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The value of college readiness indicators and interventions: Lessons from Chicago
- 12-20-2011
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By Jacob Mishook/Annenberg Institute for School Reform
As the U.S. economy continues to move towards one that requires post-secondary education and training, there is a significant need for districts, higher education institutions, and communities to better prepare young people to enter, persist, and graduate from college. One of the primary roles that districts and their partners can play is to identify and develop a system of college readiness indicators – and to tie those indicators to individualized supports and interventions. That is the goal of the College Readiness Indicator Systems (CRIS) project, which brings together two higher education organizations – the Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University and the John W. Gardner Center at Stanford University – and five district partners – Dallas Independent School District, New Visions for Public Schools in New York City, the School District of Philadelphia, Pittsburgh Public Schools, and San Jose Unified School District – with funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. (more...)
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