New Report Encourages Policymakers to Support Entrepreneurship Education Article
December 01, 2008Far too often, the nation’s young people lack the skills that American companies look for to allow them to compete in a global economy. The skills deficit is particularly noticeable in science and math, as well as the ability to work in teams, think creatively, or to interact effectively.
COST-CUTTING MASQUERADES AS EDUCATION POLICY: States Propose to Eliminate the Senior Year Article
December 10, 2003Facing fiscal crises, some states are developing new education "policies" that are, in reality, merely cloaks for political expediency.
LITERACY, ADEQUACY, AND EQUITY: Alliance Hosts First Annual Invitational Conference on American High School Policy Article
November 19, 2003Far too many of our nation's middle and high school students are in trouble. A quarter of them read considerably below grade level. Thirty percent of them drop out of school before graduation.
NEEDS IMPROVEMENT: Progress Report on American High Schools Article
November 19, 2003After years of neglect, our nation’s high schools are gaining notice from policymakers, grant makers, the media, and a concerned public. A number of factors have combined to help focus attention on the millions of secondary school students who are at risk of not graduating from high school, or of graduating unprepared for college and a rewarding career.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION HOSTS HIGH SCHOOL CONFERENCE: Paige Offers Strong Rhetoric, But No New Initiatives Article
October 20, 2003Unless improvements are made, American students will not be competitive with students in other countries, dooming future generations to less opportunity, greater levels of poverty, and further disparities in health status.
ONE IN THREE NOT ‘COLLEGE READY’: Report Finds Two-Thirds of All High School Graduates Are Not Prepared for College Article
October 06, 2003A new report based on data from the U.S. Department of Education finds that only 70 percent of all high school students graduate on time and only 32 percent leave high school "college ready."
AMERICANS WANT A LARGER FEDERAL INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION: Committee for Education Funding Releases New Poll Article
September 22, 2003Eighty-one percent of participants in a recent poll responded that the federal government should increase funding for education programs and 85 percent of participants thought this investment should be "more than five cents of every dollar it spends."
RETHINKING HIGH SCHOOL: Aspen Institute Report Finds Lessons for High School Reform in Four Model States Article
September 22, 2003A new report from the Aspen Institute that examines successful high school reform efforts currently underway in four states
SEN. PATTY MURRAY INTRODUCES NEW HIGH SCHOOL BILL Article
August 04, 2003Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) has introduced legislation that would reform the nation's secondary schools through a new focus on adolescent literacy, academic counselors, and a new grant program.
Highest New York Court Requires “Meaningful High School Education”: Court Declares School Funding System Unconstitutional Article
July 07, 2003Recently the New York Court of Appeals, the State's highest court, ruled that a "high school level education is now all but indispensable" to prepare students to compete for jobs that enable them to support themselves.