[Itech] Fwd: Report: K-12's Role in Stepping Up Degree Attainment

Teresa Franklin franklit at ohio.edu
Tue Oct 5 19:50:30 EDT 2010 

Graduates:

Interesting News!

TF

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   A new report warned that the United States is slipping on post-secondary
   degree completion compared with other nations, falling to fourth overall
   among adults and 10th among young adults. We will ignore the underling
   causes of this trend "at our peril," the report's authors said. But what
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   Anson County Schools (ACS) of Wadesboro, NC, has adopted performance
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Dr. Teresa Franklin
Professor, Instructional Technology
Instructional Technology Program Coordinator
Dept. Educational Studies
Gladys W. & David H. Patton College of Education and Human Services
Ohio University
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