States must expand metrics to
emphasize readiness for both college and careers.
Given the critical role that accountability systems play in signaling priorities and driving resources, states must expand these metrics to
emphasize readiness for both college and careers.»
Not exact matches
The initial goal is
for students to experience at least two projects per year, one in STEM and the other in an advisory setting that
emphasizes college readiness.
Just as a draft of K - 12 common standards designed to prepare students
for college and the workforce was set to be released
for public comment this week, a new report finds that more than half the states have revamped their high school standards to
emphasize such
readiness upon graduation.
This is still critical, of course, but today's rigorous
college and career
readiness standards also
emphasize the development of students» conative skills to prepare them
for higher education and the global workplace.
State accountability
for districts and schools is a key leverage point
for states in
emphasizing a level of proficiency that equates to
college and career
readiness.
For example, the organization works with local social service agencies to support the student holistically, and with local
colleges and universities to
emphasize college and career
readiness from the start.
Index 4: Postsecondary
Readiness emphasizes the importance of earning a high school diploma that provides students with the foundation necessary
for success in
college, job training programs, the workforce, or the military