The purpose of this paper is to examine a single study participant and overall graduation rates as they relate to both the general education and special education population. As more federal requirements are defined, especially the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, along with individual state requirements, the overall graduation rate of both of…

This report, which was updated in July 2006, contains a state by state review of graduation requirements at the High School level in Mathematics and Science across all 50 states. With the exception of New Jersey, required coursework is expressed in this document in Carnegie units, with one unit reflecting one year of coursework. Units defined in…

While most counselor education programs offer training or coursework in multicultural counseling at the pre-service level, it is unclear to what extent school counselors continue to pursue professional development in multicultural counseling after obtaining state certification or licensure. This manuscript presents a discussion on the state…

Recently, a local reporter asked the author, a district curriculum and instruction director, if No Child Left Behind (NCLB) did more good than bad. According to her, there is no good in spending a disproportionate amount of time and money on reporting when the money and her time could be spent in classrooms. Nor is it a good thing to make…

The guide is intended to help administrators implement Part 100 Regulations of New York which includes special education within the regular education framework rather than as a separate parallel system. The guide provides a summary of major topics within the Part 100 regulations and discusses implications for students with handicapping conditions…

To many students who have largely completed their requirements for graduation, the last year of high school has become a weary period of waiting. What provisions have been made by high schools to counteract this situation? The author queried educators at 36 schools to seek some answers. (Editor)

This article attempts to construct a classification system for those places where degrees can be acquired without the normal work output or residency requirements that are expected at all accredited institutions or that are candidates for accreditation by the six regional accrediting bodies. (Author)

This paper offers solutions to the apathy, social disillusionment, absenteeism, and restlessness on the part of twelfth graders approaching graduation. First it discusses causes of "senioritis" and pinpoints those students most likely to be affected. Types of senior options include bypassing twelfth grade altogether, seventh semester graduation or…

Education reforms enacted by the 1983 Florida legislature included, for the first time, a minimum number of credits as a state standard for graduation, including a physical education requirement. Physical educators responded by offering as many courses as possible to meet students' interests and by developing a required personal fitness course to…

A survey of all states and territories indicated that 45 had increased high school graduation requirements during 1984-85, while 15 increased enrollments in vocational education and 22 experienced decreases. Factors affecting increased enrollments included funding allocations changes, variable time periods for vocational courses, and increased…

In a survey of 48 state supervisors of home economics, 20 indicated that secondary students in their state could gain academic credit through study in home economics. Ten supervisors stated that there were curriculum or materials developed in their state to support home economics as part of academic credit. (CH)

The credentialist thesis is applied to high school graduation requirements by tracing their transformation according to societal demand. Because of demands for further education and academic excellence, secondary education presently occupies a modest position in American status aspirations and has encumbered its curricula with unrestricted…

In the summer of 1985 the state of Maryland added one credit of fine arts to its high school graduation requirements. Major initiatives that brought this about are described. (RM)

A table prepared by the Education Commission of the States details the high school graduation requirements of each state, based on a survey conducted in November and December 1983. (TE)

Certain states and local districts are setting up performance criteria a student must meet before he can graduate from high school. (IRT)