High School Standards and Expectations for College and the High-Skills Workplace

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Author(s): John Kendall, Amitra Schwols, Chris Snyder, Courtney Pollack

Contact: John Kendall

Audience(s): Administrators and Teachers

Product Description:

This research brief summarizes findings from a REL Central study, High School Standards and Expectations for College and the High-Skills Workplace. This study compared standards from the seven states in the Central Region (Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming) and exemplar states outside of the region against 21^st century standards for employees and students.

Key Ideas:

State standards for high schools in a majority of the Central Region states cover some but not all of the language arts and mathematics topics identified by two national studies as important for success in college and the high-skills workplace.

APA Citation:

Kendall, J. S., Pollack, C., Schwols, A., & Snyder, C. (2007). High school standards and expectations for college and the work­place (Issues & Answers Report, REL 2007–No. 001). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Regional Educational Laboratory Central. Retrieved from http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs.