This third report on the performance of Texas public universities provides summary information on performance in academic and other areas in table form. A section on statewide comparisons contains these tables: (1) statewide higher education enrollment; (2) fall 1999 headcount enrollment by ethnicity; (2) selected student demographics; (3) 6-year…

This report addresses the scope of Arizona's dropout problem and strategies for changing the situation. An introduction examines the magnitude of the problem, who is dropping out and why, costs of dropping out, what works in combating high dropout rates, what Arizona citizens and leaders can do, and what steps should be taken to reduce the dropout…

This report presents an update on what has happened in college athletics since three previous reports published in the early 1990s. It was developed following a series of meetings with a broad range of sports representatives and higher education leaders. The report examines progress made by the NCAA toward a proposed "one-plus-three"…

In an archival study, the academic outcomes of 653 students with disabilities and 41,357 students without disabilities attending Dawson College (Quebec) were compared over a 12-year period (1990-2002). Students with disabilities were more likely to have been enrolled in a pre-university program, less likely to enroll in a continuing education…

This paper provides the framework for the kindergarten through grade 12 study of English Language Arts in Alabama's public schools. Content standards in this document define the minimum requirements. Content standards are aligned with applicable assessments at each grade level including writing assessments, Alabama High School Graduation Exam, and…

This report contains information on the retention and graduation patterns of full-time undergraduates at Maryland's public four-year colleges and universities from 1981 to 2001. It looks at the number and percentage of students who were retained at their original public four-year campus and those who graduated from any senior public college or…

This reports presents data on college freshman retention and graduation in the University of Wisconsin (UW) System. The four sections of text and data tables examine: trends in retention and graduation rates for the period 1977-98; graduation and retention rates by new freshman characteristics (high school quartile, entry age, race/ethnicity,…

Cohorts of entering freshmen were tracked over time to determine whether the suspension policy at Montana State University (MSU), Bozeman was having the intended effect on academic success, defined as degree completion. The university's current policy requires students to be suspended after receiving grade point averages (GPAs) of lower than 2.00…

This publication provides, at an early age, students and parents of low income or no previous post-secondary education with the information, skills, and experiences that will help encourage and prepare them to complete high school and pursue post-secondary education. Sections include: Your Career Journey; Your Circle of Support; What Makes Me…

Between 1970 and 2001, women went from being the minority to the majority of the U.S. undergraduate population, increasing their representation from 42 percent to 56 percent of undergraduates (Freeman 2004). Projections to 2013 indicate that women's undergraduate enrollment will increase to 8.9 million or 57 percent of the undergraduate population…

Speech delivered at a conference held at Chowan College, Murfreesboro, North Carolina on October 9, 1970. (DS)

This study determined the predictive validity of the Edwards Personal Preference Schedule and the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory relative to that afforded by the American College Testing Program's (ACT) Assessment composite score in forecasting academic success in a three-year, hospital-based nursing diploma program, as measured by…

The attorney for the plaintiffs in Debra P. v. Turlington discusses the harmful effects and the arbitrary and unfair nature of minimum competency testing. (Author/WD)

The author examines previous efforts to establish certifying examinations for high school students and their effects on curriculum and students, particularly minorities. Also, to introduce readers to the rest of this theme issue on testing, he briefly discusses test validity, cutoff scores, and effects on teachers. (SJL)

Reports the results of the 13th Annual Gallup Poll of the Public's Attitudes toward the Public Schools sponsored by the National Associations of Elementary and Secondary School Principals, and the Kettering Foundation. A companion poll appears in the September 1981 issue of the "Phi Delta Kappan." (WD)