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Alliance for Excellent Education, 2010
"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) "The Nation's Report Card": Too Many High School Seniors Unprepared for College-Level Math and Reading; (2)…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Public Schools, Educational Policy, College Preparation
Langer, Philip; And Others – 1982
The study described in this paper utilized data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) to compare achievement trends among black and white students with respect to the variable of age at admission to first grade. The three age groups selected were nine, thirteen, and seventeen year olds. NAEP data in reading, mathematics, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education
Amos, Jason, Ed. – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2004
"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) House Prevails in Cutting Education Below Senate Bill and the President's Request: Final FY2005 Education Budget…
Descriptors: Budgets, Academic Achievement, Public Education, Academic Ability