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Author(s):King, J.
Title:Implementing the common core state standards: An action agenda for higher education
Source:http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=C...
Date:2011
Organization:American Council on Education (ACE)
Short Description:This issue brief describes key areas that will require active participation from higher education leaders and faculty from a broad array of disciplines.
Annotation:This issue brief describes key areas that will require active participation from higher education leaders and faculty from a broad array of disciplines, in the following areas: defining college readiness and aligning key policies for the school-to college transition; developing K–12 assessments and aligning college placement policies with these assessments; aligning K–12 and higher education curricula; and teacher preparation and in-service professional development. The issue brief also suggests structures at the state and local levels that can help facilitate collaboration between K–12 and higher education. It concludes with links to detailed information about the standards and related assessments.
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Closing the gap between high school and college
Improving Hispanic achievement: Implications for state policy
Digital learning now! Ten elements of high quality digital learning
Experiencing integration in Louisville: How parents and students see the gains and challenges
After the bell: What do we want our afterschool programs to do?
Meeting the challenge: The role of school leaders in turning around the lowest-performing high schools
P-20 governance
Redesigning community colleges for completion: Lessons from research on high performance organizations
Closing the expectations gap 2011
Return on educational investment: A district-by-district evaluation of U.S. educational productivity
Driving innovation: How six states are organizing to improve outcomes in developmental education
America's high school graduates: Results from the 2009 NAEP High School Transcript Study
Are bad schools immortal?
Building capacity for reconnecting youth
Accelerating college readiness: Lessons from North Carolina's innovator early colleges
Funding education equitably: The "comparability provision" the move to fair and transparent school budgeting systems
Western Policy Exchanges
Movin' it and improvin' it! Using both education strategies to increase teaching effectiveness
Lightening the load: A look at four ways that community schools can support effective teaching
Still on the sidelines: What role will higher education trustees play in higher education reform?
State test score trends through 2008-09, Part 5: Progress lags in high school, especially for advanced achievers
The CollegeKeys Compact: Getting into college: A cross-cohort examination of college preparations by lower-SES students
2011 National survey of school counselors: School counseling at a crossroads
A better measure of skills gaps: Utilizing ACT skill profile and assessment data for strategic skill research
Parents want to know
Innovation at scale: How Virginia community colleges are collaborating to improve developmental education and increase student success
Including more student voices in higher education policymaking: Rising tuitions and student debts mean rising stakes for college students
A new mission for the middle-grades: Preparing students for a changing world
Today's promise, tomorrow's future: The social and educational factors contributing to the outcomes of Hispanics in urban schools
Testing the impact of Higher Achievement's year-round out-of-school time program on academic outcomes
Comparability of state local expenditures among schools within districts: A report from the study of school-level expenditures
The nation's report card: Trial urban district assessment mathematics 2011
The nation's report card: Trial urban district assessment reading 2011
Duration and intensity: No time for cutting corners
The road to high-quality early education
State education agency funding and staffing in the education reform era
A public education primer: Basic (and sometimes surprising) facts about the U.S. education system
Chartering equity: Using charter school legislation and policy to advance equal educational opportunity
Black male student success in higher education: A report from the national black male college achievement study
Five things education supporters should know about pension reform
Caught in the crisis: Students of color and native students in U.S. high schools
Housing costs, zoning, and access to high quality schools
California District Report Cards
2012 State of the state addresses: Governors' top education issues
The educational experience of young men of color: A review of research, pathways and progress
Resisters, rejectors, and ridas: How to make urban schools work for disengaged students and critically conscious teachers
Up to the challenge: The role of career and technical education in college and career readiness
Test, punish, and push out: How zero tolerance and high-stakes testing funnel youth into the school to prison pipeline
Digital learning and technology: Federal policy recommendations to seize the opportunity-and promising practices that inspire them
Testing the impact of Higher Achivement's year-round out-of-school-time program on academic outcomes
A parent's guide to Response to Intervention (RTI)
Community college access and affordability for occupational and nontraditional students
Number of instructional days/hours in the school year
Reaching the goal: The applicability and importance of the Common Core State Standards to college and career readiness
Driving innovation from the middle: Middle-skill jobs in the American South's economy
Making every diploma count: Using extended-year graduation rates to measure student success
Veteran's education benefits: Enhanced guidance and collaboration could improve administration of the Post-911 GI Bill program
The economic value of higher teacher quality
Teacher voices: Immigration, language and culture
SREB State Data Exchange: 2009-10 Indicators report
Young children of immigrants and the path to educational success: Key themes from an Urban Institute roundtable
Overlooked and underpaid: How Title 1 shortchanges high schools, and what ESEA can do about it
Title I and high schools: Addressing the needs of disadvantaged students at all grade levels
Helping students get back on track: What federal policymakers can learn from New York City's multiple pathways to graduation initiative
Using linked data to drive education and training improvement
Putting it all together: Supporting continuous improvement in education through strategic use of data systems
Four steps to finishing first: An agenda for increasing college productivity to create a better educated society
From information to action: Revamping higher education accountability systems
Complete to Compete: Higher education data dashboards (state reports)
Parent involvement and extended learning activities in school improvement plans in the Midwest region
A survival analysis of student mobility and retention in Indiana charter schools:
Education reform starts early: Lessons from New Jersey's PreK-3rd reform efforts
Linking secondary and postsecondary systems: Lessons from Indiana
Measuring student achievement at postsecondary institutions
Are charter schools making a difference? A study of student outcomes in eight states
Foundation for Education Excellence
Prioritizing the nation's dropout factories: The need for federal policy that targets the nation's lowest performing high schools
Gaining ground on high school graduation rates in SREB states: Milestones and guideposts
Southern Education Foundation (SEF)
American Diploma Project Network: State Profiles
Educational Policy Improvement Center
U.S. performance across international assessments of student achievement: Special supplement to The Condition of Education 2009
Changes in Indiana school funding
Achieving a wealth of riches: Delivering on the promise of data to transform teaching and learning
Reinventing the federal role in education: Supporting the goal of college and career readiness for all students
Creating a high school culture of college-going: The case of Washington State Achievers
Education watch 2009
Ready to assemble: A model state higher education accountability system
Benefits of additional high school coursework and improved course performance in preparing students for college
Fostering Connections Act: Implementation Checklists for Education Provisions
A synthesis of grade retention research: Looking backward and moving forward
International Benchmarking Toolkit
Indiana's vision of Response to Intervention
Selected states response to supporting high school English language learners
Race to the Top: Accelerating college and career readiness in states: Low-performing schools
Does closing schools cause educational harm? A review of the research
2009 State Teacher Policy Yearbook (National Report)
Mind the (other) gap: State profiles
This school works for me: Creating choices to boost student achievement: A guide for data analysts
Committee for Economic Development (CED)
Retaining teacher talent: Teaching for a living
State test score trends through 2007-08: Are achievement gaps closing and is achievement rising for all?
