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Peer reviewedArcher, Edith L.; Dresden, Judith H. – Education and Urban Society, 1987
Describes statewide results on minimum competency testing (MCT) programs newly implemented in Texas, and discusses initial efforts to predict the impact of a specific statewide MCT program on retention and graduation in Houston. Suggests that the new MCT requirements, by discouraging high risk students who previously might have stayed in school,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Graduation Requirements, High Risk Students
