Policy: Federal
International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Conference
The Value of Higher Education—And How to Further Strengthen It
The College and Career Readiness and Success Organizer
Ready for College? The College Readiness Indicator System
OCTAE Presents a Common Framework for 21st Century Employability Skills
The Impact of Dual Enrollment on College Degree Attainment: Do Low-SES Students Benefit?
This paper examines the impact of dual enrollment on college degree attainment for low socioeconomic status (SES) students. The author examined data from the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988, and data from a follow up study completed in 2000 resulting in a sample size of 8,800. The author found dual enrollment increases the probability of attaining a degree within 12-years of completing the 8th grade, and that dual enrollment did not hinder students from low SES backgrounds from attaining a degree.
A Path Forward: Game-Changing Reforms in Higher Education and the Implications for Business and Financing Models
This report describes the impact that various reform models - such as guided pathways, stackable credentials, and competency-based credentials - have on students' postsecondary outcomes as well as examples of how some states have been implementing these reform models. The report also discusses how technology and human systems in higher education inhibit transformative change while also presenting alternatives and solutions for addressing these barriers to change. Finally, the author presents policy recommendations that could accelerate the acceptance of the various reform models.
OECD Skills Outlook 2013: First Results from the Survey of Adult Skills
This report presents the main findings from the Survey of Adult Skills (PIACC). PIACC was developed by OECD to measure proficiency in several skills, such as literacy, numeracy, and problem solving.
Time for the U.S. to Reskill?: What the Survey of Adult Skills Says
This report explores the results from OECD's international Survey of Adult Skills and focuses primarily on performance in the United States. The Survey of Adult Skills is an international survey that measures the basic skills, such as numeracy and literacy, of adults and compares the results to social and economic outcomes. According to the survey results, more adults have low literacy and numeracy skills in the U.S. compared to adults in other countries. This report provides recommendations for how the U.S. can take action to improve the basic skills of adults.