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Joseph Cole – ProQuest LLC, 2023
In 2010, Goodwill of Central and Southern Indiana opened its first Excel Center adult high schools aimed at assisting adults in obtaining a high school diploma and transitioning those adults into higher education, industry certifications, and the workforce completely tuition free. MERS Goodwill, the largest Missouri branch of Goodwill (excluding…
Descriptors: Adult Education, High Schools, Educational History, High School Graduates
Whitney, Douglas R. – 1983
The American Council on Education (ACE) Commission on Educational Credit and Credentials adopted a plan for a 5-year review of the General Educational Development (GED) program. This review process was intended to ensure that the GED program, which operates in Canada and other countries, as well as in the United States, will address and measure…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Equivalency Tests, High School Equivalency Programs, High Schools
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Office of Educational Evaluation. – 1986
The Vocational and High School Equivalency Bilingual Program helped students with limited English proficiency develop their English language skills enough to enable them to participate effectively in mainstream classes and compete successfully in the United States labor market. During 1985-86 the program provided English as a second language and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Ancillary School Services, Bilingual Education, English (Second Language)
Asselle, Maria Grazia; And Others – 1988
Park West High School's Vocational and High School Equivalency Bilingual Program's purpose was to help limited-English-speaking students develop English skills while receiving occupational training after school through bilingual content-area instruction. The program was funded as a mini-school within the high school, providing the same overall job…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, English (Second Language), Federal Programs, High School Equivalency Programs
Institute for Behavioral Research in Creativity, Salt Lake City, UT. – 1992
This report presents results from Phase 2 of an ongoing Utah State Office of Education project titled "Preliminary Study of Proficiency Based Credit Testing in Utah Public Schools." Proficiency-based credit assessment (PBCA) means awarding secondary school academic credit to students considered proficient in the area without having taken…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Acceleration (Education), Advanced Courses, Advanced Placement
Berney, Tomi D.; Alvarez, Rosalyn – 1989
In its fifth and final year of federal funding, the Vocational and High School Equivalency Program at New York's Park West High School served 254 students in grades 9-12. The program's purpose was to help students of limited English proficiency develop English language skills while receiving occupational training after school. The transitional…
Descriptors: Attendance, Bilingual Education Programs, English (Second Language), Federal Programs
LaCerva, Christine – 1993
Auxiliary Services for High Schools, Bilingual Resource and Training Center (Project ASHS) was a federally funded project in its third year of operation in 1992-93. It functioned at 22 sites in the five boroughs of New York City, serving 3,972 limited-English-proficient students, an increase of over 600 students from the previous year. The target…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Bilingual Education Programs, Chinese, Classroom Techniques