Eighth Grade Minimum Competency Testing and Early High School Dropout Patterns

Eighth Grade Minimum Competency Testing and Early High School Dropout Patterns [electronic resource] / Sean F. Reardon.

Data from the National Education Longitudinal Survey (NELS) are used to examine the relationship between minimum competency testing and dropout rates. Proponents of such testing have argued that minimum competency tests provide incentives for schools and students, but opponents have argued that such...

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Main Author: Reardon, Sean F.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1996.
Subjects:
Disadvantaged Youth.
Dropout Rate.
Dropout Research.
Dropouts.
Equal Education.
Grade 8.
Junior High Schools.
Low Income Groups.
Minimum Competency Testing.
Minority Groups.
Socioeconomic Status.
Urban Schools.

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