Academic Competitiveness Grants : Background, Description, and Selected Issues.

Describes the academic competitiveness grant program established under the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, including eligibility criteria and various ways to satisfy the rigorous secondary school program requirement. Reviews the funding levels of the program, and discusses relevant policy issues, inc...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2006.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Education, Secondary. Federal aid to higher education. Vocational education. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Describes the academic competitiveness grant program established under the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, including eligibility criteria and various ways to satisfy the rigorous secondary school program requirement. Reviews the funding levels of the program, and discusses relevant policy issues, including the expanding Federal role in high school curriculum and policymaking, alternative education programs, and concurrent enrollment programs.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.