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Kevin Forgard

Measures that Matter | Achieve.org - 0 views

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achieve.org assessment readiness

shared by Kevin Forgard on 20 May 09 - Cached
  • Kevin Forgard on 20 May 09
     
    Reports from Achieve on how to measure college readiness - focused on the state policy level
Kevin Forgard

Achieve, Inc. - 0 views

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standards readiness americandiplomaproject

shared by Kevin Forgard on 12 May 09 - Cached
  • Kevin Forgard on 12 May 09
     
    ADP/Achieve website presenting research on readiness
Yan Suo

High Schools That Work - 0 views

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NJ

shared by Yan Suo on 06 Jul 09 - Cached
  • STW seeks to advance the mathematics, science, communications, problem-solving and technical achievement of students by providing a framework of goals, key practices and key conditions for accelerating learning and setting higher standards.
Kevin Forgard

Views: Getting Serious About College Readiness - Inside Higher Ed - 0 views

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readiness standards state based program

shared by Kevin Forgard on 29 May 09 - Cached
  • A handful of states have taken action toward improving college readiness -- notably Arkansas, California, Indiana, Georgia, Kentucky and Texas, all of which have at least established specific state policy agendas for dealing with the problem
  • There is simply not the critical convergence of thinking around various elements of the readiness challenge that is necessary for all interests to establish or commit to a bold action agenda.
  • n other words, frequently the most difficult task is defining the problem clearly and in such ways that all of the key parties embrace the definition. The solutions are more apparent when the definition is clarified.
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  • Improving college readiness depends on strengthening high school graduation requirements and diplomas, but states and higher education systems cannot delay dealing with the readiness problem until these graduation requirements rise to meet college-readiness standards
  • We must specify what readiness means in those essential skills that every person needs to learn further in school and at work -- reading, writing and math.
  • Sixth, postsecondary education and the public schools need to recognize that meeting the college-readiness challenge will center on setting specific, measurable performance standards in key learning skills and having more students achieve them.
  • uniformly communicating them to all high schools in a state.
  • College readiness will be improved only when high school classroom teachers receive clear and concise signals about standards, backed by all of postsecondary education in their state
  • Kevin Forgard on 29 May 09
     
    D. Spence article on CR
  • Kevin Forgard on 29 May 09
     
    David Spence article succiently summarizing the issue and providing state policy suggestions. Good to use as a comparative framework
Kevin Forgard

Tying Education To Future Goals May Boost Grades More Than Helping With Homework - 0 views

www.sciencedaily.com/...090519134711.htm

middleschool achievement readiness reports

shared by Kevin Forgard on 27 May 09 - Cached
  • Kevin Forgard on 27 May 09
     
    Artilce from Jerry citing a study by Hill et al. on parents involvement in school
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