Ready News

Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi and Tennessee Educators Win National Readiness Awards

Diane James — Thu, 11 Jul 2019 13:40:00 +0000

Preparing students for college-credit courses

Educators from Georgia, Mississippi and Tennessee, and schools in Arkansas and Mississippi, in were honored this week with the Southern Regional Education Board’s Readiness awards. These national awards recognize outstanding teachers and leaders offering SREB’s Readiness Courses, which help underprepared students succeed in high school and postsecondary programs without the need for remediation.

Ready for College – Three Years of Evidence

Kirsten Sundell — Wed, 20 Mar 2019 16:25:00 +0000

This report summarizes three years of data from studies of SREB’s Literacy Ready and Math Ready courses.

In response to states’ need for transitional curricula to prepare at-risk students for the rigors of postsecondary course work, SREB partnered with curriculum experts and state leaders to develop and pilot Literacy Ready and Math Ready during the 2013-15 school years. Hundreds of schools around the nation have since adopted these courses.

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November 2018 Ready News

Kirsten Sundell — Thu, 01 Nov 2018 18:43:00 +0000

In this newsletter:

Over 750 Teachers Trained in 2018
2018 SREB Ready Awards
SREB Ready Certified Schools
2018-19 District Grants

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Arkansas, Alabama And Missouri Educators, South Carolina School Win National Readiness Awards

Veronica Johnson — Wed, 11 Jul 2018 18:16:00 +0000

Leadership in preparing students for success in high school and after

Three educators and a South Carolina high school were honored this week with Southern Regional Education Board awards. These recognize outstanding teaching and leadership with SREB Readiness Courses, which help underprepared students succeed in high school and postsecondary studies. The winners were honored at SREB’s Readiness Courses Institute in Orlando, Florida.

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February 2018 Ready News

Jennifer Jordan — Tue, 20 Feb 2018 16:28:00 +0000

In this newsletter:

Join us at the 2018 Readiness Courses Institute
Ready Model District Grants
Become a Ready Certified School

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February 2018 Ready News

February 2016 Ready News

Veronica Johnson — Thu, 07 Dec 2017 19:17:00 +0000

In this newsletter

A National Crisis in Reading
High School Dropouts
Readiness Courses Showing Promise
2016 Readiness Courses Institute

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Feb. 2016 Ready News

October 2016 Ready News

Veronica Johnson — Thu, 07 Dec 2017 19:15:00 +0000

In this newsletter:

SREB Launches Ready for High School Courses
Readiness Becomes a National Initiative
Ready for College Courses Making a Difference
Spotlight on Alabama Community Colleges

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Oct 2016 Ready News

March 2017 Ready News

Veronica Johnson — Thu, 07 Dec 2017 19:12:00 +0000

In this newsletter:

2017 Readiness Courses Institute
Ready for College ACT Study
Literacy Ready Unit Updates
Math Ready v3 Now Available

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March 2017 Ready News

December 2017 Ready News

Veronica Johnson — Thu, 07 Dec 2017 19:06:00 +0000

In this newsletter:

Over 2,000 Teachers Trained
Ready for High School Pilots
Literacy Still an Issue

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Dec. 2017 Ready News

Mississippi, Arkansas Educators Win National Readiness Awards

Beth Day — Wed, 12 Jul 2017 20:42:00 +0000

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.

Readiness Courses: Preparing Students for College and Careers

Christine Oliver — Mon, 13 Feb 2017 15:19:00 +0000

A key component of SREB’s recommendations for statewide readiness is implementation of transitional courses in literacy and math. This publication describes SREB’s Readiness Courses and provides data about their effectiveness. It offers recommendations for states to increase college readiness and for schools that offer transitional courses.

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In Alabama, High School to College Collaboration on Readiness

Beth Day — Tue, 25 Oct 2016 15:51:00 +0000

Community Colleges Partner with K-12 Schools to Get Ready

Kudos to the Alabama Department of Education and the Alabama Community College System for working together to increase student readiness among the state’s high school graduates.

Alabama is piloting the two SREB Readiness Courses to increase high school seniors’ preparedness for postsecondary studies, and the Alabama Community College System has endorsed the K-12 efforts.

SREB Ready

Beth Day — Tue, 19 Apr 2016 17:47:00 +0000

Overview brochure

Many schools need to use the senior year to close the readiness gap and prepare students who aren’t quite ready for college reading or math. SREB’s Readiness Courses are designed to address these specific needs.

This brochure gives a quick overview of the eight units in Math Ready and the six Literacy Ready units in English, history and science.

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