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Achieve, Inc., 2015
Today's economy demands that "all" young people develop high-level literacy, quantitative reasoning, problem solving, communication and collaboration skills, all grounded in a rigorous, content-rich K-12 curriculum. Acquiring this knowledge and these skills ensures that high school graduates are academically prepared to pursue the…
Descriptors: Graduation Requirements, Accountability, Elementary Secondary Education, Global Approach
Guarino, Heidi; Yoder, Shaun – Achieve, Inc., 2015
"Seizing the Future: How Ohio's Career and Technical Education Programs Fuse Academic Rigor and Real-World Experiences to Prepare Students for College and Work," demonstrates Ohio's progress in developing strong policies for career and technical education (CTE) programs to promote rigor, including college- and career-ready graduation…
Descriptors: Technical Education, Career Education, Career Readiness, College Readiness
Bayerl, Katie – Achieve, Inc., 2015
"Best of Both Worlds: How Massachusetts Vocational Schools are Preparing Students for College and Careers," highlights the state's policies that promote strong programming. Massachusetts encourages the completion of MassCore, the state's college- and career-ready course of study, incentivizes rigorous academic standards through school…
Descriptors: Vocational Schools, College Readiness, Career Readiness, Educational Policy
Achieve, Inc., 2015
Earning college credit in high school matters to students and parents. Students who earn college credits by taking a college-level course while in high school are more likely to enter college and succeed. Through these experiences, students become familiar with college expectations, academic behaviors, and habits of mind; get a head start on…
Descriptors: High School Students, Dual Enrollment, College Credits, Accountability
Achieve, Inc., 2015
Even as graduation rates rise, policymakers and families wonder: Does a high school diploma mean that students are ready for what comes next? Graduates wonder: Did I take the right classes and have the experiences I need to pursue the future I envision for myself? State leaders should be reflecting too: Do our state policies set the right…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, College Readiness, Career Readiness, Parents
Achieve, Inc., 2015
The second phase of a new national survey conducted among college instructors and employers shows that 78% of college faculty and 62% of employers believe that public high schools are not doing enough to prepare students for the expectations they will face in college and the working world. Only roughly one in four recent high school grads report…
Descriptors: High School Graduates, Public Schools, College Readiness, Career Readiness
Achieve, Inc., 2015
A new national survey shows that better communication between high schools and parents is needed to address the disconnect between parents and students, faculty, and employers in perceptions of recent graduates' readiness for life after high school. Parents see significant room for improvement in the job their child's high school did conveying…
Descriptors: High School Graduates, Public Schools, College Readiness, Career Readiness
Achieve, Inc., 2015
The "Student Assessment Inventory for School Districts" supports a process to evaluate the assessments students currently take and then determine the minimum testing necessary to serve essential diagnostic, instructional and accountability purposes. The process should also lead to actions that ensure that every district-mandated…
Descriptors: School Districts, Testing, Evaluation Methods, Test Construction
Achieve, Inc., 2015
These Inventory Planning Facilitator's Notes are intended for district leaders who are beginning the planning process for an assessment inventory. District leaders using this "Student Assessment Inventory for School Districts" training guide should have a basic understanding of the "Student Assessment Inventory for School…
Descriptors: School Districts, Testing, Evaluation Methods, Planning
Achieve, Inc., 2015
More states, school districts and schools are exploring how competency-based pathways can help far more students reach and exceed the knowledge and skills they need to graduate from high school prepared to succeed in college and the workplace. How do competency-based pathways help students do so? In this report are the stories of three students…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, College Readiness, Career Readiness, Academic Achievement
Achieve, Inc., 2015
The "Student Assessment Inventory for School Districts" supports using a student-centered process to evaluate the assessments students currently take and then determine the minimum testing necessary to serve essential diagnostic, instructional and accountability purposes. The process should also lead to actions that ensure that every…
Descriptors: School Districts, Testing, Parents, Focus Groups
Achieve, Inc., 2015
The "Student Assessment Inventory for School Districts" supports a process to evaluate the assessments students currently take and then determine the minimum testing necessary to serve essential diagnostic, instructional and accountability purposes. The process should also lead to actions that ensure that every district-mandated…
Descriptors: School Districts, Testing, Evaluation Methods, Test Construction
Achieve, Inc., 2015
In 2015, leaders within Achieve's Competency-Based Pathways State Partnership set out to more clearly understand the potential of learning progressions research to transform instructional practice and what is being done to translate that research into training and tools for educators. After a series of conversations with experts in the learning…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Goal Orientation, Maps
Curl, Cory – Achieve, Inc., 2014
States across the nation are turning their aspirations for college and career readiness for all students into action. They are moving beyond policy and practice centered on a floor--aiming for students to attain minimal proficiency on basic academic standards--to a new focus on ensuring that all students develop the capacity to demonstrate mastery…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, College Readiness, Career Readiness, Academic Standards
Achieve, Inc., 2014
Since June 2010, 46 states and Washington DC have adopted the Common Core State Standards (CCSS)--K-12 standards in mathematics and English language arts/literacy developed through a multi-state initiative led by the National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers. Implementation of the standards is underway in all of…
Descriptors: State Standards, Academic Standards, Reading Achievement, Educational Assessment