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ERIC Number: EJ385300
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Graduating from High School: New Standards in the States. A "Bulletin" Special.
NASSP Bulletin, v73 n515 p61-71 Mar 1989
According to a recent study, state mandates for tougher academic standards do not necessarily lead to more and better course content. Although more lower- and middle-achieving students are enrolled in academic classes, these courses are at the basic, general, or remedial level and fail to meet reform commission goals. (MLH)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Course Content, Educational Change, Graduation Requirements, Secondary Education, State Legislation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Center for Policy Research in Education