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High School Standards and Expectations for College and the High-Skills Workplace [Research in Brief]

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) along with standards from states outside the region deemed exemplary in language arts and mathematics against those for 21st century employees and students, as identified by the American Diploma Project (ADP), and those for college students, as identified by the Standards 4 Success (S4S) project.
Authors	John S. Kendall, Courtney Pollack, Amitra Schwols, & Christina Snyder
Target Audience	State education leaders, high school administrators
Key Ideas	State standards for high schools in a majority of 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.
How to Get this Product	Research Brief: (From REL Central at McREL) View/Download the PDF Full Report: (From IES.ed.gov) Access the full report
APA Citation	Kendall, J., Pollack, C., Schwols, A., Snyder, C. (2007). High School Standards & Expectations for College & the High-Skills Workplace [Research in Brief]. REL Central: Denver, CO.
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