Monday, October 23, 2017
Free college. It’s now a reality for high school graduates in New York and Rhode Island, which recently joined Tennessee, Oregon, Minnesota and more than 200 communities in instituting “college promise” programs to help any high school graduate who qualifies pay...
Monday, August 28, 2017
The destination is known: success for all students in life after high school. Students will take multiple paths to get there, and most will need postsecondary education or training beyond high school to have rewarding careers. States’ education strategies and...
Thursday, September 14, 2017
With the passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act, our country is entering a new chapter in education reform. After 15 years of work by states and school districts to raise standards, disaggregate data, and close gaps, the federal government...
Thursday, September 14, 2017
With its focus on supporting state efforts to prepare all students for college and career, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) presents K–12 and postsecondary systems the opportunity to invest in meaningful partnerships that provide targeted supports and acceleration opportunities...
Thursday, September 14, 2017
Every June, students take part in a time-honored tradition: Donning a cap and walking across the high school graduation stage. Surrounded by friends and family, these young adults bask in the glory of their success. What’s lost in the fanfare...
Thursday, September 14, 2017
Our communities have the most to gain when all citizens have smooth pathways to complete a postsecondary degree or credential of value. Unfortunately, today, too many transitional barriers stand in the way of all students meeting this goal. States should...
Thursday, August 31, 2017
In 2016, nearly 20 states planned to revise standards and adjust assessment systems, putting the important gains from aligning K-12 standards and tests with college-ready expectations at risk. We have partnered with National Association of System Heads (NASH) and State...
Wednesday, September 20, 2017
When leaders in Montgomery County, Maryland decided they needed help building a stronger career preparation strategy within their schools, they turned to ESG. Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), the nation’s 15th largest district, contracted with ESG to review its high...
Thursday, September 14, 2017
Once upon a time there was a new Secretary of Education who was charged with providing states flexibility to meet their education goals through the Every Student Succeeds Act. Upon review of the first plan, she declared “these long-term goals...
Thursday, September 14, 2017
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) presents a critical opportunity for state leaders to establish aligned K–12 and higher education goals to increase the number of youth who successfully attain a postsecondary credential of value. Getting more students prepared for...
Thursday, September 14, 2017
“College and career readiness” has become a ubiquitous phrase in education policy circles. From state houses to school houses, everyone uses it. It’s what we want for our students, regardless of zip code. Congress even used it as a key...
Thursday, September 14, 2017
I wish Woody Allen’s aphorism that 80 percent of success is showing up applied to the persistent problem of college remediation. More than half of incoming community-college students, and approximately 20 percent of incoming students at four-year institutions, are academically...