Topic: College and Career Readiness

Improving Secondary and Postsecondary Outcomes for Students with Disabilities

Beth Day — Mon, 14 Feb 2022 15:25:00 +0000

How can states, schools and colleges help students with disabilities to improve high school graduation rates, postsecondary success, and career and technical education participation?

This piece, produced for a request from a state department of education, includes actions to consider, examples from SREB states and a review of current research on professional development, educational technology and individualized instruction.

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Standards vs. Curriculum

Beth Day — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 16:45:00 +0000

What's the difference?

Standards are the goals for instruction. They are developed at the state level. Curriculum is the content of instruction. Curricula are selected locally.

To help people understand the roles of standards and curriculum, SREB prepared this one-page primer.

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Above and Beyond: How SREB States Prioritize College and Career Readiness in ESSA Accountability Plans

Veronica Johnson — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 17:01:00 +0000

An SREB analysis of state accountability plans identifies five ways states used flexibility in the Every Student Succeeds Act to prioritize readiness for all students. This regional report of trends across SREB states accompanies individual state profiles on SREB Insights.

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How to Close the Readiness Gap Now for Our High School Seniors

Beth Day — Thu, 12 Apr 2018 18:35:00 +0000

Readiness Courses can keep students who are almost ready for college out of remedial classes

Get students the preparation they need during the high school years — not in college, when they have to pay for it.

[image:6493, w35 image right]Too many students graduate from high school thinking they’re ready for college, only to find themselves stuck in remedial classwork once they get there. This is a tragedy for the students. They believe — and why not? — that if they’re admitted to college they have what it takes to succeed there.

Interactive Reports Distill New School Accountability Systems in SREB States

Beth Day — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 18:43:00 +0000

What's in your state's plan?

SREB has published interactive reports on school accountability plans in 16 states. With a focus on college and career readiness, state profiles distill complex information about each state’s plan to help policymakers understand and compare accountability measures.

Valuing Both Cs in College- and Career-Readiness Accountability Systems

Kirsten Sundell — Fri, 27 Oct 2017 15:38:00 +0000

How states can use career pathways to close credential attainment and skills gaps.

Gene Bottoms

This publication explores how state accountability systems currently address college readiness and academic and technical career readiness and offers recommendations and examples of policies and practices that incentivize and reward districts and schools for preparing more students to earn credentials and degrees in high-demand career fields.

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Study Shows 3 High-Impact Strategies for States

Beth Day — Wed, 19 Jul 2017 16:45:00 +0000

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.

State Policies to Support a Statewide College- and Career-Readiness Agenda

Steph Bradley — Mon, 29 Jun 2015 17:33:00 +0000

Essential Elements of State Policy for College Completion

A statewide college- and career-readiness agenda signals clearly and universally what knowledge and learning skills or readiness standards are essential for students to succeed in a substantial majority of postsecondary education programs. The standards need to be reinforced by a series of additional steps that include assessment, supplemental course work, and school accountability. SREB’s College- and Career-Readiness Action Agenda includes five essential components across the educational pipeline: 1. Adopt statewide readiness standards. 2. Assess high school juniors for readiness. 3. Offer transitional readiness courses for juniors assessed as underprepared. 4. Apply the standards in college placement. 5. Hold schools accountable.

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Transitional Courses for College and Career Readiness

Steph Bradley — Mon, 29 Jun 2015 17:30:00 +0000

Essential Elements of State Policy for College Completion

Offering high school courses to prepare underprepared students for success in college or career training after graduation is a key strategy to reduce remediation, increase postsecondary completion and provide greater access to making a living wage. This Essential Elements policy brief details efforts in states across the nation, outlines questions policymakers need to address, and recommends 12 essential elements for an effective statewide policy to implement transitional courses.

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