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Can a College Readiness Intervention Impact Longer-Term College Success? Evidence from Florida's Statewide Initiative
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Mokher, Christine G.; Leeds, Daniel M. – Journal of Higher Education, 2019
In 2011, under the Florida College and Career Readiness Initiative (FCCRI), Florida made college placement testing mandatory for 11th-grade students who had scored in the midrange of its standardized 10th-grade assessment. Those with placement test scores below college-ready were assigned in 12th grade to college readiness and success…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Intervention, Student Placement, Grade 11
A Comparison of Secondary Principals' Use of Data Systems to Increase Student Achievement in Mathematics as Measured by Standardized Assessments
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Williams, Joshua – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The pressure to meet the demands of "No Child Left Behind" (NCLB) Act coupled with poor results by secondary students on national assessments in mathematics have forced school principals to develop skill sets in the use of data in efforts to increase student performance on standardized assessments. The effective use of data by school…
Descriptors: Secondary Schools, Principals, Mathematics Achievement, Secondary School Students
Sharing up, down, and Sideways: Alliance Is a Driving Force in Reshaping New Jersey Vocational School
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von Frank, Valerie – Journal of Staff Development, 2011
In Essex County, New Jersey, whose county seat is Newark, students have the option of attending one of four vocational high schools. The Essex County Vocational School District draws students from the county seeking instruction in a multitude of career and technical areas. North 13th Street Technical School is one of the four vocational options.…
Descriptors: Vocational High Schools, Federal Legislation, Educational Improvement, Federal Programs
A Study to Determine the Effect of Athletic Participation on the Academic Performance, Attendance, and Discipline of Hispanic Students
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Ramsey, Scott D. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to examine whether selected independent variables are good predictors of athletic participation among Mexican students. The selected independent variables were gender, GPA, attendance, discipline referrals, and success on the Georgia High School Graduation Test. The dependent variable was participation in athletics.…
Descriptors: Discipline, Grade Point Average, Graduation, Exit Examinations