Community College Research Center: What States Can Do to Effectively Address Rigorous College-Readiness Standards and Assessments

^{January 28, 2014 | Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education}

"Early Assessments and Transition Curricula: What States Can Do," a new policy brief from the Community College Research Center, examines how to best make high school students better prepared for postsecondary education in the wake of the Common Core State Standards or other more rigorous college-and-career-ready assessments. The brief lays out what existing research can tell policymakers about early assessments before asking questions that directly address the process of creating transition courses. State policy considerations include the need to improve collaboration between K-12 and higher education to help define the knowledge and skills needed to become college ready and the idea of creating college-readiness mandates in an effort to reduce the need for remediation and broaden enrollment in transition courses. 

To view the brief, please visit: http://ccrc.tc.columbia.edu/media/k2/attachments/reshaping-college-transition-policy-brief.pdf 

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