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Higher Ed and High School Faculty Differ on Students’ Readiness for College
Via Inside Higher Ed “A new survey from ACT shows the continued gap between those who teach in high school and those who teach in college when it comes to their perceptions of the college preparation of today’s students. Nearly … Continue reading
Posted in Higher Education, Secondary Education
Tagged ACT, college, high school, preparation, readiness, student achievement
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Iowa GOP Member Moves Voter Suppression to a New Direction
Iowa state Rep. Pat Grassley (R) must be desperate to suppress the vote. Among other things his bill, House File 423, states, “The bill strikes requirements that high school students receive instruction in voting statutes and procedures, voter registration requirements, … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Government, Secondary Education
Tagged elections, government, high school, Pat Grassley, voter suppression, voting statutes
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Major Studies Demonstrate Benefits of Dual Enrollment
Here are some major studies examining the academic outcomes of dual enrollment, an innovative movement to provide high school students college credit. I . Swanson’s, Award Winning, Ph.D. Thesis — Executive Summary This analysis is an excellent, award winning, Ph.D. thesis … Continue reading
Posted in Dual Enrollment, Graduation Rate, Graduation Rates, Higher Education, Secondary Education
Tagged acceleration, Advanced Placement, college, concurrent enrollment educational reform, dual enrollment, early college credit, GPA, graduation rate, high school, higher education, International Baccalaureate, partnership, persistence, retention, seamless education system, secondary education
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Popularity in High School Pays a Premium Forty Years Later
“We estimate that moving from the 20th to 80th percentile of the high-school popularity distribution yields a 10% wage premium nearly 40 years later.” Reference Conti, Gabriella, Galeotti, Andrea, Mueller,Gerrit, & Pudney, Stephen. (2102). Popularity. National Bureau of Economic Research. NBER Working Paper No. 18475.