Family & Community Students & Families Student and Secondary Support
College and Career Readiness

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III. External Web Resources

Aligning High School Graduation Requirements with the Real World: A Road Map for States The Road Map addresses the most frequently cited challenges of policy design as well as strategies for implementation, communication and coalition building. It draws heavily on the experience of early adopter states of core courses of study.

The American Diploma Project
The American Diploma Project (ADP) Network includes 31 states that are dedicated to making sure every high school graduate is prepared for college or work. Together, Network members are responsible for educating more than half of all U.S. public school students.

Closing the Expectations Gap 2007
This survey updates the efforts of all 50 states to align their high school standards, graduation requirements, assessments, and accountability systems with the demands of college and work. (April 2007)

Massachusetts State Scholars Program
The State Scholars Initiative is a national program, operating in states across the country, which utilizes business leaders to motivate students to complete a rigorous course of study in high school, one that will give them a boost in college and their careers

MIT OpenCourse Software
Highlights for High School features MIT OpenCourseWare materials that are most useful for high school students and teachers.

On Course for Success: A Close Look at Selected High School Courses that Prepare All Students for College and Work
This 17 month study by ACT, Inc. and The Education Trust is on high achieving high schools that serve substantial numbers of students that are underrepresented in post-secondary education.

Orange Juice or Orange Drink? Ensuring that "Advanced Courses" Live Up to Their Labels
This article by the National Center for Educational Accountability criticizes the way some high schools give credit for "advanced" courses that are not really "advanced." Recommendations for maintaining high standards and allowing a broad spectrum of students to be successful in advanced courses are included.

The Toolbox Revisited
This data essay by Cliff Adelman follows a nationally representative cohort of students from high school into postsecondary education, and asks what aspects of their formal schooling contribute to completing a bachelor's degree