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Download full textAlexander, Karl L.; Pallas, Aaron M. – 1983
This report examines whether a high school curriculum organized around the five "new basics" suggested by the National Commission on Excellence in Education is likely to enhance student achievement. Data from the ETS Growth Study reveals that completion of the core curriculum has sizable effects on senior-year test performance, even when…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Back to Basics, Core Curriculum, Curriculum Development
Dickson, LouAnn S. – 1991
To examine long-term effects of a fundamental elementary education in Mesa (Arizona), this study assessed student characteristics, academic achievement based on standardized testing, and social interactions based on high school extracurricular activities. Students who had attended the fundamental school for 6 complete years, had remained in the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Back to Basics, Basic Skills, College Entrance Examinations
Joint Economic Committee, Washington, DC. – 1989
This staff report summarizes testimony on competitiveness and the quality of the American work force. The testimony was received during 9 days of hearings held between September 23 and December 3, 1987, that featured 52 witnesses including federal and state officials, educators, business and labor leaders, and scholars. Contents comprise prepared…
Descriptors: Back to Basics, Educational Benefits, Educational Change, Educational Improvement
Miller, Juliet V.; And Others – 1984
This set of five digests provides an overview of the issue of attaining excellence in vocational education. The first digest deals with effective schools research, characteristics of effective schools, implications of effective schools research for high school vocational education, and strategies for improving school effectiveness. Covered in the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Back to Basics, Basic Skills, Career Education
Gardner, David P.; And Others – 1983
This report: (1) investigates the declining state of the educational system in America, as measured by high school student performance in the United States and other countries; (2) identifies specific problem areas; and (3) offers multiple recommendations for improvement. The five major recommendations arrived at appear, respectively, under the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Back to Basics, Comparative Education
National Commission on Excellence in Education (ED), Washington, DC. – 1984
This report: (1) investigates the declining state of the educational system in America, as measured by high school student performance in the United States and other countries; (2) identifies specific problem areas; and (3) offers multiple recommendations for improvement. The five major recommendations arrived at appear, respectively, under the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Back to Basics, Comparative Education
American Association of School Administrators, Arlington, VA. – 1983
The National Commission on Excellence in Education authored a report, "A Nation At Risk," that investigates the declining state of the educational system in America, identifies specific problem areas, and offers multiple recommendations for improvement. This publication is designed to help school administrators use the Commission's…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Administrator Guides, Back to Basics
