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Direct linkSwailes, Stephen; Roodhouse, Simon – Policy Futures in Education, 2004
This article reviews the reactions to higher-level National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) in the United Kingdom in the context of certification levels by level and subject. The most successful higher NVQs are linked to professional qualifying routes, have generic application across a range of sectors or fill gaps where qualifications were not…
Descriptors: Qualifications, Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, National Standards
Download full textLips, Dan – Milton & Rose D. Friedman Foundation, 2005
Baltimore City's public school system is in crisis. Academically, the school system fails on any number of measures. The city's graduation rate is barely above 50 percent and students continually lag well behind state averages on standardized tests. Adding to these problems is the school system's current fiscal crisis, created by years of fiscal…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, School Choice, Educational Vouchers, Program Proposals
