Vol. 4 No. 15
September 13, 2004
Straight A’s: Public Education Policy and Progress: Volume 4, No. 15
Straight A’s: Public Education Policy and Progress is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events in Washington, DC and around the country. The format makes information on federal education policy accessible to everyone from elected officials and policymakers to parents and community leaders. Contributors include Jason Amos, editor, and Kate Bradley, copyeditor.
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Articles:
- MUST BE IN THE FRONT ROW!: High Schools, Graduation Rates Receive New Attention from Policy Community and World of Politics
- MOTHER, SHOULD I TRUST THE GOVERNMENT?: National Center for Education Statistics and U.S. Census Bureau Data Understate Dropout Problem
- NCLB AND GRADUATION RATES: Double Standard in Reporting Test Scores and Graduation Rates?
- NEW METHODS EMERGE TO TRACK GRADUATION RATES
- FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO EXAMINE BETTER METHODS FOR COUNTING GRADUATES