What We Are Reading: 9th Graders, Young Adults with Disabilities, PISA, Common Core
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What We Are Reading: After-School Programs, College and Career, Title 1
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Doing What Works: Assist with College Entry
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In a previous post, Marlene Darwin of the Doing What Works (DWW) Initiative introduced their new online resource, Helping Students Navigate the Path to College. This is one in a series of follow up posts describing the content of that resource.
NPR Series Highlights High School Dropout Crisis in America
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This week, National Public Radio (NPR) is airing a five-part series that focuses on the dropout problem in the United States. In an introduction to the series, NPR education correspondent Claudio Sanchez explained that the original impetus for the series was the state of the current U.S.
New College- and Career-Readiness Data Shows Progress Across States
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The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) recently released updates to its State Education Reform website, including an overview of the 2011 state high school policies related to college- and career- readiness. With the advent of the Common Core State Standards, it comes as no surprise that 47 states plus the District of Columbia have aligned high school standards with the expectations of college and the workplace, but man
What We Are Reading: Assessments, College, STEM, Charters, Well-Being
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New Study Shows Ninth Graders Think About Their Future Careers
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A new study released by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) last week asked ninth graders about their anticipated profession at age 30, and how often they thought about pursuing their future career. Almost half (49%) of ninth graders both identified a future profession and reported they spent a lot of time thinking about it. Only 29% did not identify a profession. A higher percentage of black students reported thinking a lot about a future job than white students (61% compared to 48%).
Doing What Works: Helping Students Navigate the Path to College
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To support efforts to increase postsecondary access for all students, the U.S. Department of Education has recently released new resources on Doing What Works, a website that translates research-based practices into practical tools for school improvement.
What We Are Reading: Teacher Certifications, the Common Core, & Student Data
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Education and Certification Qualifications of Departmentalized Public High School-Level Teachers of Core Subjects (National Center for Education Statistics, May 2011)
Diplomas Count 2011 Briefing Overview: Grad Rates Rise, but Over One Million Still Drop Out
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On June 7, 2011, Editorial Projects in Education (EPE) released Diplomas Count 2011: Beyond High School, Before Baccalaureate—Meaningful Alternatives to a Four-Year Degree. This edition, the sixth in the annual series by the publisher of Education Week, follows previous versions of Diplomas Count by reporting graduation rates throughout the nation, but also has a special focus on the space between high school graduation and a four-year college education.
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