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Download full textAllen, Jeff; Cruce, Ty; Dingler, Colin – ACT, Inc., 2023
ACT is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to help people achieve education and workplace success. To help fulfill that mission, ACT offers school-day testing programs that provide all students with state- or district-funded access to its college readiness and admissions assessment, removing barriers to testing and opening doors to…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Testing, Nonprofit Organizations, Access to Education
Mellor, Lynn; Stoker, Ginger; Muhisani, Helen – Texas Education Research Center, 2017
With the passage of HB 5 in 2013, the Foundation High School Program became the graduation program for all Texas public high school students beginning with the entering Grade 9 students in 2014-15. The new graduation requirements introduced greater flexibility for students in earning a high school diploma. Updates to curriculum and graduation…
Descriptors: State Legislation, Graduation Requirements, State Policy, Educational Policy
Mellor, Lynn; Stoker, Ginger; Muhisani, Helen – Texas Education Research Center, 2017
The final report on the evaluation of House Bill (HB) 5 provides (1) an update on changes made to the current policy for graduation, including coursework, testing, and accountability during the 84th and 85th Texas Legislative Sessions; (2) an update on the implementation of HB 5 by school districts since 2014-15; and (3) a preliminary look at the…
Descriptors: State Legislation, Graduation Requirements, State Policy, Educational Policy
Mellor, Lynn; Stoker, Ginger; Muhisani, Helen – American Institutes for Research, 2017
In June 2013, the 83rd Texas Legislature passed House Bill (HB) 5, which established a new high school program--the Foundation High School Program. The new high school graduation program was required for all entering Grade 9 students in all Texas public school districts in 2014-15. The Foundation High School Program was designed to give students…
Descriptors: State Legislation, Graduation Requirements, State Policy, Educational Policy
Direct linkHetler, Angela Dawn – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This qualitative case study examines teachers' perspectives on testing accommodations for Limited English Proficient (LEP) students taking Indiana's Graduation Qualifying Exam (GQE). The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) states that the purpose of testing accommodations is to "level the playing field" between LEP students and their…
Descriptors: Testing Accommodations, Testing, Graduation, High Stakes Tests
