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Download full textCarter-Wells, JoAnn – Research in Developmental Education, 1989
Since 1980, efforts to strengthen the academic preparation of students for college have been made on national, regional, state, and local levels. Cited as evidence of a problem in academic preparation have been: (1) the decline in students' college admission test scores in language, study, and computing skills over the past 17 years; (2) low…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College Admission, College Preparation, College School Cooperation
Institute for Educational Leadership (NJ1), 2005
This paper identifies six core principles and recommends strategies that will foster high academic achievement, close the achievement gap, and promote civic and personal growth among all high-school-age youth in the high schools and communities. At the center of the framework is the Alliance's belief that the purpose of high school is to ensure…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, High Schools, Academic Achievement, Administrative Principles
