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Ready for What? How Multiple Graduation Pathways Do--and Do Not--Signal Readiness for College and Careers
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Sattem, Jennifer; Hyslop, Anne – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2021
Postsecondary education is vital to thrive, not just survive. Eighty percent of good-paying jobs require postsecondary education, and 56 percent require a bachelor's degree or higher. While the nation's high school graduation rate has reached an all-time high of 85 percent, students are insufficiently prepared for postsecondary education and the…
Descriptors: High School Students, Graduation Rate, Graduation Requirements, Graduation
High School Assessment in a New Era: What Policymakers Need to Know
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Achieve, Inc., 2016
Under No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and now the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), states are required to assess every student at least once in high school in reading or language arts, mathematics, and science, and some states have chosen to assess students more frequently. The passage of ESSA gives states a new opportunity in how they approach high…
Descriptors: High School Students, Student Evaluation, College Entrance Examinations, Accountability
Missing the Mark: Students Gain Little from Mandating Extra Math and Science Courses. ACT Policy Brief
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Buddin, Richard; Croft, Michelle – ACT, Inc., 2014
For several decades, policymakers have embraced the goal of preparing students for college and careers, particularly for careers in the area of mathematics and science. The recent emphasis on these STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) subjects is due to the growth of STEM occupations and the perceived shortage of qualified…
Descriptors: STEM Education, High School Graduates, Required Courses, Graduation Requirements
The ACT and SAT: No Longer Just College Admission Tests. Policy Brief
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Hite, Jenny; Lord, Joan – Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2014
This brief report offers analysis of ACT and SAT results from 2008 to 2013 in the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) region. The brief focuses on the increase in test participation rates and points to policies that SREB states initiated that affected these rates. Five SREB states currently require 100 percent student participation on the…
Descriptors: College Admission, College Entrance Examinations, Enrollment Rate, Enrollment Influences
Delaware: Gauging Progress, Accelerating Pace. 2016 State Progress Report on the Challenge to Lead 2020 Goals for Education
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Edwards, Matia, Ed. – Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2016
"Gauging Progress, Accelerating Pace" is the seventh biennial report to SREB states on their progress in meeting SREB's Challenge to Lead goals for education. Each customized state report documents progress on both measurable outcomes and state policies. Through effective policy implementation, the goals can help states drive…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Middle Schools, High Schools
Maryland: Gauging Progress, Accelerating Pace. 2016 State Progress Report on the Challenge to Lead 2020 Goals for Education
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Edwards, Matia, Ed. – Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2016
"Gauging Progress, Accelerating Pace" is the seventh biennial report to SREB states on their progress in meeting SREB's Challenge to Lead goals for education. Each customized state report documents progress on both measurable outcomes and state policies. Through effective policy implementation, the goals can help states drive…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Middle Schools, High Schools
Arkansas: Gauging Progress, Accelerating Pace. 2016 State Progress Report on the Challenge to Lead 2020 Goals for Education
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Edwards, Matia, Ed. – Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2016
"Gauging Progress, Accelerating Pace" is the seventh biennial report to SREB states on their progress in meeting SREB's Challenge to Lead goals for education. Each customized state report documents progress on both measurable outcomes and state policies. Through effective policy implementation, the goals can help states drive…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Middle Schools, High Schools
Louisiana: Gauging Progress, Accelerating Pace. 2016 State Progress Report on the Challenge to Lead 2020 Goals for Education
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Edwards, Matia, Ed. – Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2016
"Gauging Progress, Accelerating Pace" is the seventh biennial report to SREB states on their progress in meeting SREB's Challenge to Lead goals for education. It provides a customized state progress report for each SREB state. These state reports document progress on both measurable outcomes and state policies. Through effective policy…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Middle Schools, High Schools
Kentucky: Gauging Progress, Accelerating Pace. 2016 State Progress Report on the Challenge to Lead 2020 Goals for Education
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Edwards, Matia, Ed. – Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2016
"Gauging Progress, Accelerating Pace" is the seventh biennial report to SREB states on their progress in meeting SREB's Challenge to Lead goals for education. Each customized state report documents progress on both measurable outcomes and state policies. Through effective policy implementation, the goals can help states drive…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Middle Schools, High Schools
Georgia: Gauging Progress, Accelerating Pace. 2016 State Progress Report on the Challenge to Lead 2020 Goals for Education
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Edwards, Matia, Ed. – Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2016
"Gauging Progress, Accelerating Pace" is the seventh biennial report to SREB states on their progress in meeting SREB's Challenge to Lead goals for education. Each customized state report documents progress on both measurable outcomes and state policies. Through effective policy implementation, the goals can help states drive…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Middle Schools, High Schools
Alabama: Gauging Progress, Accelerating Pace. 2016 State Progress Report on the Challenge to Lead 2020 Goals for Education
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Edwards, Matia, Ed. – Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2016
"Gauging Progress, Accelerating Pace" is the seventh biennial report to SREB states on their progress in meeting SREB's Challenge to Lead goals for education. Each customized state report documents progress on both measurable outcomes and state policies. Through effective policy implementation, the goals can help states drive…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Middle Schools, High Schools
Florida: Gauging Progress, Accelerating Pace. 2016 State Progress Report on the Challenge to Lead 2020 Goals for Education
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Edwards, Matia, Ed. – Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2016
"Gauging Progress, Accelerating Pace" is the seventh biennial report to SREB states on their progress in meeting SREB's Challenge to Lead goals for education. Each customized state report documents progress on both measurable outcomes and state policies. Through effective policy implementation, the goals can help states drive…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Middle Schools, High Schools
Transforming Statewide High School Assessment Systems: A Guide for State Policymakers. Measures That Matter
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Vranek, Jennifer – Achieve, Inc., 2008
Measures that Matter was a joint effort by Achieve and The Education Trust to provide strategic and technical assistance to states in creating college- and career-ready assessment and accountability systems that ensure that all students graduate from high school ready to succeed. States face lots of questions and choices--and, frankly,…
Descriptors: State Policy, Educational Change, High Schools, Educational Assessment