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Download full textWhat Works Clearinghouse, 2019
Large numbers of qualified students do not apply to and enroll in college. Yet, earning a college degree is one of the primary pathways for economic success and is increasingly required for good jobs and high wages. A number of programs and practices aim to improve college readiness and enrollment, including "Take Stock in Children's®…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Graduation, Higher Education, Middle School Students
National Center for Educational Achievement, 2010
The National Center for Educational Achievement (ACT/NCEA), a department of ACT, Inc., defines College and Career Readiness as when a student has reached an academic achievement level that indicates they are likely to have success in postsecondary learning or training that leads to skilled careers. This paper provides answers to the following…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Bound Students, College Preparation, School Readiness
Cowley, Kimberly S. – 2001
In 1999, the U.S. Department of Education funded 21 state and 164 college and middle school partnership grants for Project GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs), which encourages disadvantaged youth to prepare for college. As part of its grant, Fairmont State College (West Virginia) surveyed parents and…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, College Bound Students, College Preparation, Disadvantaged Youth
Meehan, Merrill L.; Cowley, Kimberly S.; Chadwick, Kristine L.; Whittaker, Denise – 2001
Parent and student surveys were conducted in nine primarily rural West Virginia counties to gather baseline information on incoming seventh-grade students' and parents' awareness of and aspirations for postsecondary education. The surveys are administered each year as part of Fairmont State College's GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, College Preparation, Grade 7, Higher Education
Cowley, Kimberly S.; Finch, Nicole; Blake, Jennifer – 2002
In 1999, Fairmont State College (FSC) received a U.S. Department of Education grant to implement Project GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) in nine primarily-rural counties of West Virginia. GEAR UP encourages disadvantaged youth to have high expectations, stay in school, and take academically rigorous…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, College Preparation, College School Cooperation, Disadvantaged Youth
