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ACT 2012 National Curriculum Survey
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The Survey asks educators about what they teach in their courses and how important they feel various topics are for students to know to be succcessful in the courses and future courses. The survey also targeted policy implications on preparing for higher standards. Queried educators included those teaching at the middle school level all the way through the postscondary level. |
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Eduployment: Creating Opportunity Policies for America's You
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The paper, Eduployment: Creating Opportunity Policies for America's Youth, calls for powerful "opportunity" policies to address the crisis in education and employment for youth in the United States, especially our young people who are falling through the cracks in public systems of education, child welfare, and juvenile justice. The paper introduces the concept of "eduployment," which recognizes that learning and work are inextricably linked and opportunity policies for youth must prepare young people for postsecondary success, rather than the outmoded college or career tracks. |
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Report on Strategies for Improving Community College Student Success
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In April 2013, Our Piece of the Pie released this report, entitled "Pathways through College: Strategies for Improving Community College Student Success." It outlines the completion challenge facing community college students across the country and summarizes the strategies the colleges can pursue to improve student success. |
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Emerging Federal Role for Competency Education
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This report, released on April 25, 2013, is the the first part of KnowledgeWorks' "Competency Education Series." The report is designed to help policymakers develop a deeper understanding of the competency model, the growing national movement, and key barriers within federal accountability and assessment systems that pose a challenge to this work. |
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Costs and Benefits of Using Tests that Help Students Learn
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This report, released by the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education, provides data on what staets and districts currently spend on tests; examines the failings of current multiple-choice tests; and analyzes the sots and opportunities of creating, implementing, and scoring assessments that ensure students are equipped with 21st century competencies. |
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Sequestration's Impact on ESEA Title I Allocations
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This table (prodiced by the Department of Education) includes the estimated impact of the sequestration of approximately 5% of federal funds for Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. This table includes the largest 100 school precincts. |
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Announcement for Guide to Online Tools for High School Students
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This is an announcement of the release and availability of the "What's My Next Move?" guide to exploring careers online suing electronic tools from the U.S. Department of Labor. The guide was developed to support high school students in developing their education and career plans. |
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Powerpoint Presentation for the 2/26/13 GED Webinar
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This is a copy of the presentation that Brian Smith from the GED Testing Service provided during the webianr entitled "The New GED" What to Expect in 2014" on February 26, 2013. |
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Retention Best Practices: A Collection of Best Practices from North Carolina Community Colleges
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This report, compiled by the Student Development Services within the North Carolina Community Colegee System, discusses the best practices of several North Carolina Community Colleges in their efforts to address and imrpove retention by providing increased services, caring strategies, early interventions, and other methods and/or courses of action. Best practices are listed by college and topic with campus contact information included. |
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Strengthening High School Teaching and Learning in New Hampshire's Competency-Based System
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This report, released by the Alliance for Excellent
Education in January 2013, profiles how two high schools in New Hampshire made this shift and
examines the necessary changes at both the school and in state policy.
Competency-based advancement is an important part of New Hampshireâ??s strategy
for implementing the Common Core State Standards and meeting the state
department of educationâ??s goal that every student â??deserves a course of study
that allows him or her to learn in a deep, meaningful, and practical way.â?Ì |
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