Research on Early Intervention. The ERIC Review. Employment rates were higher for CTE graduates and they also were more likely to perceive themselves as prepared for employment. Education Technology News. Business Publishers, Inc. 04 APR 2001 National Trends in mathematics and science are characterized by declines in the 1970's, followed by increases during the 1980's and early 1990's, and mostly stable performance since then.
Some gains are also evident in reading, but they are modest.
Overall improvement across the assessment years is most evident in mathematics. Office of Educational Research and Improvement. National Center for Education Statistics. Three Decades of Student Performance , NCES 2000-469 by J. R. Campbell, C.m. Hombo, and J. Mazzeo.