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High School Success

Educational Sites
Comments/Description/Synopsis
·         Non profit org dedicated to improving learning at a concept level for students all over the world
·         Includes correlation of content to core standards; for example MA core curriculum for MS and HS is included along with a correlation guide to the material on the C12 site

·         The Concord Consortium is a nonprofit R&D organization in Concord, MA, dedicated to transforming education through technology. Offers deeply digital tools and learning activities that capture the power of curiosity and create revolutionary new approaches to science, math and engineering education.   Scientifically accurate virtual labs and hands-on digital tools make the invisible visible and explorable in a way that brings out the inner scientist in everyone


High School Resources
Comments
·         50 state progress report on the Alignment of K–12 Policies and Practice with the Demands of College and Career
·         PDF article on The College Readiness Indicator System.  This initiative has developed a menu of signals and supports of students’ academic progress, tenacity, and college knowledge at the student, school, and district levels.
·         This is an AASCU-only initiative, focused on the role of AASCU institutions in preparing P-12 students for college. The final report, titled “Serving America’s Future: Increasing College Readiness” was released on October 30
·         The report, with presidents and chancellors and chief academic officers as its intended audience, argues for a broad and multifaceted approach to college readiness, highlight exemplary programs, and suggests strategies for P-12 partnerships and institutional alignment.

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