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Paradoxes in Policy Practice: Signaling Postsecondary Pathways in the Rust Belt
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Mitra, Dana; Halabi, Saamira – Teachers College Record, 2012
Context: Research increasingly suggests that the high school diploma has lost its meaning as a symbol of life preparation. Having faced economic struggles earlier and longer than most regions of the United States, the "Rust Belt" region offers important lessons for the broader nation regarding how high schools might prepare youth for…
Descriptors: Geographic Regions, Regional Characteristics, Economic Change, Economic Climate
Strategic Global Advantage: The Career Academy/Technical College State Initiative
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Lakes, Richard D.; Burns, Janet Z. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2012
Georgia's legislators have approved a plan whereby public school districts in the state could convert to charter schools to tailor programs for local educational communities. The state has authorized funds for five secondary-level charter career academies that are to be positioned regionally and partnered with a postsecondary community or…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Charter Schools, Technical Institutes, Career Academies
SREB States Maintain Lead in Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate Programs
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Collins, Crystal – Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2009
The Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) states lead the nation in student participation in Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) programs. The region also continued to match the nation in the success rates of high school students on AP exams in 2008. SREB's "Challenge to Lead" Goals for Education recognize the…
Descriptors: Advanced Courses, Advanced Placement, Student Participation, Academic Achievement