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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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Engle, Jennifer; O'Brien, Colleen – Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education, 2005
In order to meet the need for more educated workers in the state, the Governor's Commission on Higher Education and the Economy (CHEE) has set an ambitious goal of increasing college and university enrollment in Ohio by 30 percent or 180,000 students over the next decade (CHEE, 2004). This goal can arguably only be met if the state takes measures…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Access to Education, Public Policy, Paying for College
Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education, 2004
The goal of this publication is to stimulate dialogue about defining opportunity for postsecondary education and ways to measure progress. It is hoped that this dialogue will inform the decision-making process of policymakers as they tackle policy challenges ranging from reform of K-12 education to improvement of postsecondary education. The…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Policy, Decision Making, Educational Indicators