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RESULTS FROM THE 2005 HIGH SCHOOL TRANSCRIPT STUDY

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RESULTS SUMMARY COURSES TAKEN GPA NAEP SCORES STUDENT GROUPS RESOURCES UNDERSTANDING HSTS DOWNLOADS AND TOOLS ABOUT NAEP OTHER REPORT CARDS FOR THE MEDIA FOR RESEARCHERS rule
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Credits earned, by course type and graduate-reported highest level of education of either parent: 2005
  Credits earned by graduates
Parental education Core academic Other academic Other
Less than high school 15.1 * (0.10)   4.7 * (0.09)   6.6 * (0.09)
Graduated from high school 15.4 * (0.08)   4.7 * (0.06)   6.9 * (0.11)
Some education after
   high school
15.7
*
(0.06)
  5.1
*
(0.07)
  6.2
*
(0.07)
Graduated from college 16.2   (0.07)   5.5   (0.06)   5.5   (0.08)
*Significantly different from graduates with at least one parent who graduated from college.
NOTE: Standard errors of the estimates appear in parentheses. Core courses are English, mathematics, science, and social studies. Other academic courses are fine arts, foreign languages, and computer-related studies.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, High School Transcript Study (HSTS), 2005.
National Assessment of Educational Progress, National Assessment Governing Board
National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences
U.S. Department of Education

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, High School Transcript Study (HSTS), various years, 1990-2005.