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Study Shows 3 High-Impact Strategies for States
Aligning Classroom Materials to State Readiness Standards
How have schools managed the massive shift of aligning classroom teaching materials to their states’ college- and career-readiness standards?
New reports from the Southern Regional Education Board detail how states approached the challenge and recommend strategies to focus on as the work continues.
Educators Honored at High Schools That Work Conference
Excellence in Action Awards
School districts, school principals and state agencies in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, West Virginia and other states were recognized at the 31st Annual High Schools That Work Staff Development Conference in Nashville for their efforts to transform education locally.
Mississippi, Arkansas Educators Win National Readiness Awards
Outstanding leadership in improving college readiness for high school students
Four educators were honored this week for their work to help underprepared students succeed in high school and postsecondary studies. Mary Zluticky of Horn Lake High School in Mississippi, Phil Wesson of Sheridan High in Arkansas, and Marla Davis and Jean Massey of the Mississippi Department of Education won SREB awards.
Educators Win 2017 LDC, MDC Awards at National Conference
These teachers, trainers, schools and districts were honored for their implementation of the Literacy Design Collaborative and Mathematics Design Collaborative frameworks at SREB’s College- and Career-Readiness Standards Networking Conference July 10, 2017, in Nashville, Tennessee.
Governor Edwards of Louisiana Re-Elected SREB Chair
Senator Elliott of Arkansas is vice chair
LAC officers are Representative Baker of Alabama and Senator Millar of Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia — June 30, 2017 — Governor John Bel Edwards of Louisiana will serve a second one-year term as chair of the Southern Regional Education Board. He was re-elected at the organization’s annual meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Sunday.
Kentucky’s New Nursing Career Pathway
A Clearer, Faster Route to Credentials and Degrees
Educators, employers create a seamless pipeline from high school to high-demand health careers
Atlanta, June 19, 2017 — A new nursing pathway in Kentucky will accelerate high school students’ attainment of industry-approved certifications, licensures and credentials, culminating in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
From Classroom to Career
Clay-Chalkville's Career Academies Introduce Students to Real-World Challenges, Opportunities
Administering injections. Drawing blood. Creating a marketing plan. These may sound like on-the-job assignments, but at Clay-Chalkville High School, located outside of Birmingham, Alabama, students build these skills during a typical day in the classroom. Through its innovative career-themed academies, Clay-Chalkville gives students a glimpse into cutting-edge careers as soon as they step foot in the door as high school freshmen.
Switching Gears
Jefferson County Schools Implements New Strategies to Improve Instructional Practices & Student Success
How do schools transition from failing — or simply getting by — to thriving? What does it take to get truly different results for students? With a mission of preparing more students to succeed in college and the real world, education leaders are beginning to face the tough realization that they must evaluate what they’ve done in the past and make some fundamental and intentional changes to get better results for students of all backgrounds.
Data, Data Everywhere
… But not a Byte to Use
What works in teacher preparation? How well do a college of education’s graduates perform in the classroom? And do we really have a shortage of teachers?
For the most part, we don’t know.
Strong data systems are the most promising component to improve how colleges prepare teachers for their jobs, but bringing them into being hasn’t been simple, said Jim Wyckoff of the University of Virginia
SREB Commission Calls for States to Focus Policy on College Affordability
States, colleges, families share responsibility
Need-based aid for low-income students should be a priority
Leaders from 16 states are calling for states to elevate affordability for students — especially those from low-income families — as the top priority of their higher education finance policies and practices.
SREB Commission Urges Expanding K-12 Computer Science Education
Members challenge states to help more students pursue degrees and careers in computing fields
Atlanta, December 6, 2016 — As schools celebrate Computer Science Education Week, the Southern Regional Education Board today released the report of its Commission on Computer Science and Information Technology.
Kentucky and Pennsylvania Join Ed Agreement
This week, Kentucky and Pennsylvania were approved by the Southern Regional Education Board to join the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA). These states bring the number of participating states to 44, plus the District of Columbia.
New Tools, Research Strengthen Nation’s College Advising Capacity
New resources are available to help school counselors and college access advisors assist students during the college admission process.
The Council of National School Counseling and College Access Organizations has launched a new website containing tools for college advising.
