Advanced Placement
AP Fact Sheet
U.S. Department of Education (2005)
AP Placement Report to the Nation 2005
College Board (2005)
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Bridge Program
Summer Bridge Programs: Supporting All Students
Adrianna Kezar (ERIC Digest, 2001)
Bridge: Summer Retention Program for Pre-College African American Students
Cheryl B. Stratton (Developmental Education: Meeting Diverse Student Needs, 1998)
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Career Academies
National Academy Foundation Network Fact Sheet
National Academy Foundation (2003-2004)
Career Academies Brief
Sandra Kerka (2000)
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College Level Examination Program
An Investigation of Educational Outcomes for Students Who Earn College Credit Through the College-Level Examination Program
Nancy K. Scammacca and Barbara G. Dodd (College Board, 2005)
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Distance Learning/ Virtual School
Report on State Virtual Schools
Southern Regional Education Board (2005)
Distance Education Courses for Public Elementary and Secondary School Students: 2002–03
U.S. Department of Education (2005)
Trends in Virtual Education in the United States: A Snapshot at the Transformation of Distance Education
New York State Education Department (n.d.)
Cyber Schools
Education Commission of the States (2004)
Virtual Schools: Trends and Issues
Tom Clark (Distance Learning Resource Network, 2001)
Distance Education at Postsecondary Education Institutions: 1997-98
U.S. Department of Education (1999)
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Dual Credit/ Dual Enrollment
Dual Enrollment: Policy Issues Confronting State Policymakers
Education Commission of the States (March 2006)
Dual Enrollment Fact Sheet
U.S. Department of Education (2005)
Dual Credit and Exam-Based Courses in U.S. Public High Schools: 2002-03
U.S. Department of Education (April 2005)
Dual Enrollment of High School Students at Postsecondary Institutions: 2002-03
U.S. Department of Education (April 2005)
State Dual Enrollment Policies Not Sufficient to Reach Students Who Might Benefit From Them Most: Report Outlines Findings and Recommendations for Credit-Based Transition Programs
Community College Research Center at Teachers College, Columbia University (October 5, 2004)
State Dual Enrollment Policies: Addressing Access and Quality
Community College Research Center at Teachers College, Columbia University (2004)
Postsecondary Options: Dual/Concurrent Enrollment
Education Commission of the States (2001)
Recent State Legislation: Dual/Concurrent Enrollment
Education Commission of the States (since 2000)
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Early or Middle College High Schools
Early College High School Fact Sheet
U.S. Department of Education (2005)
Early College High School Initiative Evaluation Year End Report: 2003–2004
American Institutes for Research (March 2005)
Early College High Schools: Early Recruitment and Selection Strategies
American Institutes for Research (March 2005)
Early College High School Initiative by the Numbers
Jobs for the Future (December 2004)
Early College High Schools Initiative: State Policies to Support and Sustain
Jobs for the Future (July 2004)
Early College High School Initiative: Core Principles
Jobs for the Future (n.d.)
Early College High School at A Glance
Jobs for the Future (October 2003)
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General Educational Development
History of the GED Tests
American Council on Education (October 2004)
Who Benefits from Obtaining a GED? Evidence from High School and Beyond
National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL, 2002)
So You Want a GED? Estimating the Impact of the GED on the Earnings of Dropouts Who Seek the Credential
John H. Tyler (NCSALL, n.d.)
Is the GED a Valuable Credential? Myths and Realities no. 10
Bettina Lankard Brown (2000)
Educational and Labor Market Performance of GED Recipients
Office of Vocational and Adult Education, U.S. Department of Education (1998)
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High Schools That Work
High Schools That Work Follow-up Study of 2002 High School Graduates
Gene Bottoms and Marna Young (Southern Regional Education Board, May 2005)
Case Study: Garden City High School, Garden City, Kansas
Southern Regional Education Board (SREB, May 2005)
Project Lead the Way: A Pre-engineering Curriculum That Works A New Design for High School Career/Technical Studies
Gene Bottoms and Karen Anthony (May 2005)
Making High Schools and Middle Grades Schools Work
Southern Regional Education Board (March 2005)
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International Baccalaureate
International Baccalaureate Fact Sheet
U.S. Department of Education (2005)
Progress in Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate in SREB States
Southern Regional Education Board (2003).
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Tech Prep
Ready for College and Career
The School Administrator (January 2006)
Tech Prep Fact Sheet
U.S. Department of Education (2005)
Earning, Learning, and Choice Career and Technical Education Works for Students and Employers
National Assessment of Vocational Education (NAVE, 2004)
New Lessons about Tech Prep Implementation: Changes in Eight Selected Consortia Since Reauthorization of the Federal Tech Prep Legislation in 1998
Debra D. Bragg and William Reger, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2002)
Measuring Tech Prep Excellence: A Practitioners Guide to Evaluation
Sheila Ruhland and Delia M. Timms (2001)
Exemplary Tech Prep Programs Combining College Connections and Work-Based Learning Opportunities
Constance A. Walde (Center for Occupation Research and Development, 2000) |
