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ACT National Curriculum Survey 2012--ELA
ACT National Curriculum Survey 2012--Mathematics
ACT National Curriculum Survey 2012--Science
Alliance for Excellent Education Graduation Rate Crisis
Blueprint for College Readiness
Breaking the Glass Ceiling of Acheivement for Low-Income Students and Students of Color (The Education Trust, May 2013)
Career and Technical Education: States Aligning Programs to Meet Workforce Needs
College and Career Readiness, A Comprehensive Approach (EPIC)
College is No Place for Remedial Education (Bloomberg News, Sept 2012)
College Learning for the New Global Century (Association of American Colleges and Universities, 2007)
The 'College Preparation Gap' In a Single Graphic (Washington Post, May 2013)
The Community College Transfer Student Report (THECB Report, Oct 2012)
Creating a New Vision for Public Education in Texas (Visioning Institute, May 2008)
Data Dashboards: Accounting for What Matters
Defining College & Career Readiness and Getting to Deeper Learning - David T. Conley Presenation (EPIC, June 2013)
Dual Credit Study, Research Evaluations & Reports (Texas Education Agency)
The Economic Benefit of Postsecondary Degrees, SHEEO & The Lumina Foundation (December 2012)
Educational Policy Improvement Center: College Career Ready
Greater Expectations: A New Vision for Learning as a Nation Goes to College (Assocation for American Colleges & Universities, 2002)
Greeting the New Students (Inside Higher Ed News, November 2012)
Hanover Research, Higher Ed and K-12 Resources
Help College Dropouts Finish What They Started (Dallas Morning News, April 2012)
Higher Education Pays: Initial Earnings of Graduates of Texas Colleges & Universities (College Measures, May 2013)
In the Math of Education, Two Years Sometimes is Worth More Than Four, Life Inc./NBC News (12/30/2012)
K-12 Professional Development Trends by Education Level (Eduventures, December 2012)
LEAP Campus Toolkit
New Data Shows a Wide Racial Disparity in the GPAs of College Graduates, The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education (Nov 5, 2012)
New FAFSA Data Tool Launched (U.S. Department of Education Press Release)
Online College and Career Readiness Resource Center
P-16 Council Panhandle National Signing Day to Recognize All Students
Policy Implications on Preparing for Higher Standards, ACT National Survey 2012
Principles to Address the Barriers in Financial Aid (NCAN)
Realizing the Potential: How Governors Can Lead Effective Implementation of the Common Core Standards (National Governors Association)
Record Number Complete High School and College, New York Times (Nov 5, 2012)
Region 20 Learn 21: Learning for the Digital Age (ESC Region 20)
Reimaging Business Involvement (The Progress of Education Reform, June 2013)
Research Study of Texas Dual Credit Programs and Courses Executive Summary (TEA) Research Study of Texas Dual Credit Programs and Courses Executive Summary (TEA)
Research-Based Options for Education Policymaking, National Education Policy Center (December 13, 2012)
Selected Findings from Online Surveys of Employers and College Students Conducted on Behalf of the Association of American Colleges & Universities
Signature Report of National Postsecondary Enrollment Trends (National Student Clearinghouse Research Center)
State Rankings of High School and College Graduation Rates, The Business Journals (12/27/2012)
States Gird to Report Revised Graduation Rates (Education Week)
Statewide Developmental Education Plan for 2012-2017 (THECB Report, Dec 2012)
Taking Responsibility for the Quality of of the Baccalaureate Degree (Assocation for American Colleges & Universities, 2004)
TEA Announces Inital Assessment Requirements under HB 5 (TEA, June 2013)
Texas High School Graduation Rates Rising (Houston Chronicle: Will Weissert)
Texas Higher Education Strategic Planning Committee
Texas' pay Gap Between College, High School Grads No. 2 Nationwide, Houston Business Jounral (12/28/2012)
Texas Public Higher Education Almanac (THECB, 2012)
THECB Announces Major Higher Education Priorities for the 83rd Legislature (Press Release: Nov 12, 2012)
Top 10 Higher Education State Policy Issues for 2014
What You (Really) Need to Know (New York Times, January 2012)
Will It Be on the Test? A Closer Look at How Leaders & Parents Think About Accountability (Public Agenda & Kettering Foundation, 2013)
The Year 2012 in Education (The Hechinger Report)
“RICH SCHOOL, POOR SCHOOL:” Hechinger Report Provides Closer Look at College Admission Counseling in Two Very Different Schools