In this brief, we examine Arkansas’ students’ ninth-grade GPAs and their relationship to high school graduation and college enrollment. We follow seven cohorts of Arkansas first-time freshmen who were still enrolled in twelfth grade four years later. We find ninth-grade GPAs strongly influence future academic successes. We suggest policies to help all freshmen succeed
The US has a critical need to produce more STEM graduates and that need is exponentially more critic...
The transition to high school can be problematic for many ninth graders. Researchers and administra...
In this brief, we assess the relationship between being identified as gifted and academic growth amo...
Postsecondary education has become a popular option for students, as evidenced by increases in enrol...
In this brief, we examine course failures among Arkansas high school freshmen by different student d...
Since 2008, Arkansas has sought to dramatically increase the number of students participating in Adv...
This study addressed college matriculation rates among high-poverty Arkansas high schools and public...
High school graduation rate has become an increasingly important measure of school performance over ...
This study explored the impact of Advanced Placement and honors course enrollment and high school gr...
Results of the 2008 Arkansas student assessments were released earlier this summer and revealed that...
Advancing in key courses in ninth grade is an early, crucial step in preparing for college. Students...
The coming year brings more changes to Arkansas K-12 education, as the ACT Aspire replaces the PARCC...
To support youth early motivation for college and careers that meet workforce needs, the Texas Legis...
This study assesses the course failures among Arkansas high school freshmen by different student dem...
The Office for Education Policy is pleased to bring you its 2014 Arkansas Report Card highlighting o...
The US has a critical need to produce more STEM graduates and that need is exponentially more critic...
The transition to high school can be problematic for many ninth graders. Researchers and administra...
In this brief, we assess the relationship between being identified as gifted and academic growth amo...
Postsecondary education has become a popular option for students, as evidenced by increases in enrol...
In this brief, we examine course failures among Arkansas high school freshmen by different student d...
Since 2008, Arkansas has sought to dramatically increase the number of students participating in Adv...
This study addressed college matriculation rates among high-poverty Arkansas high schools and public...
High school graduation rate has become an increasingly important measure of school performance over ...
This study explored the impact of Advanced Placement and honors course enrollment and high school gr...
Results of the 2008 Arkansas student assessments were released earlier this summer and revealed that...
Advancing in key courses in ninth grade is an early, crucial step in preparing for college. Students...
The coming year brings more changes to Arkansas K-12 education, as the ACT Aspire replaces the PARCC...
To support youth early motivation for college and careers that meet workforce needs, the Texas Legis...
This study assesses the course failures among Arkansas high school freshmen by different student dem...
The Office for Education Policy is pleased to bring you its 2014 Arkansas Report Card highlighting o...
The US has a critical need to produce more STEM graduates and that need is exponentially more critic...
The transition to high school can be problematic for many ninth graders. Researchers and administra...
In this brief, we assess the relationship between being identified as gifted and academic growth amo...