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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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The Consequences of High School Exit Examinations for Low-Performing Urban Students: Evidence from Massachusetts
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Papay, John P.; Murnane, Richard J.; Willett, John B. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2010
In specifying a minimum passing score on examinations that students must pass to obtain a high school diploma, states divide a continuous performance measure into dichotomous categories. Thus, students with scores near the cutoff either pass or fail despite having essentially equal skills. The authors evaluate the causal effects of barely passing…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Low Income, Graduation Rate, Graduation Requirements
Do Teacher Absences Impact Student Achievement? Longitudinal Evidence from One Urban School District
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Miller, Raegen T.; Murnane, Richard J.; Willett, John B. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2008
This article exploits highly detailed data on teacher absences from a large urban school district in the northern United States to shed light on the determinants and effects of teacher absences. The topic is important because both school and district policies can influence teachers' propensity to be absent. The authors estimate the impact of…
Descriptors: Teacher Attendance, Academic Achievement, Urban Schools, Elementary School Teachers
Improving Education Indicators and Economic Indicators: The Same Problems?
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Murnane, Richard J. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1987
Compares the experience of developing educational indicators with the experience of developing indicators to measure economic performance. Discusses the similar problems in both sectors and explains reasons for differences. (RB)
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Improvement, Performance Factors
Do High School Dropouts Benefit from Obtaining a GED?
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Murnane, Richard J.; And Others – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1995
Data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth for 1979 through 1991 are used to demonstrate that acquisition of the General Educational Development (GED) credential is associated with an increase in the rate of wage growth for male high school dropouts. (SLD)
Descriptors: Dropouts, Economic Opportunities, Educational Certificates, Employment Patterns
Race, Gender, and Opportunity: Supply and Demand for New Teachers in North Carolina, 1975-1985.
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Murnane, Richard J.; Schwinden, Michael – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1989
Demographic changes in college graduates who received teaching certificates between 1975 and 1985 are assessed. The effects of demographic characteristics, subject specialties, and scores on National Teacher Examinations on certificants becoming teachers in North Carolina are examined. Results highlight the need for more Black college students to…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Demography, Educational Trends, Elementary School Teachers