Monitoring and Closing Academic Preparation Gaps
Are students on the path to college and career readiness at an early age?
Many students are on academic paths that, if continued, will not lead to college and career readiness at high school graduation. Academic preparation gaps exist for these students because what they are learning in K-12 may not accurately prepare them for college or skilled careers. This
section contains information and resources on the relationship between early academic preparation and later student success, on identifying and monitoring students’ academic preparation gaps, and on the success of schools and school systems in closing these gaps.
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This paper discusses the inadequacy of strategies based on student course-taking unless policymakers also pay sufficient attention to course rigor and to students’ academic preparation in elementary and middle school that makes them ready to benefit from rigorous courses in high school. Read More...
