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Posted March 12, 2008 April 2007 - The Challenge of College Readiness - Research shows a mismatch between high school preparation and college expectations. How can high schools prepare students for college success?, Educational Leadership. Posted March 7, 2008 March 2008 - Snapshots on Minnesota Youth: Graduation Rates - The graduation rate in 2006-07 was 73 percent, calculated as the number of 9th graders enrolled in any school who four years later graduated. Of that same student population, 6.5 percent dropped-out and 14 percent were continuing their high school education beyond four years. Data is missing or unknown for the remaining 6.6% of students. With the exception of Asian/Pacific Islander students who have a graduation rate of 67.4 percent, the graduation rate for minority students is slightly less than 40 percent. American Indian, Hispanic, and African American students are continuing their high school education beyond four years with rates of 27.4 percent, 24.0 percent and 35.1 percent, respectively, Minnesota Department of Public Safety and Minnesota Department of Education. Posted March 3, 2008 "Clear and compelling evidence shows that the level of the courses students take in high school is one of the best predictors of their success in college and the workplace. This is particularly true in mathematics: Data show a strong correlation between taking higher-level mathematics courses in high school and achieving success in college and employment in high-growth, high-performance jobs. Rigorous course-taking matters for all students, but it is particularly important for students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Taking a challenging high school curriculum — including but not limited to content typically taught in Algebra II — cuts in half the gap in college completion rates between white students and black and Latino students." February 2008 - Closing the Expectations Gap - An Annual 50-State Progress Report on the Alignment of High School Policies with the Demands of College and Careers, Posted February 22, 2008 December 2007 - From Aspirations to Action: The Role of Middle School Parents in Making the Dream of College a Reality - The process of preparing for and applying to college is not easy. It requires making a variety of complex choices that range from pursuing a challenging academic curriculum to developing an understanding of college financing. Middle school is a crucial stage at which students and their parents must begin to make these choices, Institute for Higher Education Policy. Posted February 20, 2008 New Page: Economic Mobility - The American Dream - the belief that one can rise up from humble beginnings and achieve a comfortable middle-class living, if not attain great wealth, transcends racial lines - but new data from the Pew Charitable Trust's Economic Mobility Project shows the American Dream is not equally accessible to all. Posted February 6, 2008 October 2007 - The Family: America’s Smallest School - Family characteristics and home conditions influence children’s cognitive development and school performance, Educational Testing Service (Press Release). October 2007 - Bridging the Gaps: A Picture of How Work Supports Work in Ten States - Analyzes the gaps in public policies intended to support low-wage working families, and shows how policy could be designed to give all working families the opportunity to bridge the gaps between their earnings and a basic standard of living, Center for Economic and Policy Eesearch.
at Engaging Parents > Learning at School > Achievement Gap > About Both > Parsing Saint Paul Posted January 24, 2008 March 2006 - Why Some Schools with Latino Children Beat the Odds ...and Others Don't - Using the methodology of Jim Collins from his book "Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...and Other's Don't," the authors of this report found 12 elementary and middle schools in Arizona--schools whose students are mostly Latino and mostly poor--that are "beating the odds" on reading and math scores. With Jim Collins' active involvement, the research team found six keys to success that can translate into broader messages for education policy and strategy. The study calls for the creation of a dissemination mechanism to bring "best practices" into every school in Arizona, Morrison Institute for Public Policy and the Center for the Future of Arizona. Posted January 23, 2008 November 2006 - Effectiveness of programs to improve postsecondary education enrollment and success of underrepresented youth: A literature review - Evaluates the evidence for the effectiveness of interventions aimed at increasing postsecondary enrollment and success of underrepresented groups, in particular students of color and students from low-income families, Wilder Research. Posted January 9, 2008 October 2007 - Collegekeys Compact - A call to action for K12 and higher education to get low-income students ready for, into, and through college, College Board (Press Release). | ||||||||||
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