College and Career Readiness, or a New Form of Tracking?

Autor/inn/en	Graziano, Lynne; Aldeman, Chad
Institution	Bellwether Education Partners
Titel	College and Career Readiness, or a New Form of Tracking?
Quelle	(2020), (27 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	College Readiness; Career Readiness; Track System (Education); High School Students; Minority Group Students; Equal Education; Racial Bias; Ethnicity; Gender Bias; Program Effectiveness; Accountability; State Standards; Advanced Placement Programs; Vocational Education; Work Experience Programs; Educational Legislation; Elementary Secondary Education; Federal Legislation; Dual Enrollment; Military Schools; Postsecondary Education; College Entrance Examinations; SAT (College Admission Test); ACT Assessment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Leistungsgruppe; Leistungsdifferenzierung; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Racial discrimination; Rassismus; Ethnizität; Geschlechterstereotyp; Verantwortung; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; Bundesrecht; Doppelstudium; Militärschule; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Aufnahmeprüfung; Assessment; Eignungsprüfung; Eignungstest; Hochschulzulassung
Abstract	In the past few years, there has been a surge of interest in expanding the scope of high schools. Shifting away from an earlier era that focused primarily on graduation rates and achievement tests, states have built a range of college- and career-readiness measures to track things like whether students are taking and passing advanced courses, completing industry certifications, or pursuing other work-based learning opportunities. It is not enough for states to promote high school college and career preparation in "general"; they also need to ensure that the promise and potential economic gains of the path they follow are being shared "equally." Across the country, Black and Hispanic students have much less access to rigorous academic preparation and course offerings than their white peers. Differences also exist across gender lines. While female students enroll in advanced coursework tracks at higher rates than male students, female students still risk being "tracked" into lower-paying areas such as education and nursing. As states seek to expand college and career readiness in their high schools, they can take steps to mitigate against these inequities. In late 2019 and early 2020, the authors set out to examine whether states are alert to the potential lack of economic opportunity students face when not equitably prepared for postsecondary success. The results represent a particular snapshot in time, before the COVID-19 pandemic forced schools and businesses to close all across the country. This paper walks through a short description of the promise of college and career preparation coursework and programs, explains what was found about how states are measuring and weighing these options in their accountability equations, and then concludes with a set of recommendations for state leaders seeking to improve opportunities for students through data, clear guidance, and accountability measures. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Bellwether Education Partners. e-mail: contactus@bellwethereducation.org; Web site: http://bellwethereducation.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01