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In this week’s College Readiness News Roundup, check out our new infographic about college readiness, as well as articles about community college placement, college retention, and more. 1. The Unprepared Nation [INFOGRAPHIC] The stats in our college readiness infographic are pretty sobering. Check out why preparedness matters — not only for individual students but for our country as a whole. 2. Community college placement falters Jay Maheny weighs in on remediation requirements and placement in… Read more

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In this week’s College Readiness News Roundup, check out stories about accountability in college readiness, Florida’s new college-readiness agenda, and more. 1. Call for More Accountability in College Readiness “If states want to get serious about college and career readiness, they need to track student completion of college-level coursework in high school. A policy brief by Jobs for the Future, a national Boston-based nonprofit, advocates better accountability and incentives for schools to prepare students for… Read more

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In this week’s College Readiness News Roundup, check out articles about Florida’s new placement test, how schools are encouraging more rural students to go to college, and more. 1. Report Assessments for College Readiness in Florida A new report details how Florida’s Division of Colleges and K-12 partners designed and launched a new placement test as a part of a great college readiness plan. Read more in this article from Getting Smart. 2. Helping Rural… Read more

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In this week’s College Readiness News Roundup, read articles about readiness in rural high schools, No Child Left Behind waivers, and the reasons behind stagnant college graduation rates. 1. Rural Schools Work to Improve Students’ College Readiness After receiving a federal Investing in Innovation grant, 29 Northeast Tennessee high schools are increasing the effort to make students more college-ready. Read more on Education Week’s “Rural Education” blog. 2. No Child Left Behind: With Waivers, Obama… Read more

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In this week’s College Readiness news roundup, check out articles about SAT scores as the new gauge of college readiness, how to break the cycle of remedial college classes, and more. 1. SAT Scores: A Gauge of College Readiness? The College Board, the company behind the SAT, is touting a new “college and career readiness benchmark,” an SAT score that is linked to a better chance of earning at least a B- average in college… Read more

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In this week’s College Readiness News Roundup, check out stories about expanded learning opportunities for students, the downside to community college placement tests, and more. 1. How Can Expanded Learning Opportunities Help Prepare Students for a College and Career? This brief from the Alliance for Excellent Education calls for “expanded learning opportunities for high school students through methods such as work-based experiences, innovative technology, and personalized lesson plans, saying these have the potential to help… Read more

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In this week’s College Readiness News Roundup, read about high schoolers’ view of college, why Illinois students are having trouble with science (maybe), and how California wants to change its school performance standards. 1. Recent High-School Graduates Optimistic About Value of College According to a new survey from the College Board, most recent high school graduates think that earning a college degree is worth the time and money. However, the survey results beg the question… Read more

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In this week’s College Readiness News Roundup, check out articles from The Washington Post, CNN.com and more. 1. The Link Between ‘The Planet of the Apes’ and Testing In this Washington Post op-ed, Carol Corbett Burris, a high school principal in New York, wonders why we are ramping up spending to develop college readiness tests when test-based accountability has a questionable track record. 2. ‘Lucky Ones’ Are Being Prepared for College In this editorial from… Read more

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Photo courtesy Tulane Public Relations on Flickr Welcome to Knewton’s first College Readiness News Roundup. With college readiness a growing concern across the nation, we’re keeping track of the latest news, insights, and research on the issue. 1. ACT Takers Make Marginal Gains in College Readiness, but Achievement Gaps Remain While the number of high-school graduates who met all four of the ACT’s college-readiness benchmarks rose this year, the gains were very small, and much… Read more

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