SREB Launches Insights Interactive Data
Online Tool Benchmarks Trends, Policies and Actions to Meet State Standards
SREB Insights interactive data tool is a user-friendly new way to navigate complex education topics and inform decisions and practice. State policymakers, thought leaders and education leaders can understand and compare trends, policies and recommended actions for reaching college- and career-readiness standards.
SREB Doctoral Scholars Visit StoryCorps to Talk Importance of Mentoring
In less than one month, over 1,000 minority doctoral scholars will gather for the 23rd Institute on Teaching and Mentoring, hosted by the SREB-State Doctoral Scholars Program. During this one-of-a-kind meeting, scholars will network, meet with college recruiters, and attend insightful workshops. The goal: provide students with the tools they need to become successful professors.
Data Systems Should Be Secure Tools for Learning
SREB Releases Policy Brief
As states pass new data laws for schools, policymakers should ensure these policies address transparency, privacy, security, collection, use and sharing. Most important, these systems should drive student learning and protect student and employee privacy. A new brief, Data Privacy and Security, from SREB’s Educational Technology Cooperative provides states with clear recommendations for education data policies. This brief is a useful overview on two education data topics — privacy and security.
MSU’s Parisi to serve on Southern Regional Education Board
STARKVILLE, Miss.–Domenico “Mimmo” Parisi, executive director of the National Strategic Planning and Analysis Research Center (NSPARC) at Mississippi State University, has been appointed to the Southern Regional Education Board by Gov. Phil Bryant.
West Virginia State University is 1,000th SARA Member
Major milestone in building nationwide access to distance learning
West Virginia State University is the 1,000th institution to participate in the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA), a nationwide initiative of states and institutions that makes distance education courses more accessible to students across state lines and makes it easier for states to regulate and institutions to participate in interstate distance education while improving consumer protection.
High Schools That Work Conference Recognizes Good Work in Education
School districts, school principals and state agencies in Georgia, Kentucky, West Virginia and other states were recognized at the 30th Annual High Schools That Work Staff Development Conference in Louisville, Kentucky, for their efforts to transform education
Educators Win Readiness Awards at National Conference
Outstanding leadership in improving college readiness for high school students in Arkansas, Mississippi and North Carolina
Five educators were honored for their work to help underprepared students succeed. These Southern Regional Education Board awards recognize outstanding teaching and leadership with SREB Readiness Courses, which help underprepared students succeed in high school and postsecondary studies.
States Make Progress in Outcomes, Policy
SREB State Progress Reports Detail Growth Toward Goals
SREB states continue to improve public education by several key measures, according to a new report from the Southern Regional Education Board.
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Educators Win LDC, MDC Awards at National Conference
Teachers, trainers, principals, schools and districts from Alabama, Mississippi, North Carolina and Kentucky were honored for their success with literacy and math teaching strategies.
Governor Hutchinson Reflects on Term as SREB Chair and Strides in Computer Science Education
Welcomes Governor Edwards
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Governor Edwards of Louisiana Elected Chair of the Southern Regional Education Board
Edwards also leads new commission on teacher preparation
Little Rock, Arkansas — June 26, 2016 — Governor Jon Bel Edwards of Louisiana was elected chair of the Southern Regional Education Board at the organization’s annual meeting in Little Rock, Arkansas, on Sunday.
Gov. Edwards Elected Chair of the Southern Regional Education Board
Elevating the dialogue
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DE, DC, NC and SC Join Distance Ed Agreement
SARA helps make distance education more accessible across state lines
Atlanta, GA — Delaware, District of Columbia, North Carolina and South Carolina are now members of the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement. Forty states plus DC — close to 1,000 institutions — now participate in SARA.
Conferences Connect Educators to Strategies That Work
Louisville hosts High Schools That Work and College- and Career-Readiness Networking Conferences
Louisville, Kentucky, expects thousands of educators from around the nation in July.
Go Alliance Academy Launches Platform for Counselors
New and updated courses for college, career advising
SREB’s Go Alliance has expanded and relaunched its online training for college and career counseling. The program is designed for school counselors, principals, teacher-advisors and other educators.
New Electronic Campus site: Access to Online Degrees
Thousands of programs in 16 states
SREB’s Electronic Campus puts online learning at the fingertips of college students across the 16 member states. The newly revamped EC website is a gateway to distance learning where students can:
State leaders call for improved early childhood learning
Commission issues recommendations for higher quality, better coordination
Atlanta, GA —Leaders from across the 16 Southern Regional Education Board states are calling, in a major new report, for states to raise the quality of early education programs and ensure they are well-coordinated across different agencies and budgets.
