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Vedder, Richard; Gillen, Andrew; Bennett, Daniel; Denhart, Matthew; Robe, Jonathan; Holbrook, Todd; Neiger, Peter; Coleman, James; Templeton, Jordan; Leirer, Jonathan; Myers, Luke; Brady, Ryan; Malesick, Michael – Center for College Affordability and Productivity (NJ1), 2010
The Center for College Affordability and Productivity (CCAP) is an independent, nonprofit research center based in Washington, DC that is dedicated to researching public policy and economic issues relating to postsecondary education. CCAP aims to facilitate a broader dialogue that challenges conventional thinking about costs, efficiency and…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Paying for College, Community Colleges, Dual Enrollment
Center for College Affordability and Productivity (NJ1), 2010
Almost everyone agrees that colleges have become costly to attend and are a growing burden on society to finance. Rising tuition costs threaten the ability and desire of students to attend college. Are there things that can be done to significantly reduce the cost of college? The answer is an emphatic "yes." The Center for College Affordability…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Paying for College, Community Colleges, Dual Enrollment
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Renzulli, Joseph S.; Purcell, Jeanne H. – Roeper Review, 1996
This article argues that the field of gifted and talented education is entering a period of intense change in ability identification, programs, teachers, classrom practices, funding, and terminology. Three questions are posed: "What changes within the field herald a reconceptualization?"; "How does the current transformation differ from previous…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Change Agents, Educational Change, Educational Trends
Hensher, Martin; Passingham, Steve – Compare, 1996
Summarizes the most important economic factors that have had an impact upon kindergartens in Kazakhstan in recent years. Provides city-specific data detailing the effects of the collapse of communism and the rise of market-oriented economic reform on kindergarten closures. Discusses policy responses to declining enrollments and school closures.…
Descriptors: Communism, Cultural Context, Economic Change, Economic Impact