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Download full textACT, Inc., 2012
How well are our nation's high schools preparing students for college and career? Recent analyses by ACT show low rates of college and career readiness among United States high school graduates. Data from postsecondary institutions reveal high remediation rates and low second-year retention rates among first-year college students. Employers lament…
Descriptors: School Effectiveness, Postsecondary Education, College Preparation, High School Graduates
ACT, Inc., 2010
Since 1959, ACT has collected and reported data on students' academic readiness for college. Because becoming ready for college and career is a process that occurs throughout elementary and secondary education, measuring academic performance over time in the context of college and career readiness provides meaningful and compelling information…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Readiness, College Entrance Examinations, College Preparation
Council of the Great City Schools, 2009
In response to a request by the Secondary Education Sub-Committee of its Achievement Task Force, the Council of the Great City Schools surveyed its membership in the fall of 2007 to gather information on a variety of high school reform issues. An electronic file of the survey was emailed to the curriculum directors in each member district in…
Descriptors: High Schools, Educational Change, Data Analysis, Mathematics Teachers
Mei, Dolores M.; And Others – 1990
A study examined the effectiveness of the Pupils with Compensatory Educational Needs (PCEN)-funded English Instructional Services (EIS) Program which provided remediation in reading and writing to eligible New York City high school students. Subjects, 25,675 students from 100 high schools and programs, received remedial instruction in reading…
Descriptors: Educational Research, English Instruction, High Schools, Instructional Effectiveness
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Office of Research, Evaluation, and Assessment. – 1990
A study examined the effectiveness of the Chapter 1-funded English Instructional Services (EIS) Program which provided remediation in reading and writing to eligible New York City high school students. Subjects, 23,442 students from 100 high schools and programs, received remedial instruction in reading and/or writing for either a single term or…
Descriptors: Educational Research, English Instruction, High Schools, Instructional Effectiveness
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn. Office of Educational Assessment. – 1985
This summary provides data on program results for students who participated in New York City's English Instructional Services (EIS) program during the 1984-85 academic year. Approximately 61,000 students from 108 high schools received reading and/or writing instruction during that school year. The report includes: (1) an introduction with…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Criterion Referenced Tests, English Instruction
Moore, JoAnne E. – 1981
The goal of the High School Reading and Communication Skills Component of the Detroit school desegregation plan was to improve students' reading and communication skills. The program was an integral part of the English curriculum and employed instruction focused upon specific objectives at each grade level. Support services were provided in each…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Desegregation Effects, English Instruction, High Schools
Peer reviewedPlanty, Michael; Provasnik, Stephen; Daniel, Bruce – National Center for Education Statistics, 2007
Using the national data from high school transcript studies conducted from 1982 to 2005, this special analysis addresses the following questions related to students' coursetaking patterns and trends during this period: (1) What do states require and what do schools offer for coursework?; (2) How many course credits do students earn by high school…
Descriptors: High School Students, Student Characteristics, High School Graduates, Dropouts
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, Oklahoma City. – 1998
As part of a larger study to provide "indicators" of high school educational performance, this report presents data on remedial services provided to 15,042 college freshmen (1996-97) in Oklahoma public colleges by Oklahoma high school for the graduating class of 1995-96. The study used a student-cohort flow system to track student data…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Bound Students, College Freshmen, College Preparation
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Div. of Strategic Planning/Research and Development. – 1991
The Office of Research, Evaluation, and Assessment of the New York City public schools annually evaluates the AIDP English Instructional Services (EIS) program in reading and writing. Tests already in place in the High School Testing program are used as evaluation instruments. Program objectives include normal curve equivalent (NCE) gains of at…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, English Instruction, Evaluation Methods
ACT, Inc., 2007
ACT conducts the only nationwide curriculum survey that empirically identifies current instructional practices and postsecondary expectations in order to develop tests that measure critical skills and knowledge. Every three years, it surveys thousands of middle school/junior high school, secondary, and postsecondary teachers in English/writing,…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, High Schools, Teaching Methods, National Surveys
ACT, Inc., 2006
Since the publication of "A Nation at Risk", ACT has recommended that students take a core curriculum in high school in order to be prepared for college-level work. ACT's recommended core curriculum consists of four years of English and three years each of mathematics, science, and social studies. The benefits to students of taking the right…
Descriptors: High Schools, Core Curriculum, Academic Achievement, Mathematics
