New Report Provides Guidance For Improving Transition From Secondary Scchool to College

The National Center  For Public policy And Higher Education has just released a new report, now available on the Web site:

http://www.highereducation.org/reports/ssc/index.shtml

 

States, Schools, And Colleges: Policies to Improve Student Readiness for College and Strengthen Coordination Between Schools and Colleges (November 2009, #09-2). The authors examine what has been tried and learned about state policy leadership in bridging the divide between K-12 schools and postsecondary education. It includes a  nationwide survey and case studies of state p-16 council effectiveness ,and an overall roadmap for state policy concerning college readiness.  Authors include David Spence, Michael Usdan, Michael Kirst, Nancy Shulock, and Erin Walsh