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College Readiness: The Great Divide Between High
School and College
Louis Cabuhat, RN Academic Dean
Allied Health ProgramsBryman College
Deficiencies in college-readiness is a national problem with
broad stakeholders
High School Dropout Rate (changes) Progressively improving Still alarmingly too high
Variable College Completion Rates Wide disparity across the nation
Primary and Secondary Education Systems are Operating in Isolation from Post-Secondary Education A conspicuous misalignment is affecting college-readiness
Problem Statement and…
Problem
A Call-to-Action – Large Scale Changes
State of the Union Address - 2009 2009 – Creation of the “Common Core
Standards” A national effort to align all states in the union
2010 – Creation of the “College Completion Agenda” Acknowledgement of a problem with completion
rates Ten recommendations to improve education (K-
12 – college)
Education Mandates
High School Dropout Rates (by year)
Fact
Statistics:
College Completion in
2009 – Two Year Associate Degree
(by state)Fact
60.7%
11.7%
Identified by reading and math skills ACT reports benchmarks (eighth grade) Study Conducted by the National Commission
on Excellence in Education (1983): American students being compared to other
nations Time-on-task deficiencies exist American students lacking time management
skills
College-Readiness
Scheme
Standards implemented in primary school extend
beyond Standards are aligned with college and work
expectations Higher order skills Build on current state standards Informed by top-performing Countries Evidence and/or research-based
Common Core Standards Initiative
SolutionSource: (National governors association center for best practices, council of chief state school officers, 2010)
Primary School Education
Preschool Ed. Middle School Ed.
Secondary School Education
Post-Secondary Education
Teacher Improvement Government
Policy Legislation
College Completion Agenda:There are many clear parts to play
SolutionSource:("The college completion," 2010, p. 7)
Review of Institutional Improvement Plans
Identify the higher purpose for improving completion rates
Review of Admissions Practices Screening students to discover academic challenges
Meeting the Challenge
Higher Ed.
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