Sacramento Head Start Alumni Association

EDUCATION VIEWS

Mar 24, 2003

**Brookings Papers on Education Policy: 2003
Are U.S. high schools making the grade? The Brown Center on Education Policy at the Brookings Institution convened a group of prominent scholars to explore the current state of America's high schools, focusing on new research. Cost: $24.95
http://www.brookings.edu/press/books/brookingspapersoneducationpolicy2003.htm

**The Language Police: How Pressure Groups Restrict What Students Learn
Has politically correctness gotten out of control in the school textbook business? This preview of Diane Ravitch's new book raises the question.
http://www.edweek.org/ew/ewstory.cfm?slug=26ravitch.h22

**New Data on High School and College Enrollments
For the first time since 1989, there is a statistical difference in high school graduation rates between the sexes ??“ with women graduating at a slightly higher rate (84.4 percent) than men (83.8 percent). Average yearly earnings for those with a college degree were almost twice as much ($50,623) as those with a high school degree ($26,795). Those who do not have a high school diploma can expect to average only $18,793 a year in earnings.
http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/educ-attn.html