AIR Examines Evidence on Early-College High Schools
The College & Career Readiness & Success Center at the American Institutes for Research (AIR) has released a new brief, Evidence-Based Practices to Support College and Career Readiness in High …
New Alliance Report Uncovers Gaps in Access to College- and Career-Ready Diplomas
Of the nearly 100 different types of high school diplomas that are awarded across all fifty states and the District of Columbia, less than half prepare students for success in …
New Studies Suggest Choice of Curriculum and Textbooks Can Make a Big Difference for Students
Matt Barnum of The 74 recently reviewed research on the importance of curricular materials for student achievement. Excerpts from his article appear below: The idea that schools can get better …
CCSSO Releases Recommendations for Valuing College and Career Readiness
The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and Education Strategy Group (ESG) have released Destination Known, a report which includes recommendations to support states as they develop accountability systems …
Accountability, College & Career Readiness: Is This the Best We Can Do?
In Education Week’s Top Performer’s blog, Marc Tuker recently reflected on the gap between typical American practice and global best practice when it comes to college and career readiness. Below …
This Time, With Feeling: Integrating Social and Emotional Development and College- and-Career-Ready Standards
A new report from the Aspen Institute calls attention to how students’ social and emotional development must be integrated with academics in order for students to fully achieve these aspirations. …
New Reports on Postsecondary Preparation, Readiness, and Outcomes
The Institute of Education Sciences has released two new reports from the Regional Educational Laboratories (REL) program on accelerated college credit programs and college and career readiness. Characteristics and postsecondary …
WWC Review Finds Dual Enrollment Programs Have Positive Impacts on High School Students
Research shows that dual enrollment programs have positive effects on high school achievement and completion, as well as college access, enrollment and degree attainment, according to a new What Works …
Colleges Enroll Many Students who Aren’t Prepared
The vast majority of public two- and four-year colleges report enrolling students – more than half a million of them – who are not ready for college-level work, a Hechinger …
College Readiness: Are Different Definitions Driving Inequality?
Marc Tucker of Education week comments on college readiness for students across the nations, and the different definitions of being ready for different groups of students. Does this nationwide difference …