ERIC Number: ED538167
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Jul-25
Pages: 7
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
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Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress. Volume 11, Number 15
Amos, Jason, Ed.
Alliance for Excellent Education
"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) Getting Down to Business: Obama Hosts Education Roundtable with Nation's Business Leaders; (2) "Diplomas Mean Dollars": High School Graduates Earn $8,000 More Annually Compared to High School Dropouts, According to New Data; (3) "The Undereducated American": United States Failing to Meet Demand for College-Educated Workers, New Report Finds; and (4) "Breaking Schools' Rules": Study of Texas Seventh Graders Finds Students with Disciplinary Actions Five Times More Likely to Drop Out. (Contains 1 figure and 2 footnotes.)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Dropouts, High School Graduates, Public Education, Grade 7, College Graduates, Education Work Relationship, Income, Discipline, Secondary Education
Alliance for Excellent Education. 1201 Connecticut Avenue NW Suite 901, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 202-828-0828; Fax: 202-828-0821; Web site: http://www.all4ed.org
Publication Type: Collected Works - Serial; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; High Schools; Secondary Education
Audience: Parents; Policymakers
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: Alliance for Excellent Education
Identifiers - Location: Texas
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