Goals and Expectations for College and Career Readiness: What Should Students Know and Be Able to Do?

This brief, the second in the College and Career Development Organizer series, summarizes the goals and expectations of college and career readiness that have been collected and organizes this information into three key threads: 1) Core Content; 2) Pathways Content; 3) Lifelong Learning Skills. Along with a brief description of each thread, key components are highlighted and examples of each type of goal and expectation are provided. The brief concludes with key factors that schools, districts, and states may want to consider as they begin to build, analyze, and address goals and expectations specific to college and career readiness in their contexts.
Keywords
Policy: District
Policy: Federal
Policy: State
Levels
Career
College: 2-year
College: 4-year