Academic Preparation for College: Evidence on the Importance of Academic Rigor in High School. Advocacy & Policy Center Affinity Network Background Paper

Autor/inn/en	Kurlaender, Michal; Howell, Jessica S.
Institution	College Board Advocacy & Policy Center
Titel	Academic Preparation for College: Evidence on the Importance of Academic Rigor in High School. Advocacy & Policy Center Affinity Network Background Paper
Quelle	(2012), (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Labor Market; Evidence; Difficulty Level; High Schools; Outcomes of Education; Course Selection (Students); Enrollment; College Attendance; Racial Differences; Socioeconomic Influences; Alignment (Education); Academic Standards; Educational Policy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Evidenz; Schwierigkeitsgrad; High school; Oberschule; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Course selection; Student; Students; Kurswahl; Einschulung; College; Colleges; Attendance; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Anwesenheit; Rassenunterschied; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik
Abstract	A college degree is more important than ever before for ensuring the economic prosperity of individuals and for society at large. Individuals with a bachelor's degree who worked full time, year-round in 2008 had median earnings of $55,700, compared to the $21,900 earned by their peers with only a high school diploma (Baum, Ma, and Payea 2010). Despite the many additional benefits associated with college completion, including better health, improved job security, and stronger families and communities, too few college students complete their postsecondary schooling. While there are many determinants of college degree completion, arriving at college academically prepared to do college-level work is among the most predictive factors of collegiate success. The purpose of this brief is to review the evidence on the role of rigorous high school course-taking on students' subsequent college and labor market success. A bibliography is included. (Contains 2 tables and 4 footnotes.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10