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Download full textAbell Foundation, 2004
Baltimore City Community College (BCCC) represents the only chance for many Baltimore City residents to obtain a post-secondary education, find a job with a career path, and earn a sufficient income to support a family. BCCC is also a critical linchpin in Baltimore's ability to build a competitive workforce. Yet the college, with 7,300 credit…
Descriptors: African American Students, Community Colleges, Educational Change, Metropolitan Areas
Abell Foundation, 2004
Baltimore City Community College (BCCC) represents the only chance for many Baltimore City residents to obtain a post-secondary education, find a job with a career path, and earn a sufficient income to support a family. BCCC is also a critical linchpin in Baltimore's ability to build a competitive workforce. Yet the college, with 7,300 credit…
Descriptors: African American Students, Community Colleges, Educational Change, Metropolitan Areas
California Postsecondary Education Commission, 2007
As part of its work in developing a performance accountability framework for higher education, the Commission conducted an analysis of student performance on standardized tests at the high school and middle school levels. National test results show that California is behind most other states in giving its students a high school education of the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Standardized Tests, Mathematics Achievement
Shaughnessy, Michael F.; And Others – 1996
This paper discusses the role of developmental or remedial education in higher education. Some students enroll in developmental courses because they are reentering college after many years out of a classroom. Others are recent high school graduates seeking better study skills and yet others are students lacking required course work from high…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Academic Standards, Accountability, College Preparation
Florida State House of Representatives, Tallahassee. – 1996
This analysis of postsecondary student preparedness and remedial education needs attending Florida community colleges focuses on two cohorts: 125,000 first-time-enrolled community college students enrolled in a community college over a three-semester period during 1993-94 and a cohort of over 18,000 public high school graduates (1994) enrolled in…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Associate Degrees, College Preparation
South Carolina Commission on Higher Education, Columbia. – 1987
An initiative to promote excellence in South Carolina's higher education system is presented by the State Commission on Higher Education in two documents. The first is a descriptive summary of rationales and recommendations in six areas. The second document is a report which includes and expands the material of the first document. Twenty-five…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Academic Standards, Accountability, Board of Education Role
