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Are you College Ready?
EPIC focuses on creating a climate of change that supports dramatically improved college readiness for more U.S. high school students.
EdWeek Features EPIC’s Work in Texas
EdWeek Features EPIC’s Work in Texas
An article recently published in Education Week, the leading publication in the industry, highlights Texas’s efforts to improve state education. EPIC’s work is a foundation for many of the developments featured in the story, demonstrating the center’s role as a key player supporting massive education projects, in this case initiated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. This is a role EPIC is proud to have.
The article emphasizes the creation of the Texas College and Career Readiness Standards (CCRS). EPIC researchers facilitated the process of creating the CCRS, working closely with vertical writing teams, designing an online application to collect public comments, and revising the standards based on feedback. EPIC then conducted a validation study in which postsecondary faculty rated how important the CCRS where to student success in their classes.
Also mentioned in the article is the creation of Reference Course Profiles that exemplify the content and rigor of a typical course based upon the CCRS. To create these materials EPIC researchers utilized the data from the validation study to solicit classroom materials from participating faculty, and facilitated design teams that compiled the sample materials. The Reference Course Profiles will be available later this year.
The article also mentions progress in other states, including South Carolina. The state is working with EPIC to design "paired courses," which link the content between high school and college courses.
February 10, 2010 marks the release of the latest book by David T. Conley.
College and Career Ready: Helping All Students Succeed Beyond High School
This book complements Dr. Conley's previous book, College Knowledge: What It Really Takes for Students to Succeed and What We Can Do to Get Them Ready. It is designed to serve as a practical guide for high schools that seek to make more of their students ready for college and career. The book will also be of interest to local, state, and national policymakers with interests in college and career readiness.
Dr. Conley serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the Educational Policy Improvement Center.
EPIC Unveils Techniques from Successful Schools
The concept of college readiness moves from the abstract to the concrete in EPIC’s recent online release of Creating College Readiness, a study of 38 U.S. high schools that demonstrate proven success in preparing students for life after graduation. This document profiles each school from a diverse cross-section of the country, and contains comprehensive and tangible examples of successful student preparation.
Download Creating College Readiness.
- November 26-27, 2009 EPIC closed for Thanksgiving Holiday Denver, CO
- December 1-2, 2009 Video Taping for the South Carolina Course Alignment Project Greenville, Greenwood, Pickens, & Clemson, SC
- December 2, 2009 Meeting with the Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP) Houston, TX
- December 5, 2009 International Baccalaureate Keynote Presentation Tokyo, Japan