Category: College & Career Readiness

This scan is intended to guide conversations with district board members and administration leaders to ensure their policies and practices lead to ...

What happens when a student graduates from high school but is not ready for college or a career? The…

Imagine how schools might be different if educators co-crafted their content, policies, procedures, and expectations with the young people they teach. Critical pedagogy centers those who are experiencing a problem…

College and career readiness are often assessed by indicators such as test scores and grade point averages. But there are other ways to forecast and encourage student success, by centering…

Going to college or entering the workforce after graduating from high school are quintessential milestones for our nation’s students. Preparing for these key life events starts long before a student…

To The Editors of US News and World Report’s Best Colleges Rankings: We write today requesting you end the practice of using average SAT and ACT scores of incoming students…

Inequitable policies, practices, and systems make college and career opportunities inaccessible for many students who wish to engage in more advanced coursework, while often leaving those students who manage to matriculate woefully underprepared for success...,

How can K–12 educators work with leaders in higher education to make the transition from high school to college or career pathways more equitable? The Education Trust, a Washington, D.C.-based…

Senior prom and high school graduation are two rites of passage most of us have enjoyed, possibly even taken for granted. But this spring, high school seniors might miss out…