Are Harris County Students Prepared for Success after High School? Two Measures of College and Career Readiness Tell Very Different Stories

Institution	Education Trust
Titel	Are Harris County Students Prepared for Success after High School? Two Measures of College and Career Readiness Tell Very Different Stories
Quelle	(2023), (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	College Readiness; Career Readiness; High School Graduates; Educational Attainment; Income; Postsecondary Education; Military Service; Academic Degrees; Educational Certificates; Student Characteristics; Socioeconomic Status; State Aid; Students with Disabilities; Low Income Students; Accountability; School Districts; Data Collection; Data Use; Academic Achievement; Texas; Texas (Houston); Texas (Dallas) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? High school; High schools; Graduate; Graduates; Oberschule; Absolvent; Absolventin; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Einkommen; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Militärdienst; Degree; Degrees; Academic level graduation; Akademischer Grad; Hochschulabschluss; Schulzeugnis; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Student; Students; Disability; Disabilities; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Behinderung; Verantwortung; School district; Schulbezirk; Data capture; Datensammlung; Schulleistung
Abstract	Texans ages 25-34 who earn an associate degree are nearly twice as likely to earn at least $50,000 per year than those who don't earn a degree (24% vs. 13%). Those earning a bachelor's degree or higher are nearly four times as likely to reach this self-sustaining wage (49% vs. 13%). If every eighth grader in Harris County were to earn an associate degree, that one graduating class would collectively earn nearly $818 million in additional annual income. Across the eight largest counties in Texas, annual income gains would total $6.1 billion. Today, only 22% of Harris County students complete a postsecondary certificate or program within six years of their high school graduation This brief explains the two different definitions for "College and Career Readiness" in Texas and the resulting outcomes for Harris County students so that policymakers and advocates can better assess and improve students' readiness to succeed after high school. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Education Trust. 1250 H Street NW Suite 700, Washington, DC 20005. Tel: 202-293-1217; Fax: 202-293-2605; Web site: https://edtrust.org/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01