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The 11 Leadership Secrets You’ve Never Heard About
August Turak argues that the line between leaders and followers have blurred–that every good leader also needs to be a good follower, and vice versa. He offers 11 suggestions for how to be a great follower who “follows by leading,”…Use Data to Build Better Schools | Andreas Schleicher
Andreas Schleicher gives a TEDTalk on using global data to evaluate factors that can improve school systems and support equity in education.
College and Career Readiness Assessment: Validation of the Key Cognitive Strategies Framework
In this study, the authors examined the psychometric properties of the key cognitive strategies (KCS) within the CollegeCareerReady™ School Diagnostic [ed: now CampusReady], a self-report measure of critical thinking skills intended for high school students.Nobody Loves Standards (and That’s O.K.)
Robert Pondiscio sympathizes with teachers who dislike the Common Core State Standards, but argues that they are necessary and overall beneficial.What Is Motivation and Why Does It Matter?
This first paper in a series by the Center on Education Policy discusses the role of student motivation in education and how to support it. The CEP lists the four dimensions of motivation as competence, control/autonomy, interest/value, and relatedness.Student Motivation: An Overlooked Piece of School Reform
This summary report by the Center on Education Policy discusses the role of student motivation in education and how to support it. The CEP lists the four dimensions of motivation as competence, control/autonomy, interest/value, and relatedness.A Complete Definition of College and Career Readiness
A student who is ready for college and career can qualify for and succeed in entry-level, credit- bearing college courses leading to a baccalaureate or certificate, or career pathway-oriented training programs, without the need for remedial or developmental coursework. However,…Student Aspirations, Background Characteristics and a Four-Part Model of College Readiness
This study analyzed what predicted students’ postsecondary aspirations in a sample of 5258 high school students. Variables explored were GPA, gender, race/ethnicity, FRPL eligibility, parent’s education, and student ratings on the importance and occurrence of behaviors associated with a model…College Aspirations and College Knowledge: Students’ Preparation for Post-Secondary Aspirations
This study analyzed the relationship between eleventh and twelfth grade students’ postsecondary aspirations and their preparation for achieving those aspirations in a sample of 8106 high school students.
College and Career Readiness: Same or Different?
This article by Dr. David T. Conley and Charis McGaughy discusses whether students bound straight for careers after high school need the same college readiness preparation as students bound for college.
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