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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.

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.

Part of the Georgia Dept. of Education, Georgia Standards.org "is a free, public website providing information and resources necessary to help meet the educational needs of students. "

The Common Core State Standards Initiaitive is a state-led efford coordinated by the National Governors Association for Best Practices (NGA Center) and the Council of Chief State School Officers

By David T. Conley, prepared for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation by EPIC (Educational Policy Improvement Center), March 2007. Includes four in comprehensive definition of college readinessGoal is to provide a standard,operational definition of college readiness. (PDF)

MCNC's school Greer appealed against the South Carolina's Department of Education and won the right to be amongst 14 out of 179 high schools statewide to met the No Child Left Behind standards.

Study of select Woodrow Wilson Foundation and Middle College National Consortium Early Colleges and how high school and college partners strive to align secondary and post-secondary standards with college readiness.

Organization website offers a rich set of resources for educators, administrators and students. The Illumnations section, under Lessons and Resources, provides Activities, Lessons, Standards and Web Links. Subscribers to NCTM Journals can access them on the site.

Official website. Includes information about state common core performance standards.

This is a member organization (whole districts join) that works to help "America's urban public schools to educate the nation's most diverse student body to the highest academic standards and prepare them to contribute to our democracy and the global community."

This web page provides a list of National Parks with curriculum based educational programs; programs aligned with local, state or national standards of learning. Other links to related educational materials as well.

"The New York Performance Standards Consortium represents 28 schools across New York State. Formed in 1997, the Consortium opposes high stakes tests arguing that "one size does not fit all." The consortium has developed their own system for performance assessment, and also offers links to research, reports and data.

Interesting approach by PARCC on through-course assessments for K-12 students with particular significance for HS students as they assess how college ready they are, how they are growing content and skills to analyze, understand the content and apply, and how through-course assessments drive interventions, classroom practice, and support needed for teachers to understand CCSS and help their students to achieve them. Really like logic model on p 17. How does this, should this, could this affect MCNC's epi modeling? I-Lab practicum?

Paper examines the mismatch between high school preparation and college expectations; how high schools should prepare students for college success.