CLOSING THE
Expectations Gap
2011 SIXTH
ANNUAL
50-STATE PROGRESS REPORT
on the Alignment of High School Policies with the Demands of College and Careers
Achieve | 2011 Closing the Expectations Gap Last Updated February 3, 2011
The College- and Career-Ready Agenda
Align high school standards with the demands of college and careers.
Require students to take a college- and career-ready curriculum to earn a high school diploma.
Develop statewide high school assessment systems anchored to college- and career-ready expectations.
Develop reporting and accountability systems that promote college and career readiness.
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The ADP Network Educates 85% of U.S. Public School Students
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College- and Career-Ready Standards
In the survey, Achieve asked states whether they have developed and adopted high school academic content standards in English and mathematics aligned to college- and career-ready expectations.
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In 2011, 47 States and DC Have Aligned College- and Career-Ready Standards
Adopted CCSS
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Developed by state
Adopted CCSS provisionally
Adopted CCSS (ELA), developed by state (math)
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College- and Career-Ready Graduation Requirements
In the survey, Achieve asked states whether they require all students to complete a college- and career-ready curriculum in order to earn a high school diploma.
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20 States and DC Require a College- and Career-Ready Diploma
DC
Mandatory Requirements Default Requirements
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First Cohorts of Students to Graduate Under the New CCR Requirements
% of Public Students in States with CCR Graduation Requirements 100%
75%
44%
50%
25%
11%
17%
0% 2008
2009
2010
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High School Assessments Anchored to College- and Career-Ready Expectations
In the survey, Achieve asked states whether they administer to all students an assessment of collegeand career-ready knowledge and skills capable of producing a readiness score used by postsecondary institutions and employers.
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In 2011, 14 States Administer Tests Aligned with College and Career Expectations
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Consortia Working to Create Next-Generation Assessment Systems
* Governing state
PARCC member
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SBAC member
PARCC and SBAC member
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P-20 Longitudinal Data Systems
In the survey, Achieve asked states whether they annually match student-level records from K-12 with similar data from their postsecondary system.
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In 2011, 22 States Have a P-20 Data System that Match Student-level Data Annually
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Reporting and Accountability Systems that Promote College and Career Readiness
In the survey, Achieve asked states whether they have incorporated a select set of college- and career-ready indicators into their data, reporting and accountability systems.
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Key College- and Career-Ready Accountability Indicators and Uses
INDICATORS: the percentage of students who...
USES:
Earn a college- and career-ready diploma
Publicly report
Score college-ready on high school assessments
Set performance goals
Earn college credit while in high school
Provide incentives to improve
Are required to take remedial courses in college
Factor into accountability formula
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Percentage of High School Graduates Who Earn a College- And Career-Ready Diploma
State
Annual Schoollevel Public Reporting
Alabama Arkansas California Florida Georgia Hawaii Indiana Louisiana New York Ohio Oklahoma Texas Virginia
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Percentage of High School Graduates Who Obtain a Readiness Score on a College & Career Ready High School Assessment
State
Annual Schoollevel Public Reporting
California
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Georgia
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Kentucky
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Louisiana Michigan
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Minnesota New York
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Oklahoma Texas
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TOTAL
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Percentage of High School Graduates Who Earn College Credit While Still in High School
State
Colorado
Annual Schoollevel Public Reporting
Accountability Formula
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Connecticut Florida
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Ohio
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Texas
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Percentage of Incoming First-Year College Students Who Require Remediation
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State Accountability System Indicators and Their Uses
College- and CareerReady Uses
College- and CareerReady Indicators
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In 2011, Only Texas Meets Accountability Criteria
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Emerging Best Practices in Accountability: Multiple Indicators for one Use Texas: Incentives CCR Diploma CCR Assessment Exceeding College and Career Readiness Remediation Florida: Publicly Reporting CCR Diploma CCR Assessment Exceeding College and Career Readiness Remediation Indiana: Publicly Reporting CCR Diploma Remediation
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Emerging Best Practices in Accountability: Multiple Uses for an Indicator Louisiana: CCR Diploma Publicly Reporting Goals Incentives Accountability Formula Kentucky: CCR Assessment Publicly Reporting Accountability Formula Oklahoma: Exceeding College and Career Readiness Incentives Accountability Formula Virginia: CCR Diploma Publicly Reporting Incentives Achieve | 2011 Closing the Expectations Gap
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State Progress on Adopting Policies to Ensure that High School Students Graduate College and Career Ready: 2011
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Standards
21
Graduation Requirements
14
Assessments
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P-20 Data Systems
Accountability 1
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Overview of State Progress
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CLOSING THE
Expectations Gap
2011 SIXTH
ANNUAL
50-STATE PROGRESS REPORT
on the Alignment of High School Policies with the Demands of College and Careers
Achieve | 2011 Closing the Expectations Gap