Alabama, Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi and Texas Join SARA
SARA helps more states make distance education more accessible across state lines
Atlanta, GA — This week, Alabama, Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi and Texas were approved by the Southern Regional Education Board to join the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA). These states bring the number of participating states to 34, with over half of the SREB states now participating in SARA.
SREB Launches Technical Assistance for State Career Pathway Systems
Leaders from 16 states convene to advance postsecondary credential attainment
Teams from 16 states come together later this week at the Southern Regional Education Board’s annual State Leaders’ Forum to collaborate on strengthening career pathways that bridge the gap between high schools, community and technical colleges, and high-paying jobs.
Go Alliance Joins New Council to Boost Student Readiness
Go Alliance is one of nine national organizations joining forces to help school counselors and other professionals support students as they prepare for college and careers. Collaboration in service to students is the goal of the new Council of National School Counseling and College Access Organizations, which aims to identify the competencies, knowledge and skills professionals need to advise students for postsecondary access and success.
ACT Participation Grows in SREB Region
Average scores hold steady as test-taking rate increases
Atlanta, GA — Nine of 16 SREB states saw an increase in average composite ACT scores for the class of 2015, and six others matched their composite score from 2014. The admission test results were released today by ACT Inc. Nationwide, the average score for the class of 2015 was 20.1, the same as it was in in 2014.
High-Quality Pre-K Yields Lasting Gains for Children
Brief brings together the research on "fade-out"
The body of research on benefits of pre-K shows that quality is key to long-term gains and that early investments yield larger returns, especially for high-risk children.
Governor Hutchinson of Arkansas Elected Chair
of the Southern Regional Education Board
Chancellor Johnson of Oklahoma is vice chair, Senator Plymale of West Virginia treasurer.
Arkansas, Oklahoma and Tennessee Join Distance Ed Agreement
27 states now participate in SARA, the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement
Atlanta, GA — Arkansas, Oklahoma and Tennessee were approved by the Southern Regional Education Board this week to join the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA). These three bring the number of participating states to 27.
North Carolina: Early and widespread adoption for math readiness
State news about SREB Readiness Courses
North Carolina adopted transition courses early. The state’s Essentials for College Math course is based on SREB Math Ready units, and the state trained more than 150 teachers in 2014-15 and an additional 90 in summer 2015.
Mississippi: Readiness endorsement for teaching certificates
State news about SREB Readiness Courses
In the summer of 2015, the Mississippi Department of Education trained more than 200 teachers — more than 60 in Literacy Ready and 160 in Math Ready. To support these teachers, Mississippi created an SREB Ready endorsement. The state affixes an SREB Literacy Ready or SREB Math Ready endorsement to the certifications of teachers who complete the initial training and the online follow-up training.
Arkansas: A commitment to literacy as well as math
State news about SREB Readiness Courses
2013 legislation in Arkansas calls for the high schools to assess students before they graduate from high school and offer transitional courses for those who do not meet college- and career-readiness standards. In response, the Arkansas Department of Education trained more than 300 educators to teach the SREB Readiness Courses — more than half of them for the Literacy Ready course, demonstrating a major commitment to literacy in Arkansas.
Commission Charts Path to Credentials for All
Double the number of young adults with relevant certificates and degrees
Atlanta, GA — The Southern Regional Education Board today released the recommendations of its Commission on Career and Technical Education and moved forward with plans to help states implement them.
Community Colleges in the South
Commission Calls for Readiness Reforms, Clear Pathways
Education and policy leaders recommend reforms to help community college students move down a well-defined path to degrees and careers.
Academic Common Market: Out-of-State Degrees, In-State Rates
College Access Across State Lines, Tuition Savings
Atlanta, GA — Now is the time when parents and students are starting to shop for colleges for fall enrollment. For residents of any Southern Regional Education Board member state, SREB’s Academic Common Market enables them to pursue out-of-state college degrees at in-state tuition rates, through agreements among the states, colleges and universities. ACM makes available more than 1,900 undergraduate and graduate degree programs.
