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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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Sutton, April; Muller, Chandra; Langenkamp, Amy G. – Sociology of Education, 2013
The timing of a high school transfer may shape students' transitions to college through its (mis)alignment with the structure of the school year. A transfer that occurs during the summer interrupts the four-year high school career, whereas a transfer that occurs midyear disrupts both the four-year high school career and the structure of the school…
Descriptors: High School Students, Transfer Students, High Schools, School Schedules
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Carbonaro, William; Covay, Elizabeth – Sociology of Education, 2010
The authors examine whether standards based accountability reforms of the past two decades have closed the achievement gap among public and private high school students. They analyzed data from the Education Longitudinal Study (ELS) to examine sector differences in high school achievement in the era of standards based reforms. The authors found…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Private Schools, Family Characteristics, Achievement Gains