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Raising the Bar: A Baseline for College and Career Readiness in Our Nation's High School Core Courses
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ACT, Inc., 2012
How well are our nation's high schools preparing students for college and career? Recent analyses by ACT show low rates of college and career readiness among United States high school graduates. Data from postsecondary institutions reveal high remediation rates and low second-year retention rates among first-year college students. Employers lament…
Descriptors: School Effectiveness, Postsecondary Education, College Preparation, High School Graduates