Achieve, Inc
Organization dedicated to helping states set higher academic standards so
students leave high school prepared for college or work. Reports on the website
show how states are progressing toward this goal.
ACT College and Workforce Training Readiness
Series of reports on education and workforce issues of national importance that
stress how a rigorous, core curriculum helps students achieve success at school
and work.
Source: ACT
Assessment of 21st Century Skills: The Current Landscape (PDF)
(Word)
Report on assessment tests that best measure the full range of skills needed
for success in the global economy.
Source:
Partnership for 21st Century Skills, 2005
Closing the Expectations Gap, 2006 (PDF)
(Word)
Report on actions states must take to ensure that high school graduates are
prepared for college or work. Lists the states that have already adopted these
recommendations.
Source: Achieve,
Inc., 2006
Framework for 21st Century Skills (PDF)
(Word)
One-page summary of the skills students need to master to succeed in a global
economy.
Source:
Partnership for 21st Century Skills, 2006
Improving College Readiness and Success for All Students (PDF)
(Word)
Issue paper on ensuring a seamless transition from high school to college.
Source:
The Secretary of Education's Commission on the Future of Higher Education,
2005
National Center for Education
Statistics (NCES)
Office within the US Department of Education that provides data and reports on
trends and conditions in education.
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Partnership for 21st Century Skills
Consortium devoted to improving the way in which we prepare students for the
global economy. Features a framework of important skills, shows how these
skills are assessed and describes actions states have taken to improve skills.
Ready for College and Ready for Work: Same or Different? (PDF)
(Word)
Report that finds that high school students who plan to enter workforce
training programs after graduation need academic skills similar to those
required of high school students going on to college.
Source: ACT,
2006
Results that Matter: 21st Century Skills and High School Reform
Report that describes the educational changes required to give students the
skills they need to succeed in the global economy.
Source:
Partnership for 21st Century Skills, 2006
Tests and Other Assessments (PDF)
(Word)
Guide on career tests and assessments that explains their use in career
planning and job search, and discusses how they differ.
Source: U.S.
Department of Labor, 2000
The New Commission
on Skills of the American Workforce
A bi-partisan panel formed by the National Center on Education and the Economy
to recommend changes in the education system that will enable the US to better
compete with other nations.
Tough Choices or Tough Times (http://www.skillscommission.org/
executive.htm )
Executive summary of the report by the New Commission on the Skills of the
American Workforce on the skills students will need to get good jobs and how
the American education system must adapt to ensure they get these skills.
Source:
New Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce, 2007
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