Miller, Adam – School District of Palm Beach County, 2022
On January 4, 2022 the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) released high school graduation rates for the State of Florida and the District. The FY21 Federal High School Graduation Rate includes standard diplomas but excludes special diplomas and General Education Diplomas (GEDs). Students with Disabilities (SWD) on Access Points curriculum are…
Descriptors: High School Graduates, Graduation Rate, Strategic Planning, School Districts
Alabama State Department of Education, 2014
Beginning in January of 2012, the Alabama State Board of Education embarked on a bold and transformation plan for K-12 public education known as PLAN 2020. Foundational to this plan was a new definition of a successful and prepared high school graduate informed by community colleges, institutions of higher education, and business and industry,…
Descriptors: Public Education, Graduation Rate, School Safety, Discipline
Rubinstein, Yona; Sekhri, Sheetal – Centre for the Economics of Education (NJ1), 2011
Public college graduates in many developing countries outperform graduates of private ones on the college exit exams. This has often been attributed to the cutting edge education provided in public colleges. However, public colleges are highly subsidized, suggesting that the private-public education outcome gap might reflect the pre-determined…
Descriptors: Evidence, General Education, Public Colleges, Outcomes of Education
Alabama State Department of Education, 2013
Educational progress has been moving in the right direction for several years in Alabama. Now, with the implementation of Alabama's own Plan 2020, an even higher level of accountability for students, teachers, administrators, support systems, and schools/school systems, Alabama is poised to experience unprecedented growth. Add to that, the Alabama…
Descriptors: Public Education, Graduation Rate, Advanced Placement Programs, Attendance
Ou, Dongshu – Centre for the Economics of Education (NJ1), 2009
This paper presents new empirical evidence on whether failing the high school exit exam increases the chance of exiting from high school "prior to high school completion". More importantly, the author discusses the potentially different impacts of failing the High School Exit Exams (HSEE) on students with limited English proficiency,…
Descriptors: Exit Examinations, Academic Failure, High School Students, Dropouts
Achieve, Inc., 2009
To ensure that all high school graduates are prepared for the opportunities and challenges that await them, states have increasingly been focused on aligning their end-of-high school expectations with the demands of the real world. In 2005, no state had aligned their expectations with real world demands; now 29 states have adopted college- and…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, High School Graduates, Graduation Requirements, Program Effectiveness
Medhanie, Amanuel; Patterson, Margaret Becker – GED Testing Service, 2009
The economic and employment outlook for individuals without a high school diploma is bleak. For many of these individuals, passing the General Educational Development (GED) Test is the first step in competing in the increasingly demanding job market. GED test-taking policies vary across test centers and jurisdictions, and have the potential to…
Descriptors: High School Equivalency Programs, Outcomes of Education, Academic Achievement, Predictor Variables
Thurlow, Martha L.; Vang, Miong; Cormier, Damien – National Center on Educational Outcomes, University of Minnesota, 2010
The purpose of this study was to examine the alternative routes to passing the high school exit exam that were available during the school year 2008-09 to students to earn a standard high school diploma. The authors examined alternative routes in the 26 states with active or soon to be active exit exams. They documented the alternative routes…
Descriptors: High Schools, Secondary Education, Graduation Requirements, Graduation Rate
Wobmann, Ludger; Ludemann, Elke; Schutz, Gabriela; West, Martin R. – OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2007
Accountability, autonomy, and choice play a leading role in recent school reforms in many countries. This report provides new evidence on whether students perform better in school systems that have such institutional measures in place. We implement an internationally comparative approach within a rigorous micro-econometric framework that accounts…
Descriptors: Private Schools, Academic Achievement, Exit Examinations, Achievement Tests
Crane, Eric; Edwards, Brian – EdSource, 2007
This analysis of charter school performance addresses two critical questions: (1) how does the academic performance of California charter schools differ from that of noncharters; and (2) how does the academic performance of different kinds of charter schools vary? This study examined achievement data for charter and traditional public schools with…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, High Schools, Educational Improvement, Exit Examinations
Zabala, Dalia; Minnici, Angela; Kober, Nancy, Ed. – Center on Education Policy, 2007
Since much of the previous research on exit exams, including CEP's own work, has looked at national patterns of implementation and passing rates, this study aimed to benefit policy and practice by focusing on the local level. Specifically, case studies were conducted in Jackson, MS and Austin, TX that examined how classroom instruction and other…
Descriptors: Exit Examinations, Case Studies, Test Preparation, Minority Groups
Liu, Kristi; Barrera, Manuel; Thurlow, Martha; Guven, Kamil; Shyyan, Vitaliy – National Center on Educational Outcomes, 2005
One of the central themes in the standards-based education movement continues to be the importance of clear and detailed system accountability data showing how students from special needs groups perform on statewide accountability assessments (Albus, Thurlow & Liu, 2002; National Research Council, 1997; Thurlow & Liu, 2001). Armed with such data,…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Disabilities, Graduation, English (Second Language)
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