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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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Libsch, Margaret K.; Breslow, Martha – NASSP Bulletin, 1996
Compares 1976-78 and 1992-94 Monitoring the Future data on high school seniors' recreational reading habits. During both periods, about half of all seniors reported reading one to five nonassigned books yearly. Those reading six or more books decreased from 37% to 25%. Those reading no books increased from 14% to 22%. Gender and college-bound…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, Educational Trends, High School Seniors, High Schools
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Freeman, Donald J.; And Others – NASSP Bulletin, 1985
Presents findings from a national survey measuring the public's response to academic reform in secondary schools. Results show the public supports improvement of academic standards but also wants the existing structure and organization of schools to be maintained. Includes four tables. (MD)
Descriptors: Academic Education, Educational Finance, Educational Improvement, Educational Research
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Hawkins, Joseph A. – NASSP Bulletin, 1994
Regardless of how many times people are told by the Educational Testing Service not to use the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) as a gross measure of school productivity, the test continues to be used for that purpose. This article shows how misleading SAT scores and per-student-expenditure correlations are used to justify spending less money on…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Expenditure per Student, Misconceptions, Productivity