One of the consortia designing tests for the common standards decides to make higher-education representatives voting members, reflecting the push to ensure that colleges and universities accept the test as an indicator of college readiness. Read Full Post >
A forum designed to show off Kentucky's postsecondary and K-12 partnership on the common standards also reveals the heavy lift required of teachers to reach the partnership's lofty goals. Read Full Post >
A special Education Week report finds the U.S. education system striving to learn lessons from other countries. Read Full Post >
A new report finds high school testing shifting toward college-readiness. A new report, and states' No Child Left Behind waiver applications, find schools shifting to college-readiness testing. Read Full Post >
Three of those intending to seek waivers from No Child Left Behind have not adopted common standards or signed up to work on common tests, two key areas of judgment in the waiver process. Read Full Post >
A draft bill to reauthorize No Child Left Behind requires high schools to report on how many of their students go to college and how many must take remedial classes. Read Full Post >
Some activists are worried that a new draft NCLB reauthorization will lack the teeth to hold schools accountable for improvement. Read Full Post >
Most recent high school graduates say they wished they had taken tougher courses in high school to be better prepared for college. Read Full Post >
ACT's annual score report attempts to link scores on the college-entrance exam to career readiness. Read Full Post >
A new study says the U.S. economy needs to boost the number of college-educated workers by 20 million in the next 14 years. Read Full Post >
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