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Download full textDavid Altstadt; Erica Cuevas; Libuse Binder – Jobs for the Future, 2024
Jobs for the Future (JFF) is developing this state policy framework to outline the steps states can take toward fully adopting each of the Big Blur's four key components and creating a more effective system for grades 11-14. The Big Blur argues for the need to erase the arbitrary boundaries between high school, college, and careers and create one…
Descriptors: High School Students, Grade 11, Grade 12, Vocational Education
Jobs for the Future, 2021
This report is the executive summary to a paper that argues for a radical restructuring of education for grades 11-14--by erasing the arbitrary dividing line between high school and college--to open opportunities for the learners the current systems leave behind. The authors make the case for an entirely new type of institution--neither high…
Descriptors: High Schools, Colleges, Student Needs, Career Readiness
Hoffman, Nancy; Vargas, Joel; Hartung, Kyle; Barrett, Lexi; Cuevas, Erica; Sullivan, Felicia; Mawhinney, Joanna; Nahar, Avni – Jobs for the Future, 2021
This paper argues for a radical restructuring of education for grades 11-14--by erasing the arbitrary dividing line between high school and college--to open opportunities for the learners the current systems leave behind. The authors make the case for an entirely new type of institution--neither high school nor college--designed specifically to…
Descriptors: High Schools, Colleges, Student Needs, Career Readiness
Are Texas' English Language Arts and Reading Standards College Ready? Issues & Answers. REL 2010-091
Peer reviewedRolfhus, Eric; Cook, Gary; Brite, Jessica L.; Hartman, Jenifer – Regional Educational Laboratory Southwest (NJ1), 2010
This study compares alignment of the ACT and the American Diploma Project (ADP) national college readiness standards sets with the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for English language arts and reading (TEKS ELAR) standards for grades 9-12 and analyzes their cognitive complexity. It finds that a majority of the content in the ACT and ADP…
Descriptors: English, Language Arts, Reading, Academic Standards
Direct linkVasavada, Natasha; Carman, Elaine; Hart, Beth; Luisier, Danielle – College Board, 2010
The College Board College Readiness Pathway is an assessment system that measures the reading, writing and mathematical knowledge and skills that students need to be on track to graduate high school college-ready. It consists of ReadiStep[TM], administered in grade eight; the PSAT/NMSQT[R], administered in grades 10-11; and the SAT[R],…
Descriptors: State Standards, Academic Standards, College Readiness, Alignment (Education)
ACT, Inc., 2006
Recently, there has been increasing interest among state governments in establishing statewide testing of high school students. This interest has been driven by various goals, such as reforming high schools, improving the alignment between P-12 requirements and postsecondary expectations, and fulfilling the mandates of the federal No Child Left…
Descriptors: High Schools, Federal Legislation, State Standards, Accountability
