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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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Shaver, Debra; Newman, Lynn; Huang, Tracy; Yu, Jennifer; Knokey, Anne-Marie – National Center for Special Education Research, 2011
A gap exists between the academic achievement of youth with hearing impairments and their peers in the general population in reading, mathematics, science, and social studies, according to a new release by The National Center for Special Education Research. This report uses data from the National Longitudinal Transition Study 2 dataset to provide…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Educational Experience, Academic Achievement, Hearing Impairments
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Newman, Lynn; Wagner, Mary; Huang, Tracy; Shaver, Debra; Knokey, Anne-Marie; Yu, Jennifer; Contreras, Elidia; Ferguson, Kate; Greene, Sarah; Nagle, Katherine; Cameto, Renee – National Center for Special Education Research, 2011
Since 1982, the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) has periodically surveyed the status of curricula being implemented in America's high schools and the course-taking patterns of high school students, as identified from their transcripts. Data from the High School Transcript Study (HSTS), conducted in…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, High Schools, Grade Point Average, Course Selection (Students)
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Yu, Jennifer; Huang, Tracy; Newman, Lynn – National Center for Special Education Research, 2008
The report uses data from the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 (NLTS2) to answer questions about the use of alcohol, cigarettes and illegal drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, and LSD among young adults with disabilities. The report compares substance use among this population with substance use in the general population, and compares…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Smoking, Marijuana, Emotional Disturbances