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Mary Fulton

Remediation: Higher Education's Bridge to Nowhere - 0 views

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    Discusses the failures of the current college remediation policies and programs, offers suggestions to fully prepare students for college, and suggests that co-requisite and additional academic supports could help unprepared students succeed. Link provides access to Full Report, Executive Summary, Data Tables and State Profiles. (Complete College America, April 2012)
Mary Fulton

Do High-Stakes Placement Exams Predict College Success? - 0 views

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    Analyzes the predictive validity of commonly used placement assessments and finds that they are more predictive of success in math than in English, and more predictive of who is likely to do well in college-level coursework than of who is likely to fail. Also finds that using multiple measures could reduce remediation misplacements or rates. (Community College Research Center, February 2012))
Mary Fulton

Predicting Success in College: The Importance of Placement Tests and High School Transc... - 0 views

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    Examines the validity of placement tests and high school information in predicting course grades and college performance. Finds that the ACCUPLACER and COMPASS placement tests do not yield strong predictions of how students will perform in college. In contrast, high school GPAs are useful for predicting many aspects of students' college performance. (Community College Research Center, February 2012)
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

2011 Colorado Legislative Report on Remedial Education - 0 views

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    The annual report shows an increase in the percentage of students requiring remediation - possibly due to more students enrolling in college - but also higher retention rates for these students. The comprehensive report looks at remedial participation, success and cost, and also includes high school feedback reports. (Colorado Commission on Higher Education, February 2012)
Bruce Vandal

Raymund Paredes: The TT Interview | The Texas Tribune - 0 views

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    Interview with Commissioner of Higher Education Ray Paredes. Ray is a member of the Getting Past Go advisory team
Mary Fulton

Ready For College 2010: New Mexico High School Students Who Take Remedial Classes - 0 views

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    This annual report summarizes and disaggregates data on New Mexico high school graduates who require college remedial courses. The percentage decreased by 3.1% from 2008 to 2009. NM has implemented several initiatives to better prepare students for college.
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

Common Core Standards first step in building a stronger California - 0 views

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    Editorial offering support for Common core standards as tool to decrease college remediation rates.
Mary Fulton

One-Shot Deal? Students' Perceptions of Assessment and Course Placement in California's... - 2 views

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    Examines the assessment and course placement practices across California's community colleges for incoming students and recommends strategies for overall improvement. (WestEd, September 2010)
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    Resource shared at the GPG Workshop on Remedial Education in Nashville, TN on October 5-7, 2010.
Matt Smith

Education officials on college readiness - 0 views

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    In a press release, Connecticut Higher Education Commissioner Michael Meotti and State Education Commissioner Mark K. McQuillan discussed the work of the state's P-20 Council. The council works in three areas: building partnerships between school districts and higher education institutions, aligning data across all educational units, and strengthening the preparation and professional development of teachers and principals.
Bruce Vandal

The Condition of College Readiness 2010 - 2 views

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    Annual report from ACT that looks at the college readiness of students based on data from the ACT college entrance exam.
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 Benchmarks - 3 views

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    ACT's College Readiness Benchmarks are the minimum ACT test scores required for students to have a high probability of success in credit-bearing college courses-English Composition, social sciences courses, College Algebra, or Biology.
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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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