Is This The Beginning Of The End For The SAT And ACT?

Posted on August 19, 2015August 9, 2015 by coreeducation

George Washington University, a private university with just over 10,000 undergraduate students, has recently announced that they will become a test (SAT/ACT) optional college for admissions. Other colleges have been test-optional for decades, but not many with the high profile or number of students like George Washington. Other test-optional colleges have relied their ability to Read more about Is This The Beginning Of The End For The SAT And ACT?[…]

Truth and Consequences: Common Core Aligned Testing

Posted on August 10, 2015September 12, 2020 by coreeducation

Chester Finn of Education Excellence has written a post on the Common Core Watch blog where he broaches the issue that many education professionals have been contemplating but not talking openly about much: are we actually going to get anything useful out of the first batch of Common Core aligned testing data? His answer is Read more about Truth and Consequences: Common Core Aligned Testing[…]

K-12/Higher Ed Alignment

Posted on July 31, 2015March 3, 2020 by coreeducation

More and more states, communities, school districts, colleges and universities are focused on helping students get to and through college. Increasingly we understand that to have the strongest impact, K-12 and higher education must work together. Greater alignment and shared ownership of college readiness and success can lead to more students ready for and succeeding Read more about K-12/Higher Ed Alignment[…]

Addressing the College Readiness Challenge in High-Poverty Schools

Posted on July 17, 2015March 3, 2020 by coreeducation

Students in high-poverty schools lack the supports needed to become college ready, according to a report from CLASP. Course, Counselor, and Teacher Gaps: Addressing the College Readiness Challenge in High-Poverty High Schools analyzes the nation’s 100 largest school districts, focusing on “high-poverty schools” (where at least 75 percent of students live in poverty) and “low-poverty Read more about Addressing the College Readiness Challenge in High-Poverty Schools[…]

Progress and Ongoing Challenges: the American Graduation Rate

Posted on June 25, 2015June 20, 2015 by coreeducation

The U.S. is on track for a 90 percent high school graduation rate by 2020 after hitting a record high 81 percent this year. That’s according to the GradNation campaign’s sixth annual report released by America’s Promise Alliance, the Alliance for Excellent Education and others. The 10 largest states, including California, Florida, Georgia and North Read more about Progress and Ongoing Challenges: the American Graduation Rate[…]

College Board, Khan Academy team up to offer free SAT prep program

Posted on June 22, 2015September 12, 2020 by coreeducation

The revised version of the SAT college entrance exam won’t be offered until March, but students can start preparing for it with a new, free online study program affiliated with the test. The College Board and Khan Academy are announcing a new partnership offering free online test preparation resources for students looking to take a Read more about College Board, Khan Academy team up to offer free SAT prep program[…]

Defining College and Career Readiness

Posted on April 29, 2015March 3, 2020 by coreeducation

As a result of changes in the global economy, educators, education researchers, and national and state policymakers have emphasized that students must graduate from high school “ready for college and career.” But opinions differ about what college and (especially) career readiness actually means and how best to assess it. ACT has been refining and deepening Read more about Defining College and Career Readiness[…]

College Preparedness Over the Years, via NAEP

Posted on April 16, 2015April 14, 2015 by coreeducation

A recent Fordham Institute study is out with a new analysis of NAEP data showing that the percentage of college-ready high school seniors has been flat for 20 years. This is particularly disheartening given the importance placed on college readiness today. Even with flat results, there is an increasing “college preparation gap.” Following is an Read more about College Preparedness Over the Years, via NAEP[…]

Business Leaders Endorse Rigorous Academic Standards in New Videos

Posted on April 15, 2015March 3, 2020 by coreeducation

The Committee for Economic Development of The Conference Board (CED) unveiled a video series that features business and education leaders discussing why college- and career-ready standards benefit students and employers. The series consists of three videos and is part of the nonpartisan, business-led public policy organization’s work to support the implementation of high-quality K-12 standards Read more about Business Leaders Endorse Rigorous Academic Standards in New Videos[…]

Colleges Not Ready for College-Ready Standards?

Posted on April 2, 2015March 29, 2015 by coreeducation

We have heard much in recent years about college readiness and the role that standards, particularly the Common Core, have to play preparing students for life after high school. But we have heard much less about how institutions of higher education are thinking about the changes of the Common Core, and how much they will Read more about Colleges Not Ready for College-Ready Standards?[…]

Coherence in Education Reform

Posted on March 17, 2015March 16, 2015 by coreeducation

Often, it seems in schools that reform after reform is layered on with little thought to alignment or coherence. The Center on Great Teachers and Leaders is responding to that problem with a new special issues brief titled, A Framework for Coherence: College and Career Readiness Standards, Multi-Tiered Systems of Support, and Educator Effectiveness. Read more about Coherence in Education Reform[…]

The University of Everywhere

Posted on March 9, 2015March 3, 2020 by coreeducation

Kevin Carey, director of the Education Policy Program at the New America Foundation, has a new book out this month called The End of College. This book was recently featured in the Washington Post. Carey casts a sweeping, if perhaps idealistic, vision of higher education in the future. First and foremost, it is one that is Read more about The University of Everywhere[…]

Does the focus on Content Standards detract from rigor?

Posted on February 26, 2015 by coreeducation

States should focus more on setting high performance standards than on debating the content of their academic standards. This is according to a new report out from the American Institutes for Research. THE ISSUE Content standards, not performance standards, have been almost the sole focus of state policies and recent conversations about academic standards. Although Read more about Does the focus on Content Standards detract from rigor?[…]

Our Global Failure in the New American Economy

Posted on February 24, 2015February 23, 2015 by coreeducation

Les Francis & Bo Cutter of Real Clear Education have written a new piece about how we need to rethink education based on the way that jobs and the economy are likely to work in coming decades. Here is an excerpt from it: The organization of work that was the centerpiece of our industrial economy Read more about Our Global Failure in the New American Economy[…]

New SAT, New Problems

Posted on February 12, 2015September 12, 2020 by coreeducation

James S. Murphy of Princeton Review, writing for The Atlantic, recently penned an article about the new SAT based on new sample questions which the College Board released. Murphy is encouraged by the changes that the SAT is making away from its obscure vocabulary focus and away from abstract essays, but he is less than Read more about New SAT, New Problems[…]