College & Workforce Readiness Blog

High School & Beyond

Some of the biggest policy debates center on high school: college and career readiness, testing, dual enrollment, career-technical education, transitions to college and work. Veteran reporter Catherine Gewertz explored them all here. This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: high schools, college & workforce readiness.

Assessment New Mexico Governor Signs Order to Dump PARCC Tests
On her third day in office, Democratic Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham fulfills a campaign promise by signing an executive order to dump the PARCC test.
Catherine Gewertz, January 3, 2019
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College & Workforce Readiness New Jersey Court Strikes Down PARCC Test as Grad Requirement
The state is one of about a dozen that require students to pass a test in order to graduate from high school.
Catherine Gewertz, January 2, 2019
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School & District Management Creating Opportunities for Gifted Students in Rural Communities
In a pair of videos, Education Week chronicles the challenges and opportunities for gifted rural students in Alaska.
Catherine Gewertz, December 26, 2018
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College & Workforce Readiness Why Don't Students Apply for Financial Aid?
What's the biggest reason high school students don't take advantage of federal financial aid for college? A new study sheds some light on the dynamics behind that missed opportunity.
Catherine Gewertz, December 19, 2018
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College & Workforce Readiness Selective Colleges Report Gains Enrolling More Low-Income Students
A group of elite colleges and universities reports modest progress in enrolling more lower-income students.
Catherine Gewertz, December 19, 2018
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College & Workforce Readiness Sudden SAT Score Gains Don't Change Students' College Choices
Retaking the SAT and scoring 100 points higher doesn't change students' thinking about where they should apply to college, a new study finds.
Catherine Gewertz, December 12, 2018
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College & Workforce Readiness Guaranteed Admission Helps High-Achieving Low-Income Students Make Good College Match
Guaranteeing college admission to highly qualified students can have a big influence on whether low-income students pick an appropriately challenging college, a new study finds.
Catherine Gewertz, December 4, 2018
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College & Workforce Readiness Utah Inflated Its High School Graduation Rate, Federal Watchdog Finds
Federal watchdogs find that Utah inflated its high school graduation rate in the last of a series of reports warning states not to make end runs around the rules for calculating graduation rates.
Catherine Gewertz, November 29, 2018
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School & District Management Questions About Credit Recovery Fall Disproportionately on Poor, Minority Students
The schools that rely most heavily on credit recovery to graduate their students are the ones that serve large populations of low-income and minority teenagers.
Catherine Gewertz, November 29, 2018
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College & Workforce Readiness College Advising Is in Short Supply in U.S. High Schools, Study Finds
Only a third of the country's public high schools have a counselor devoted to helping students get prepared for college, and the problem is even worse in high-poverty schools.
Catherine Gewertz, November 13, 2018
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College & Workforce Readiness Importance of SAT, ACT Scores Dwindling in College Admissions
A new survey shows that colleges are responding to the call to make SAT or ACT scores optional when students apply for admission.
Catherine Gewertz, November 12, 2018
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College & Workforce Readiness High School Students Getting More Interested in Activism, Counselors Report
Counselors at half of the nation's high schools say students are getting more interested in political activism. More than a third of college admissions officers say they're seeing more students write essays about political activism.
Catherine Gewertz, November 7, 2018
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College & Workforce Readiness A Math Remediation Effort Boosted Students' College Credits. But Did Learning Improve?
Tennessee offers college remediation in 12th grade, and it pays off with boosting students' enrollment rates in credit-bearing classes. The catch? Students didn't appear to be any stronger in math than their peers.
Stephen Sawchuk, October 29, 2018
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College & Workforce Readiness SAT Scores See Slight Increase as Test-Taking Surges
With 2.1 million test takers, the SAT reclaims its status as the most widely used college admission test, but test scores show only a small increase from last year.
Lauraine Langreo, October 25, 2018
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