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Download full textPlucker, Jonathan; Giancola, Jennifer; Healey, Grace; Arndt, Daniel; Wang, Chen – Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, 2015
Year after year, in every state and community in our nation, students from low-income families are less likely than other students to reach advanced levels of academic performance, even when demonstrating the potential to do so. These income-based "excellence gaps" appear in elementary school and continue through high school. It is a…
Descriptors: Gifted, Talent Development, Low Income Students, High Achievement
Williams-Wyche, Shaun; Fergus, Meredith; Djurovich, Alexandra – Minnesota Office of Higher Education, 2016
The 2015 Minnesota Legislature enacted a state postsecondary educational attainment goal: 70 percent of Minnesota adults (age 25 to 44) will have attained a postsecondary certificate or degree by 2025 ("Minnesota Laws 2015 Chapter 69, Article 3, Section 6"). To achieve this goal, Minnesota must address disparities across the educational…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Postsecondary Education, Educational Assessment, Demography
Cedefop - European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, 2014
Stereotypes prevail: many Europeans still opt for a vocational educational pathway as second choice when deciding about a future career. Despite being high on European and national policy agendas for more than a decade, and despite all efforts made, VET is no more attractive in most countries today than it was some years ago. Building on a system…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Employment Potential, Context Effect
Harwood, Chris – Canadian Literacy and Learning Network, 2012
The purpose of the "State of the Literacy and Essential Skills Field" report is to provide an environmental scan showing the state of Literacy and Essential Skills (L/ES) across the country, from the perspective of the Canadian Literacy and Learning Network (CLLN) and its national network of partners, both within and outside the Literacy…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Literacy, Basic Skills, Educational Assessment
