Earn a) a State Board of Education - approved, industry - recognized credential or a state - issued license for practice in a career and b) a score
demonstrating workforce readiness and employability on a job skills assessment;
In the US, the Obama administration has funded a range of initiatives that require the use of evidence - based strategies in areas such as teen pregnancy prevention, home visiting, education and
workforce innovation.2, 3 In the field of home visiting, an increasing number of programs have been rigorously evaluated and have
demonstrated evidence of effectiveness in outcome domains such as parenting, maternal and child health, child development and school
readiness, reductions in child maltreatment, and family economic self - sufficiency.4, 5,6
As with previous assessments, states will use the new tests for school accountability determinations, but the tests will have the added purpose of clearly
demonstrating students» reading and math
readiness for entry into college and the
workforce.