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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Radcliffe, Rich A.; Bos, Beth – Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 2013
Trends among adolescents continue to be discouraging in terms of career and college readiness based on National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) achievement reports and high school graduation rate data. In response, this article presents five goals and eight strategies we have engaged in during a seven-year research study focused on…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, High School Students, College Preparation, Career Development
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Radcliffe, Rich A.; Stephens, Liz C. – Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 2010
Young adolescents' low scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) force the question of whether these students will be ready for college in four years. Our efforts to build a college-going culture emphasize strengthening students' writing skills by using preservice teachers to lead writing marathons for at-risk middle school…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Higher Education, Educational Innovation, Middle School Students
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Radcliffe, Rich A.; Mandeville, Thomas F. – Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 2007
Shortages of middle-level teacher candidates may cause teacher educators to recruit candidates by focusing on what attracts and discourages candidates about teaching at the middle level. The authors used a survey approach (n = 110) to investigate why preservice middle school and high school teachers and in-service middle school teachers chose the…
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Educators, Middle Schools