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Eaton, Annelise – Rennie Center for Education Research & Policy, 2019
In many high-wage industries, a high school degree no longer prepares students to enter the workforce. By 2020, labor market analysts predict that 65 percent of all jobs will require postsecondary education or training. Though high schools across the Commonwealth seek to prepare students for both higher education and the workforce, too many…
Descriptors: High Schools, High School Students, College Readiness, Acceleration (Education)
Bifuh-Ambe, Elizabeth – Multicultural Education, 2011
Acquiring proficiency in the various English language skills and the ability to utilize those skills as a medium of learning is a daunting task. Research suggests that children who do not speak English as their first language (L1) need five to seven years in school before they can perform as well in English as their English peers who are native…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Literacy, Higher Education, Language Skills