NAEP reading 2009 state snapshot reports
Alternative pathways to high school graduation: An international comparison
Policy on dual credit opportunities in Indiana
Reaching higher: Strategic initiatives for higher education in Indiana (Updated 2010 Version)
Writing to read: Evidence for how writing can improve reading
America's future: Latino child well-being in numbers and trends
Characteristics of effective urban college preparation programs
Reading next: A vision for action and research in middle and high school literacy
Going to scale with high-quality early education: Choices and consequences in universal pre-Kindergarten efforts
Rigor and relevance: A new vision for career and technical education
Inside the black box of high-performing high-poverty schools
Thinking outside the box: Policy strategies for readiness, access, and success
Increasing the achievement of Native American youth at early college high schools
Improving literacy outcomes for English language learners in high school: Considerations for states and districts in developing a coherent policy framework
High school reform - Issue brief
Ready to succeed: All students prepared for college and work
Multiple pathways and state policy: Toward education and training beyond high school
Dual enrollment: Accelerating the transition to college
Measuring up 2004
Betraying the college dream: How disconnected K-12 and postsecondary education systems undermine student aspirations
Getting it done: Ten steps to a state action agenda
Montana P-16 policy roundtable: Summary report
Pathways to and through college: Linking policy with research and practice
Report of Rhode Island case study site visit
Closing the expectations gap 2007: An annual 50-state progress report on the alignment of high school policies with the demands of college and work
Do Current State Standards and Assessments Reflect College Readiness?: A Case Study
Preparing Oklahoma students for the future
Rigor at risk: Reaffirming quality in the high school core curriculum
Helping equip teachers to answer students' questions on college knowledge
State education reforms – Standards, assessment, and accountability
Expanding learning time in high schools
MALDEF Federal education rights pamphlet (English version)
Making accountability work: Community colleges and statewide higher education accountability systems
Standards for quality online teaching
Raising the Bar: Policy Recommendations for high school reform
Highlights of the 2007 Accountability System in the State of Texas
Education watch Florida: Key education facts and figures 2006
Graduation matters: Improving accountability for high school graduation
Dropout prevention for students with disabilities: A critical issue for state education agencies
SREB states lead the nation in Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate Programs
A new majority: Low income students in the South's public schools
2008 Kids Count data book: State profiles of child well-being
1.5 Million homeschooled students in the United States in 2007
Counting on graduation: An agenda for state leadership
College tools for schools
Rethinking high school: Supporting all students to be college-ready in math
The connection strategy: Preparing young people to succeed in college and beyond
Transforming statewide high school assessment systems: A guide for state policymakers
Next generation state data system: What is needed to support the next generation assessment and accountability systems
Science and mathematics education indicators
Measuring and improving the effectiveness of high school teachers
Are public schools really losing their "best"? Assessing the career transitions of teachers and their implications for the quality of the teacher workforce
The future of public education in New Orleans
The turnaround challenge: Why America's best opportunity to dramatically improve student achievement lies in our worst-performing schools
Projections of education statistics to 2016
Value-added analysis and education policy
State and local implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act - Accountability under NCLB: Interim report
Aligning high school graduation requirements with the real world: A road map for states
Setting the '08 education agenda for the nation: Aligning early learning, K-12, and postsecondary systems
Setting the '08 education agenda for the nation: Education as an engine for regional economic and workforce development
High school - Advanced placement
Recent participation in formal learning among working-age adults with different levels of education
Still looking to the future: Voluntary K-12 student integration: A manual for parents, educators, and advocates
The Perkins Act of 2006: Connecting career and technical education with the college and career readiness agenda
Career development and occupational studies resource guide with core curriculum
K-12 Career development curriculum framework
Ohio's career development program
Every student counts: The case for graduation rate accountability
More student success: A systemic solution
Turning around chronically low-performing schools
Early college high schools in Ohio: Core principles

 

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