Resource Library

ACT National Curriculum Survey 2005-2006. ACT, 2007.

Advancing College Readiness through the American Diploma Project. Mike Cohen and Jaci King for the American Council on Education, 2007.

Aligned Expectations?: A Closer Look at College Admissions and Placement Tests. Achieve, Inc., 2007.

Answers in the Toolbox; Academic Intensity, Attendance Patterns and Bachelor’s Degree Attainment. Clifford Adelman for the U.S. Department of Education, 2004.

Closing the Expectations Gap: An Annual 50-State Progress Report on the Alignment of High School Policies with the Demands of College and Careers. Achieve, Inc.

College Remediation: What It Is, What It Costs, What’s at Stake. The Institute for Higher Education Policy, 1998.

Do Graduation Tests Measure Up?: A Closer Look at State High School Exit Exams. Achieve, Inc., 2004.

Crisis at the Core: Preparing All Students for College and Work. ACT, 2005.

Early Assessment: An Important Role for the University. Charles B. Reed for the American Council on Education, 2007.

Involving Higher Education in Raising Expectations and Achievement Levels. Stanley G. Jones for the American Council on Education, 2007.

Institutional Responses to Inequalities in College Outcomes: Remedial and Developmental Courses in Higher Education. Eric Bettinger and Bridget Terry Long in Economic Inequality and Higher Education: Access, Persistence and Success, 2006.

More Student Success:  A Systemic Solution.  SHEEO, 2007.

On Ramp to College:  A State Policymaker's Guide to Dual Enrollment.  Nancy Hoffman, Joel Vargas and Janet Santos for Jobs for the Future, 2008.

Ready or Not: Creating a High School Diploma That Counts. Achieve, Inc., 2004.

Rigor at Risk: Reaffirming Quality in the High School Core Curriculum. ACT, 2007.

Rising to the Challenge: Are High School Graduates Prepared for College and Work?. Peter D. Hart Research Associates for Achieve, Inc, 2005.

The Leadership Challenges of Working Across the Educational Spectrum. Stephen R. Portch for the American Council on Education, 2007.

The Toolbox Revisited: Paths to Degree Completion from High School through College. Clifford Adelman for the U.S. Department of Education, 2006.