States lay strong foundation for classroom observations:
Classroom observation systems that improve teaching require sustained commitment
Atlanta, GA — Teachers could see substantial gains in the classroom if state and district leaders commit to fleshing out new observation systems over the long run, according to a February report
Reports Show How States Are Implementing Readiness Standards
Next phases move forward, toward goal of higher student achievement
Atlanta, GA — States have accomplished an enormous amount of work to implement their college- and career-readiness standards
Early Childhood Commission Focuses on Quality Programs, Teaching to U.S. High Schools
Commission Begins Work This Week
Frankfort, KY — November 13, 2014 — The Southern Regional Education Board Early Childhood Commission convenes leaders this week from 16 states to study effective ways to improve preschoolers’ access to high-quality early learning. The Commission’s charge is to recommend policies that will give more young children a solid start when they enter school.
SREB Adds Health Informatics to Advanced Career Offerings
8 Career Pathway Curricula Available to U.S. High Schools
Atlanta, GA — The Southern Regional Education Board has added Health Informatics to the Advanced Career (AC) curricula available to all high schools.
Nation’s Largest Convening of Minority Ph.D. Scholars
Institute on Teaching and Mentoring draws 1,300 doctoral students, faculty members
Atlanta, GA — Almost 1,300 minority doctoral students, faculty members and education leaders from across the country convene in Atlanta this week to focus on issues that face new and aspiring faculty members of color. The goal of the Institute on Teaching and Mentoring, the largest gathering of minority Ph.D. scholars in the nation, is to address the shortage of minority faculty in college classrooms and labs around the nation.
SREB Launches Commission College Affordability in the South
Atlanta, GA — The Southern Regional Education Board today launched the Commission on College Affordability in the South to focus state policies on the goal of affordability for students.
NRCCTE Joins SREB
Career-technical education research center augments school improvement
Atlanta, GA — The National Research Center for Career and Technical Education has joined forces with the Southern Regional Education Board, bringing together two leading organizations focused on improving the quality of career-technical education in public high schools.
SREB Field Tests Courses to Help Close the Readiness Gap
Transitional courses prepare students to succeed in college and careers
Atlanta, GA — In collaboration with partner states, the Southern Regional Education Board is field testing two courses to prepare more students for college and careers when they graduate from high school. The SREB Readiness Courses are designed to prepare students to start college in credit-bearing courses instead of remedial classes.
Average ACT Scores Rise Overall in SREB Region
More students continue to test
Atlanta, GA — Average ACT composite scores increased overall from 2013 to 2014 in the Southern Regional Education Board region, with 10 of 16 SREB states seeing an increase in scores. The number of all graduating seniors who took the test while in high school rose 3 percent. The data were released today by ACT Inc.
Tennessee Hosts 5,500 Educators for SREB Conferences
Melinda Gates Speaks with Teachers at Monday Keynote
Melinda Gates Speaks with Teachers at Monday Keynote
Atlanta, GA — About 5,500 teachers, principals and other K-12 educators from states across the nation gather in Nashville this week at conferences hosted by the Southern Regional Education Board to help students graduate from high school ready for college and careers. All meetings take place at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center.
Governor Beshear Elected to Second Term as Chair of the Southern Regional Education Board
Kentucky Governor Will Lead New Commission on Pre-K Education
Louisville, KY — Governor Steve Beshear of Kentucky was elected to a second term as chair of the Southern Regional Education Board at its annual meeting in Louisville, Kentucky.
State Rep. Hugh Blackwell Appointed to Southern Regional Education Board Legislative Committee
Morganton, NC — State Rep. Hugh Blackwell of Valdese, N.C., has been appointed to the Southern Regional Education Board’s Legislative Advisory Council by North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory.
Nation’s Outstanding High School Seniors Honored for Educational Achievement
Atlanta, GA — More than 6,000 high school seniors across the nation will receive the 2014 High Schools That Work (HSTW) Award of Educational Achievement this spring from the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB).
The Award of Educational Achievement recognizes high school seniors at HSTW and Technology Centers That Work (TCTW) schools who not only complete a rigorous high school curriculum but also demonstrate their readiness to succeed in the work place or in further education after graduation.
SREB Reports Progress on Common Core Implementation in 15 States
Atlanta, GA — Comprehensive and wide-ranging work to implement the Common Core State Standards is well underway, according to Southern Regional Education Board reports that document progress in 15 states.
The State Implementation of Common Core State Standards reports identify exemplary states and practices so others can learn from them as they continue their efforts. SREB’s in-depth review documents trends across states as well as challenges such as aligning other reforms with the standards.