This article discusses how an experimental social science curriculum has influenced Latina/o students' perspectives of their potential to graduate high school and attend college. The curriculum, which is called the Social Justice Education Project (SJEP), requires students to adopt a serious academic subjectivity to analyze and address social…

This study attempts to determine the proportion of Arizona public high school students who complete requirements for a high school diploma within 4 years. For 1993, 157 Arizona public high schools and special programs with 12th grade students in 1992-93 submitted a graduation rate report. The mean 4-year graduation rate was 68%, and the median…

Graphs and charts present data on students aged 14-21 exiting special education services in Maryland during the 1993-1994 school year. Reasons for leaving special education are analyzed by local education areas and by disability, with specific charts devoted to students with mental retardation, speech or language impairments, serious emotional…

This report provides state summary tables and district reports of graduation rates, dropout rates, and suspension and expulsion rates in Colorado for 1995-96. Reports for the state's 176 school districts are presented in tabular form for each rate of interest. The graduation rate is a cumulative or longitudinal rate that calculates the number of…

This study uses preliminary data to compare college student-athlete graduation rates before and after the passage of National Collegiate Athletic Association Proposition 48, which took effect in 1986 to reform perceived abuses in college revenue sports. The data came from entering freshmen in 1984, 1985, and 1986. The population centered only on…

The purpose of this study was to compare the retention, progression, graduation, and attrition rates of first time freshman enrolled in four-year undergraduate programs at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR), and Pittsburg State University (PSU), Pittsburg, Kansas. The characteristics of both schools and the limitations of the study are presented…

A study was conducted that focused on 5-year graduation as a criterion for success at a major Eastern university, and a set of predictors for use by those concerned with admissions policy was developed. The best predictors of 5-year graduation were persistence to the second year and first-year cumulative grade-point average. Among pre-college…

By looking at progress of students from entry into postsecondary education (PSE) through completion of the bachelor's degree, it is possible to find out more about those students who do not go directly to college and graduate exactly 4 years after high school and compare them with more traditional peers. Data come from the National Longitudinal…

In an increasingly technological world, technology education programs designed to meet the needs of the demanding technological environment must be planned and coordinated efficiently. In response to this changing technological environment, the provision of technology education in Ireland is currently undergoing development. The educational…

The selection includes speeches, reports, and occasional remarks made by the president of Grinnell College to various constituencies over a ten-year period, 1965-1975, a particularly busy and fretful time in higher education. The papers are gathered into categories: educational plans and philosophies; the state of the college; student life and…

In fall 1981, a study was conducted of the 386 Los Angeles City College (LACC) students who transferred to the California State University at Los Angeles (CSULA) in fall 1977. The study, which examined student persistence through the third year after transfer and determined graduation rates, was a follow-up to an earlier study of student…

The manual describes procedures of the Montgomery County Intermediate Unit (PA) regarding individualized education programs (IEPs) for exceptional children, as mandated by P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. An initial section reviews the philosophy of the IEP and gives directions for completing IEP forms. Other topics…

College athletics programs have more than an image problem. One of the best ways to stop the scandals is for presidents to take control of their institutions' programs,particularly in the areas of academic standards, financial aid, the quality of the federation, and the amount of emphasis given to athletics. (MSE)

Describes Postsecondary Counselor Program for increasing college success of rural Native American students in Alaska's Yukon-Koyukuk School District. Discusses program staffing and organization, program activities, graduate success after high school, and implementation steps (needs assessment, school board involvement, and counselor selection and…

The University of Illinois's program to recruit and retain minority students is described and discussed, focusing on the effect of granting delays in program completion and the increase in rates of on-time and delayed graduation. (MSE)