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High School College Preparedness

SAT Scores Edge Down, ACT Now More Popular Exam

AP | JUSTIN POPE | Posted 11.24.2012 | Home
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-- Average national scores on two of the three sections of the SAT college entrance exam edged down for the high school class of 2012, which was the ...

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Report Highlights States' Efforts To Ensure College- And Career-Readiness

Posted 09.13.2012 | Home
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For its seventh annual “Closing the Expectations Gap” report, Achieve surveyed all 50 states and the District of Columbia about their college- and...

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NOW Is the Time for Rising High School Seniors to Find and Choose Colleges They're Going to Love

Marjorie Hansen Shaevitz | Posted 06.04.2012 | College
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Marjorie Hansen Shaevitz

Deciding where to apply to college is one of the first, important decisions teenagers will ever make. While curriculum requirements control much of their high school experience, a college list is something over which students can have a lot of control.

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Just One-Quarter Of New York City High Schoolers Are College-Ready

Posted 12.25.2011 | Home
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Just a quarter of students graduating from New York City high schools this year were prepared for college coursework, and fewer than half of all New Y...

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I Just Want my kid to be Happy... and Successful

Bernie Trilling | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Deeper Learning, High School College Preparedness, Education, Education Reform, High Tech High Schools, Home News
Bernie Trilling

How do we move from yesterday's industrial, one-size-fits-all, assembly line education system to meeting today's demands for a 21st century approach to learning?

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