Beating the Odds: Inside Three Urban Charter Schools - 0 views
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KPI_Library Bookmarks on 28 Nov 11Documentary highlighting the success of three high-performing charter schools in the Boston area.
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Standards :: National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP) - 0 views
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"NACEP Standards are measurable criteria that address quality in concurrent enrollment programs." You can download the most recent standards (2011) from this page.
Stand up for Shakespeare - 0 views
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A program of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) promoting Shakespeare in the schools. The campaign was launched in 2008. On this page, you can download the manifesto, as well as some programs that we created by this campaign.
What is a Senior Project? - 0 views
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This site reviews the Senior Project for Bashier Middle College.
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) - 0 views
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NAEP administers assessments in the areas of mathematics, reading, science, writing, the arts, civics, economics, geography, and U.S. history. These assessments are conducted periodically and adhere to a uniform approach using the same set of test booklets across the nation. This site represents the different components of the NAEP assessment. Another website, The Nation's Report Card (nationsreportcard.gov), publishes the results of the assessments.
Dollars for Degrees - 0 views
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A program of the Greater Texas Foundation (GTF). Studying a cohort of 250,000 students who were in 9th grade in 1997, data showed that 75,000 "who graduated high school and enrolled in college left empty-handed." GTF then worked with FSG Social Impact Advisors to look at persistence and completion as they restructured their post-secondary scholarship funding. Two related reports are available on this page.
The Wrong Inequality - 0 views
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Op-Ed by David Brooks in the New York Times, October 31 2011. Brooks finds that the disparity between college grads and non-grads is much more glaring than that of the "1%" who are the focus of the Occupy Wall Street and similar movements. And he finds that this disparity is seen in small cities and towns all over America. Not only does he cite income disparity, but also family structure and things like health risks.
The Teacher's Essential Guide Series: Personal Professional Development in Minutes - 0 views
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A series of 4 books by Jim Burke, published by Scholastic, 2009.
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Burke's work was mentioned as supporting design of a course to boost college readiness.
SERVE Center - 0 views
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Housed at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, "At SERVE Center, we believe that education is advanced through knowledge, innovation and action."
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SERVE was funded to follow ECHS students in North Carolina into post-secondary.
Publications of the Center for Educational Policy Research (CEPR) - 0 views
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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.
DECA Institute - 1 views
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The DECA Institute was formed with grant funds awarded to the Dayton Early College Academy. The purpose of the grant was to share successful practices for urban students with other Ohio schools. Video and PowerPoint resources from the Institute are available on the website.
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board - 1 views
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"The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board provides leadership and coordination for the Texas higher education system." Agency reports are available to download from the site.
College and Career Readiness - 0 views
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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.
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Reports on the Illinois College and Career Readiness Act and other resources available on the site.
Collaborating with High Schools - 2 views
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By Janet E. Lieberman, Ed. in New Directions for Community Colleges, Number 63, Fall 1988. A collection of essays that provide background to joint programs between colleges and schools and describes a sample of approaches. This link to to the record on Eric. Full text PDF available to download.
Khan Academy - 0 views
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Website offering a library of over 2,400 educational videos covering everything from arithmetic to physics, finance, and history and 150 practice exercises.
College Completion Matters (organization) - 0 views
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From the home page, "Welcome to the knowledge and learning community committed to college completion, where you can share and collaborate across stakeholders, learn about innovative projects, and read current college completion news."
EDUCAUSE Quarterly (EQ) published by Educause - 0 views
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The current issue, Vol 34, #3, 2011 looks at the theme of collaboration, with articles ranging from a look at online collaborative experiences, to digital publishing and collaboration, to an opinion piece titled From Us vs. Them to We: Collaborating for Change.
CUNY Early College Meetings - 1 views
Continue to look for info on web
National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP) - 0 views
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The recent NACEP conference was mentioned in the forum, The How of Policy for Early College: different models being called early college
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From About NACEP, "The National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships is a professional organization for high schools and colleges that advances seamless education through secondary and post-secondary collaborations." The organization has arms for both research and policy (at the state and federal levels).
Cal-PASS - California Partnership for Achieving Student Success - 0 views
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From the Overview, "Cal-PASS is an initiative that collects, analyzes and shares student data in order to track performance and improve success from elementary school through university."
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One Jam participant noted that data from Cal-PASS was useful in helping them gauge their students' success post-graduation.