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Peer reviewedDee, Thomas S. – Education Next, 2003
Examines relationship between higher course requirements for high school graduation and adult employability. Findings suggest positive correlation. But also finds reductions in educational attainment, especially among blacks. (PKP)
Descriptors: Blacks, Educational Change, Employment Potential, Graduation Requirements
Charters, Moire C. – 1978
To establish an objective measure of English skills for graduation candidates and to determine whether objective and subjective measures of English skills produce different results, 101 volunteers completed a writing sample and the Reading and Written English Expression tests of the Comparative Guidance and Placement Program (CGP). Scores obtained…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Blacks, Community Colleges, English
