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Mary Fulton

Using Data to Increase College and Career Readiness: A Primer for State Policymakers - 0 views

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    Discusses actions for state policymakers to take to strengthen their P-20 data systems to increase college and career readiness. (Data Quality Campaign, January 2012)
Mary Fulton

High School Feedback: An Analysis of States' Current Efforts - 0 views

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    Summarizes states' efforts to provide information on success of K-12 students after high school, such as postsecondary enrollment, remediation, persistence and degree completion. (Data Quality Campaign, December 2011)
Mary Fulton

Year-Two Evaluation of the Illinois College and Career Readiness Act Pilot Sites - 0 views

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    Documents the partnerships between high schools and community colleges and provides evidence of the early assessment and intervention programs to reduce college remediation. The pilot programs are part of the Illinois College and Career Act.
Mary Fulton

How Illinois' College and Career Readiness (CCR) Pilot Sites Address Five Key Goals - 0 views

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    Summarizes how community college pilot sites have addressed goals of the Illinois law, including reducing remediation through early assessment and intervention.
Bruce Vandal

Partnership for Assessment of College Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) - 0 views

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    The home page for the federally funded project to develop assessments for the common core standards.
Bruce Vandal

Next Generation of School Accountability - 1 views

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    Southern Regional Education Board Meeting outlining key principles for developing stronger secondary academic standards for both college and career readiness
Mary Fulton

College- and Career-Ready: Using Outcomes Data to Hold High Schools Accountable for Stu... - 0 views

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    Examines three states -- Florida, Oregon, and Ohio - that have built powerful new data systems that track student progress after high school into the work force and college. (Chad Aldeman, Education Sector, January 2010)
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ACT's College Readiness Test for 8th and 9th Graders - 2 views

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    The EXPLORE program is designed to help 8th and 9th graders explore options for their future.
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ACT's Educational Planning and Assessment System (EPAS) - 2 views

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    ACT's Assessment System that includes the Explore, Plan and ACT assessment
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    The Educational Planning and Assessment System (EPAS) provides a longitudinal, systematic approach to educational and career planning, assessment, instructional support, and evaluation.
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ACT's College Readiness Test for 10th Graders - 1 views

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    From ACT, the PLAN program helps 10th graders build a foundation for future academic and career success.
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Alaska Senate Bill SB0221B, Task Force on Higher Education and Career Readiness - 2 views

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    The task force will identify ways to strengthen the education pipeline, improve student college preparation, decrease the need for college remediation, improve access to financial aid, increase retention and graduation rates, address data and tracking needs, and ultimately support economic development.
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What is "Career Ready"? - 0 views

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    Published by the Association for Career and Technical Education(ACTE), this 2-page document asserts that career readiness combines academic, "employability," and technical skills, and is not the same as more traditional "college readiness." The document itself is undated, but is footnoted (though most of the sources are also undated).
Bruce Vandal

Education Sector: Research and Reports: College- and Career-Ready - 1 views

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    Report from Education Sector on high school accountability systems
Mary Fulton

Closing the Expectations Gap 2011 - 3 views

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    Annual survey summarizes whether states and the District of Columbia have adopted standards, graduation requirements, assessments and accountability systems aligned to the expectations of two- and four-year colleges and employers. (Achieve Inc., January 2011)
Mary Fulton

Shining a Light on College Remediation in Colorado - 2 views

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    Analysis of ACT and 10th-grade CSAP scores shows that students needing remediation in their first year of college could have been identified by an examination of assessment results as early as 6th grade. The Colorado departments of K-12 and higher education jointly developed a description of postsecondary and workforce readiness. (Colorado Department of Education and Colorado Department of Higher Education, March 2011)
Mary Fulton

VDOE, SCHEV & VCCS Agree on College & Career Ready Performance Expectations for English... - 2 views

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    The Virginia agencies responsible for secondary and postsecondary education have approved an agreement on the performance expectations in English and mathematics high school graduates must meet to be successful in freshman-level college courses or career training.
Mary Fulton

Task Force Calls for Big Changes in Alaska Education System - 0 views

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    Article mentions a task force's recommendations that cover P-20 issues and include mandating a high school diploma or equivalency for everyone under age 21. The recommendations aim to better prepare students for success in college or careers. A final report is due to the legislature by April 1. (Anchorage Daily News, 03/10/11)
Mary Fulton

Seizing the Measurement Moment: Why Now Is the Time for States to Help High Schools Get... - 0 views

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    Urges states to track how well high school graduates perform in college so that the schools can better prepare students for and succeed in postsecondary education. States should track postsecondary enrollment, remediation and credit accumulation. Recommends four actions for states to take to track and publish these data. (J.B. Schramm and E. Kinney Zalesne, October 2011)
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