Closing the Expectations Gap: 2007
April 18, 2007
ADP Network Policy Agenda
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Align high school standards with the demands of college and work. Require students to take a college- and work-ready curriculum to earn a high school diploma. Build college-and work-ready measures into statewide high school assessment systems. Hold high schools and postsecondary institutions accountable for student preparation and success.
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ADP Network launched at 2005 Summit: 13 states committed to improving student preparation WA MT
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ADP Network today: 29 states now committed to improving student preparation WA MT
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Align high school standards with the demands of college and work ■
Twelve states report their high school standards are aligned with postsecondary expectations, more than doubling the number from a year ago. ●
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Including seven new states since last year – Arkansas, Delaware, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Rhode Island and West Virginia
Twenty-seven additional states report that they are in the process of aligning their standards. Five others have plans for such an alignment process.
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Align high school standards with the demands of college and work WA MT
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OH WV
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NJ DE MD
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NC
TN AR
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VT NH MA
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LEGEND Standards aligned - formally reviewed by Achieve State reports standards aligned Alignment in process Has plans to align standards 6
Require all students to take a college- and work-ready curriculum
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Thirteen states have set their course requirements at a level that will prepare high school graduates for success in college and the workplace. ●
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Including five new states since last year – Delaware, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Mexico and Ohio.
Sixteen others report plans to adopt college- and workready diploma requirements for all students in the near future.
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Require all students to take a college- and work-ready curriculum WA MT
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MN ID
SD WY
NV
CA
AZ
PA
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NE UT
IL CO
NM
IN
OH WV
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OK
MO
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RI
NJ DE MD
NC
TN AR L A
CT
VA
KY
SC MS
AK
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VT NH MA
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GA
FL
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LEGEND College- and work-ready diploma in place Plans to Raise Graduation Requirements 8
Build college-and work-ready measures into statewide high school assessment systems ■
Nine states administer high school assessments also used by higher education to place incoming students. ●
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End-of-course: one state New York Comprehensive high school assessments: two states California and Texas College admissions tests – the ACT or SAT: six states Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine and Michigan
Twenty-one states report plans to build college- and work-ready assessments into their statewide testing system.
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States participating in a common Algebra II EOC test WA MT
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NJ DE MD
VA
KY
NC
TN AR
SC MS
AK
IN
OH
CT
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GA
LA FL
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Hold high schools accountable for student preparation and success
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Nine states factor college and work readiness into the high school accountability system. ●
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Increasing the percentage of graduates who complete a college- and work-ready curriculum: Delaware, Georgia, Indiana, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma and Texas Factor college-going and/or remediation rates into their high school accountability systems: Georgia, Missouri, Oklahoma and Rhode Island
Eight other states plan to move in one or more of these directions in the future.
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Nearly Every State Plans To Create a P–16 Longitudinal Data Systems
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Five states report that they have P-16 longitudinal data systems in place, capable of tracking an individual student’s progress from Pre-K through college graduation: ●
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Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Massachusetts and Texas
Forty-two others have plans to develop or operationalize P-16 longitudinal data systems. The remaining three states report having no plans ●
Alaska, Vermont and West Virginia
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A growing number of states have policies that help prepare H.S. graduates for college and work Aligned standards
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Rigorous graduation course requirements
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High school tests used by colleges
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High schools accountable for college readiness
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P-16 longitudinal data systems
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Closing the Expectations Gap: 2007
April 18, 2007