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Kevin Forgard

Thomas B. Fordham Institute - The Education Gadfly - 0 views

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readiness policy obstacles

shared by Kevin Forgard on 23 Jun 09 - Cached
  • Obstacles on the route from high school to college
  • Kevin Forgard on 23 Jun 09
     
    Article summarizing the issue of CR through a summary of implementation obstacles and proposed solutions
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

There's More to College than Just Getting In - 1 views

www.americanprogress.org/...finishing_college.html

readiness research solution

shared by Kevin Forgard on 28 May 09 - No Cached
  • So why are so many students faltering on the way to a college degree? A number of studies have found that taking challenging courses in high school and performing well in them are important predictors of college readiness and completion. Other research finds that students also need “college knowledge” to know how to function in a higher education institution—for instance, how to enroll, how to apply for financial aid, and how to get extra help if they need it.
  • Fast Track to College proposal
  • Kevin Forgard on 28 May 09
     
    Artilce summarizing the issue of CR
  • Kevin Forgard on 28 May 09
     
    From the Center for American Progress
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