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Download full textMayer Bryant, Veronica; Hsu, Gabriella; Kempson, Lauri – American Council of Trustees and Alumni, 2022
ACTA's What Will They Learn?® (WWTL) project is designed to help students choose the best college or university for them. The printed report and its online companion WhatWillTheyLearn.com represent the only assessment of U.S. colleges and universities that focuses on what schools are actually teaching. This report assigns grades to over 1,130…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, College Curriculum, Public Colleges, Private Colleges
Direct linkDessoff, Alan – District Administration, 2010
In districts with Hispanic populations, English language learning is a priority, particularly in the elementary grades, which many students enter still speaking Spanish as their primary language. In affiliation with the National Council of La Raza (NCLR), a private, non-profit organization focused on reducing poverty and discrimination and…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Graduation Rate, Educational Objectives, Outcomes of Education
Zehr, Mary Ann – Education Week, 2009
Across the country, high school graduation rates are bemoaned with regularity. Many states and districts aren't even tracking the rate for the fastest-growing population of students, or if they are, they aren't telling the public how many English-language learners (ELLs) are leaving school with a diploma. The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act was…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Federal Legislation, Federal Regulation, Educational Improvement
Peer reviewedStewart, Vivien – Educational Leadership, 2007
The globalization of economies, the digitization of work, pressing health and security issues, and changing demographics have dramatically changed our world. Unlike previous generations, U.S. high school graduates will routinely buy from the world, sell to the world, work for international companies, manage employees from other cultures and…
Descriptors: Global Approach, International Studies, Immersion Programs, Graduation Rate
Garofano, Anthony; Sable, Jennifer – National Center for Education Statistics, 2008
The purpose of this publication is to provide basic descriptive information about the 100 largest school districts (ranked by student membership, that is, the number of students enrolled at the beginning of the school year) for the 2004-05 school year in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Bureau of Indian Education, the…
Descriptors: Public Schools, School Districts, Institutional Characteristics, Elementary Secondary Education
Dalton, Ben; Sable, Jennifer; Hoffman, Lee – National Center for Education Statistics, 2006
The purpose of this publication is to provide basic descriptive information about the 100 largest school districts (ranked by student membership, that is, the number of students enrolled at the beginning of the school year) for the 2003-04 school year in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the…
Descriptors: School Districts, Public Schools, Elementary Schools, Secondary Schools
