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Resources on College and Career Readiness (CCR) Act Pilot, including Conley's Comprehensive Model. These resources are on the site for Office of Community College Research and Leadership at the College of Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Reports on the Illinois College and Career Readiness Act and other resources available on the site.

Title: Reaching the Goal:  The Applicability and Importance of the Common Core State Standards to College and Career Readiness.Source: EPIC Educational Policy Improvement CenterAuthors: David Conley et al A new analysis from Educational Policy improvement Center (EPIC) indicates that mastering the Common Core Standards have the baseline knowledge and skills necessary for college work.

These publications, authored by David T. Conley, all look at issues relating to college and career readiness. CEPR is located at the University of Oregon.

Douglas A. Guiffrida writes about Theories of Human Development That Enhance an Understanding of the College Transition Process, 2009. Could have implications for SLI curriculum development. "To encourage the moratorium that Erikson believed is necessary for establishing secure identities, colleges need to provide academic curricula that encourage students to think about the issues most important to their identity development, which can include in-depth study of diverse religious beliefs, political ideologies, career opportunities, and gender role attitudes. College student affairs personnel should provide social opportunities that encourage students to connect with a diverse range of peers and activities to test and challenge both new and old ways of thinking about themselves and their place in the world."

Website of the George Lucas Educational Foundation. The site supports the work of the foundation, providing resources for and about schools. The "Foundation is dedicated to improving the K-12 learning process by documenting, disseminating, and advocating for innovative, replicable, and evidence-based strategies that prepare students to thrive in their future education, careers, and adult lives."

Service of Georgia Student Finance Commission. Site offers tools and resources to aid students on the path towards career and college planning. Users can create an account to establish a "portfolio" of tailored resources.

"The official source for college and career planning in California," supported by the California Education Roundtable, the California State Aid Commission, and ECMC (Educational Credit Management Corp).

The CareerZone is "a proven, successful career exploration and planning system designed especially for students. " The site is powered by the Occupational Information Network (O*Net) database, from the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.

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(Department of Public Instruction, State Board of Education) Information about schools, testing, data and statistics and programs.

The Career and Technical Education section of the site was also mentioned. http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/cte/. All programs and departments can be accessed from the pull down menus on the home page.