Policy: State
Increasing Student Access and Success in Dual Enrollment Programs
Submitted by Jennifer Dounay... on
ECS’ newly released report, Increasing Student Access and Success in Dual Enrollment Programs: 13 Model State-Level Policy Components, provides policymakers with the information they need to expand and ensure quality dual enrollment programs.
Journey to School Improvement: The Personalized Mastery Approach
Online Resource Helps You Analyze Data
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REL Midwest announces EdMaps, a new Web-mapping application that displays educational data geographically as “story maps.” EdMaps helps users analyze publicly available school- and district-level data, observe trends over time, and frame conversations on practice and policy.
CareerTech VISION 2014
Youth CareerConnect Program: An Opportunity to Redefine the High School Experience and Increase College and Career Readiness
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The Alliance for Excellent Education hosted a Webinar titled “Youth CareerConnect Program: An Opportunity to Redefine the High School Experience and Increase College and Career Readiness” on December 18, 2013. This Webinar provided information about the U.S. Department of Labor’s Youth CareerConnect (YCC) grant program and approaches to secondary school reform within the context of the program.
Some Assembly Required: Building a Better Accountability System for California
This brief argues that California and many other states have the foundations in place to build better accountability systems, and proposes a three-pronged approach to put California back on the path of national leadership.
Reality Check: Tracking Grads Beyond High School
Using Oklahoma as a case study, this article provides analysis of what happens to students after high school graduation.
Ready by Design: A College and Career Agenda for California
This report examines the reasons why California’s current accountability system is not producing students who are graduating from high school ready for college and careers, and proposes a better alternative.
On the Clock: Rethinking the Way Schools Use Time
This report examines both the educational and political dimensions of time reform, presents the findings of a wide range of research on time reform, discusses the impact of various time reforms on the life of schools and beyond, and makes recommendations for policymakers about how to best leverage time in and out of school to improve student achievement.
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