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 This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: high schools, college & workforce readiness.

College & Workforce Readiness Colleges to Students: Walkouts to Protest Shootings Won't Jeopardize Admission
Many colleges and universities are reassuring students that their offers of admission won't be jeopardized if they are suspended because they missed school to protest gun violence in the wake of the Florida school shootings.
Catherine Gewertz, February 26, 2018
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Education College Board Accused of Using Parkland Shootings for Self-Promotion
A letter from College Board President David Coleman about the Parkland school shootings has sparked anger and an apology.
Catherine Gewertz, February 22, 2018
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4 min read
Assessment GED Passing Rates Rise, But Fewer Students Take Exam After Redesign
Passing rates on the GED have bounced back to normal levels, four years after a major redesign of the equivalency exam caused a sharp drop.
Catherine Gewertz, February 21, 2018
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3 min read
Curriculum First-Generation College Students Face Extra Challenges in High School, Too
Students whose parents didn't go to college are more likely to take fewer challenging courses when they're in high school, a new research brief shows.
Catherine Gewertz, February 8, 2018
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College & Workforce Readiness School Counselors Responsible for 482 Students on Average, Report Finds
A new report shows that school counselors are still carrying big caseloads, even as they're being asked to advise students on a widening range of issues.
Catherine Gewertz, February 8, 2018
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4 min read
Education Michelle Obama Presents 2018 Counselor of the Year Award to Chicago Educator
With "peace circles," a running club, and other initiatives, counselor Kirsten Perry helped an elementary school on the west side of Chicago work toward a better learning climate.
Rachel Wegner, February 5, 2018
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3 min read
College & Workforce Readiness Absenteeism, Abuse of Credit Recovery Drive Bogus Graduations in D.C.
A scathing report on violations of graduation rules in the District of Columbia shines a spotlight on a nationwide problem: Chronic absenteeism.
Catherine Gewertz, February 1, 2018
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4 min read
Assessment ACT Adds New, Free Test-Prep Service
ACT Inc.'s new free test-prep service arrives amid ever-increasing competition with its rival, the College Board, which offers free test prep of its own.
Catherine Gewertz, January 23, 2018
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College & Workforce Readiness A New Push to Use Student Projects in College Admissions
A new initiative aims to focus college admissions less on standardized test scores, and more on student projects.
Catherine Gewertz, January 19, 2018
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College & Workforce Readiness California Inflated High School Graduation Rate, U.S. Audit Finds
A federal audit finds that California inflated its 2013-14 high school graduation rate by 2 percentage points, largely by misclassifying students who transferred to community college and adult-education programs.
Catherine Gewertz, January 17, 2018
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College & Workforce Readiness New Emails Surface in Trump Administration Probe of Race-Conscious College Admissions
New emails show that an investigation of race-based admissions in at least one university are getting support and direction at the top levels of the Justice Department's civil rights division.
Catherine Gewertz, January 12, 2018
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College & Workforce Readiness Training Young People for Middle-Skill Jobs: New Guidelines Proposed
Programs that prepare young people for middle-skill jobs must avoid tracking, and should balance industry-specific preparation with more generalizable skills to equip students for a changing workplace, according to a new set of guidelines proposed by a congressional committee.
Catherine Gewertz, January 11, 2018
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College & Workforce Readiness U.S. Justice Department Probes College-Counseling Group
The U.S. Department of Justice is asking a national college-counseling group for information about possible antitrust violations in its ethics policy.
Catherine Gewertz, January 10, 2018
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3 min read
College & Workforce Readiness Gates Seeks to Fund Creation of Networks to Guide Secondary School Improvement
Part of its recently announced $1.7 billion investment in K-12, the foundation is looking for groups to keep tabs on networks trying out different approaches to improve middle and high schools.
Stephen Sawchuk, January 9, 2018
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