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High School Connections

In her first 10 years at Education Week, Catherine Gewertz wrote primarily about urban education. She concentrated in this blog on the world of secondary schools, with a particular focus on the transitions into and out of high school. This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: high schools.

Assessment Fortune Profiles College-Admissions 'Smackdown'
The makers of the two big college admissions exams are in a 'smackdown' for market share, Forbes magazine reports.
Catherine Gewertz, November 30, 2009
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School & District Management Milwaukee Aims to Spread out HS Spec. Ed. Students
The Milwaukee school board wants more even distribution of special education students in the district's high schools.
Catherine Gewertz, November 25, 2009
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College & Workforce Readiness Does Louisiana's Career Diploma Option Lower Standards?
Educators and policymakers debate whether Louisiana's career diploma represents a lowering of standards.
Catherine Gewertz, November 25, 2009
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Federal Will Turnaround Rules Help Transform Struggling High Schools?
Race to the Top guidelines raise new questions about turning around the lowest-performing schools.
Catherine Gewertz, November 24, 2009
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Data States Lag on Linking K-12 Data With Higher Ed, Study Finds
States are progressing nicely in developing longitudinal data systems, but most still lack the ability to track K-12 students into college, a study finds.
Catherine Gewertz, November 23, 2009
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College & Workforce Readiness Is House Bill a Preview of the 'S' in ESEA?
A proposed $2 billion competitive-grant program is aimed at helping districts turn around struggling high schools and their feeder middle schools.
Catherine Gewertz, November 20, 2009
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Federal Congressional Committee Mulls Ways to Improve Literacy
A U.S. House subcommittee explores ways to improve literacy, including among adolescents.
Catherine Gewertz, November 20, 2009
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Families & the Community Rethinking Parent Involvement for Middle and High School
Parent involvement must take a different form at the middle and high school levels, a Harvard researcher argues.
Catherine Gewertz, November 19, 2009
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School & District Management Study Puts Pricetag on Dropout Problem in Major Cities
The Alliance for Excellent Education calculates how much the 50 largest metropolitan areas are losing in wages and in property, sales, and income taxes because students don't graduate from high school.
Catherine Gewertz, November 18, 2009
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School & District Management Teens Spend More Time Chatting Than Studying, Survey Finds
A survey finds that students devote as much or more time to watching television or surfing the Web as they do studying.
Catherine Gewertz, November 17, 2009
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College & Workforce Readiness Stuck in 9th Grade: The Bulge in the Education Pipeline
Report details the "9th grade bulge" in six states.
Catherine Gewertz, November 16, 2009
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School & District Management Report Profiles Calif.'s 'Multiple Pathways' to Careers and College
A new report examines the growth of career and technical education in California.
Catherine Gewertz, November 13, 2009
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Federal Race to the Top: More Than Just a Nod to High School Improvement
The final Race to the Top regulations outline what types of high school improvement work will position states well for a chunk of the grant money.
Catherine Gewertz, November 12, 2009
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College & Workforce Readiness What the Workforce Will Require of Students
A new paper argues that postsecondary achievement is required for good jobs.
Catherine Gewertz, November 11, 2009
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