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Direct linkJackson, C. Kirabo – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2012
I analyze the longer-run effects of a college-preparatory program implemented in inner-city schools that included payments to eleventh- and twelfth- grade students and their teachers for passing scores on Advanced Placement exams. Affected students attended college in greater numbers, were more likely to remain in college beyond their first year,…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Academic Achievement, Labor Market, College Preparation
Download full textWakelyn, David – NGA Center for Best Practices, 2009
Advanced Placement (AP), which enables high school students to take introductory college-level courses, is the nation's oldest example of a rigorous, common curriculum. Students who score well on AP exams are more likely to persist in college and earn a degree. The Advanced Placement Expansion project of the National Governors Association Center…
Descriptors: High School Students, Advanced Placement Programs, Disadvantaged, Educational Strategies
MCKENDALL, BENJAMIN W.
THE POSITION TAKEN IS THAT THE CURRICULAR CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE AT THE UNIVERSITY LEVEL TO PERMIT EDUCATIONALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS (USUALLY NEGRO) TO ATTEND COLLEGE ARE ONLY PALLIATIVE BECAUSE MOST ADMISSION PROCEDURES ARE TOO INFLEXIBLE TO CONSIDER THE EFFECTS OF A DISADVANTAGED EDUCATION IN THE LOWER SCHOOLS ON A STUDENT'S SCHOLASTIC…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Advanced Placement, Advanced Placement Programs, College Admission
Schmitt, Lisa; Carney, Dee – Online Submission, 2008
This PowerPoint report summarizes AISD student demographic and performance results at high schools as of the end of the 2007-2008 school year.
Descriptors: School Districts, Academic Achievement, High School Students, Test Results
