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Direct linkDouglas N. Harris; Lihan Liu; Nathan Barrett; Ruoxi Li – Brookings Institution, 2020
High school graduation rates have increased dramatically in the past two decades. Some skepticism has arisen, however, because of the confluence of the graduation rise and the starts of high-stakes accountability for graduation rates with "No Child Left Behind" (NCLB). In this study we provide some of the first evidence about the role of…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Accountability, Human Capital, Educational Legislation
Download full textKim Reykdal; Jill Diehl; Misty O’Brien – Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, 2023
The High School Graduation Plan (HSBP) is a graduation requirement and a critical component of supporting students' career development throughout their secondary education experience. The Washington Legislature has revised and strengthened HSBP requirements to include the implementation of a universal online HSBP platform that can be readily…
Descriptors: High School Graduates, Graduation Requirements, Career Development, Educational Attainment
Macdonald, Heidi; Zinth, Jennifer Dounay; Pompelia, Sarah – Education Commission of the States, 2019
Nearly all states require students to complete a certain number of units per course to earn a standard diploma in the state; but courses, units and assessments outside of exit exams and diploma options vary. This interactive resource provides an overview of state high school graduation requirements. To see how all states approach specific…
Descriptors: High Schools, Graduation Requirements, Comparative Analysis, State Policy
Florida Department of Education, 2020
The Adult High School (AHS) program enables an adult student, as defined in section (s.)1004.02(5), Florida Statutes (F.S.), to complete the required courses and state assessments to earn a standard high school diploma. Course requirements in adult high school programs are designed in accordance with core content standards per s. 1003.41, F.S. A…
Descriptors: High School Equivalency Programs, Enrollment, Dual Enrollment, Tuition
Thurlow, Martha L.; Test, David W.; Rogers, Christopher M.; Klare, Matthew; Lazarus, Sheryl S. – National Center on Educational Outcomes, 2019
The purpose of this report is to summarize the status of state-defined alternate diplomas in the 50 U.S. states three years after the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESSA) indicated that states could develop these diplomas and use them in accountability calculations. To count this diploma in a graduation measure for accountability, several…
Descriptors: High School Equivalency Programs, Students with Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Legislation
Florida Department of Education, 2018
The Adult High School (AHS) program enables an adult student, to complete the required courses and state assessments to earn a standard high school diploma. Course requirements in adult high school programs are designed in accordance with core content standards. A program of instruction for both traditional and co-enrolled AHS students shall be…
Descriptors: Technical Assistance, Adult Education, High School Equivalency Programs, Annual Reports
Florida Department of Education, 2019
The Adult High School (AHS) program enables an adult student, as defined in section (s.)1004.02(5), Florida Statutes (F.S.), to complete the required courses and state assessments to earn a standard high school diploma. Course requirements in adult high school programs are designed in accordance with core content standards per s. 1003.41, F.S. A…
Descriptors: High School Equivalency Programs, Adult Students, State Legislation, Guidelines
Florida Department of Education, 2017
The Adult High School (AHS) program enables an adult no longer enrolled in public high school to complete the required courses and state assessments to earn a standard high school diploma. Course requirements are in accordance with standards established by the state. A program of instruction for both traditional and co-enrolled AHS students shall…
Descriptors: Technical Assistance, Adult Education, High School Equivalency Programs, Annual Reports
Peer reviewedFinn, Chester E., Jr.; Kahlenberg, Richard D.; Kress, Sandy – Education Next, 2015
As states move to implement the Common Core State Standards, key challenges remain. One is how to make sure a high school diploma acknowledges what students have achieved. Should states adopt a two tiered diploma, in which students who pass internationally aligned Common Core exams at a career- and college-ready level receive an…
Descriptors: State Standards, Graduation Requirements, High School Graduates, High School Equivalency Programs
Florida Department of Education, 2016
The Adult High School (AHS) program enables an adult no longer enrolled in public high school to complete the required courses and state assessments to earn a standard high school diploma. Course requirements are in accordance with standards established by the state. A program of instruction for both traditional and co-enrolled AHS students shall…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Technical Assistance, Adult Education, High School Equivalency Programs
Washington State Board of Education, 2016
The Washington State Board of Education (SBE) and the Professional Educator Standards Board (PESB) submitted this 6th biennial joint report to the Governor, Legislative Education Committees, and Superintendent of Public Instruction. The report outlines the collaborative work of the Boards, highlights accomplishments, and provides goals and…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Academic Achievement, Standards, Superintendents
Thurlow, Martha L.; Vang, Miong; Cormier, Damien – National Center on Educational Outcomes, University of Minnesota, 2010
The purpose of this study was to examine the alternative routes to passing the high school exit exam that were available during the school year 2008-09 to students to earn a standard high school diploma. The authors examined alternative routes in the 26 states with active or soon to be active exit exams. They documented the alternative routes…
Descriptors: High Schools, Secondary Education, Graduation Requirements, Graduation Rate
Lewis, Laurie; Gray, Lucinda – National Center for Education Statistics, 2016
The 2015-16 survey "Programs and Services for High School English Learners" provides the first nationally representative data on this topic. This report is based on that survey and presents data on programs and services for high school English learners (ELs), including instructional approaches, newcomer programs, online or computer-based…
Descriptors: High School Students, English Language Learners, Second Language Instruction, Public Schools
Douglas, Karen M.; Mislevy, Robert J. – Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 2010
Important decisions about students are made by combining multiple measures using complex decision rules. Although methods for characterizing the accuracy of decisions based on a single measure have been suggested by numerous researchers, such methods are not useful for estimating the accuracy of decisions based on multiple measures. This study…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Test Use, Classification, Computation
Seidel, Sam – Jobs For the Future, 2013
North Queens Community High School serves approximately 200 students, 16-20 years old, as they strive to reach their personal and academic goals. All students at North Queens have previously been enrolled in high school elsewhere and are over-age and undercredited. Small class sizes, student-centered support, and an accelerated credit acquisition…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Success, College Readiness, College Preparation
