Published: June 12, 2007

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DEFINING READINESS

State has defined college readiness: State has formal expectations for what students will need to know and be able to do in order to be admitted to the state’s two-year and/or four-year institutions and enroll in credit-bearing courses. EPE Research Center annual state policy survey, 2006.

How college readiness is defined: The EPE Research Center identified a set of major approaches states use to define readiness: courses, skills, standards, and tests. This column lists the approaches used by each state that has developed a definition. Some states' definitions may include elements that do not fall into the categories established...

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