High Schools That Overcame Odds are Honored by College Board
The College Board honors high schools with Inspiration Awards for outstanding college readiness against the odds. Read Full Post >
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February 02, 2012
Research Finds High School Rigor Tied to Success in College
New article from the American Educational Research Journal finds student who take more rigorous courses in high school are more likely to graduate and succeed in college. Read Full Post >
November 21, 2011
Community College Students Feel Unprepared From High School
Just over half of community college students in a recent survey said they felt unprepared for the rigors of college-level work. The nonprofit Pearson Foundation and Harris Interactive asked current college students this fall about their experience in an online survey, and the results illuminate th... Read Full Post >
October 04, 2011
Call for More Accountability in College-Readiness
If states want to get serious about college and career readiness, they need to track student completion of college-level coursework in high school. A policy brief by Jobs for the Future, a national Boston-based nonprofit, advocates better accountability and incentives for schools to prepare student... Read Full Post >
July 27, 2011
Surveys Tap Into Student Voices to Improve High Schools
As schools look to improve everything from teaching to counseling to college and career readiness, students have a unique perspective—yet they are not always asked for their opinion. A national survey project called YouthTruth is trying to address that often-missing piece in the reform puzzle... Read Full Post >
May 23, 2011
New High School Ranking Out Based on College Tests
Education writer Jay Matthews offers a different approach to ranking schools: looking at the number of college-level tests taken. Read Full Post >
March 21, 2011
Fewer Schools Deemed 'Dropout Factories'
The number of U.S. schools with graduation rates no higher than 60 percent fell by 6.4 percent from 2008 to 2009, says a new report, which gives improvements by region. Read Full Post >
March 21, 2011
Grad Nation Summit Kicks Off in Washington Today
About 650 people from across the country are expected to gather in Washington for the first Building a Grad Nation Summit starting today through Wednesday. Headliners will include Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, former Republican Florida Governor Jeb Bush, Gov. Martin O... Read Full Post >
March 08, 2011
Survey Shows Broad Support for College and Career Readiness
A survey released today shows broad agreement among students, teachers, and business executive about the importance of college and career readiness for high school graduates. But opinions about what exactly that means, how high a priority it should be, and what reforms are needed vary. Read Full Post >
March 07, 2011
Colleges' Role in Common-Core State Standards
Most of the buzz about the common-core sate standards has focused on K-12, but there is plenty that higher education can do to support the reform effort, according to educators gathered at the American Council on Education annual meeting in Washington this week. The standards have been adopted so f... Read Full Post >
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