College and Career Readiness Resources

Achieve, Inc. (2009).  Closing the expectations gap.  Retrieved April 8, 2009 from http://www.achieve.org/closingtheexpectationsgap2009

Achieve, Inc., & The Education Trust (2008).  Making college and career readiness the mission for high schools:  A guide for state policymakers.  Retrieved April 9, 2009 from http://www.achieve.org/files/MakingCollegeandCareerReadinesstheMissionforHighSchool.pdf

ACT, Inc. (2008).   The forgotten middle: Ensuring that all students are on target for college and career readiness before high school.  Retrieved April 8, 2009 from http://www.act.org/research/policymakers/pdf/ForgottenMiddle.pdf

Allen, J., & Sconing, J. (2005).  Using ACT assessment scores to set benchmarks for college readiness.  The ACT Research Report Series. Retrieved April 9, 2009 from http://www.act.org/research/reports/pdf/ACT_RR2005-3.pdf

Bueschel, A.C. (2004).  The missing link: the role of community colleges in the transition between high school and college.  In Venezia, A. and Kirst M.W. (Eds.), From High School to College: Improving Opportunities for Success in Postsecondary Education. (pp. 252-284).  San Francisco:  Jossey-Bass.

Bueschel, A.C., & Venezia, A. (2009).  Policies and practices to improve student preparation and success.  New Directions for Community Colleges, 145.  San Francisco:  Jossey-Bass.

California’s Cal-PASS system - A resource that works to improve student transitions by helping educators identify and reduce barriers through data collection and by bringing together K-16 faculty and educators: http://www.cal-pass.org/

Callan, P.M., Finney, J.E., Kirst, M.W., Usdan, M.D., & Venezia, A. (2006).  Claiming common ground: State policymaking for improving college readiness and success.  The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education.  Retrieved April 9, 2009 from http://www.highereducation.org/reports/common_ground/common_ground.pdf

Conley, D.T. (2007).  Toward a more comprehensive conception of college readiness.  Eugene, OR: Educational Policy Improvement Center. Retrieved April 9, 2009 from http://cepr.uoregon.edu/upload/Gates-College%20Readiness.pdf

Conley, D.T.  (2009).  EPIC College Readiness Performance Assessment System.  Retrieved April 9, 2009 from https://www.epiconline.org/cpas

Kirst, M.W., Venezia, A. & Antonio A.L. (2009). Bridge Program Toolkit.  Retrieved April 9, 2009 from http://www.stanford.edu/group/bridgeproject/policytoolkit/index.html

Meeder, H. (2008).  The Perkins Act of 2006:  Connecting career and technical education with the college and career readiness agenda.  Retrieved April 9, 2009 from http://www.achieve.org/files/Achieve-CTEPolicyBrief-02-07-08.pdf

Texas “Closing the Gaps” Initiative, adopted by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board in 2000: http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/ClosingTheGaps/default.cfm

Texas College and Career Readiness Standards, adopted by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board in 2008:  http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/collegereadiness/TCRS.cfm