Partnership Expands the College Track

Autor/in	Hebel, Sara
Titel	Partnership Expands the College Track
Quelle	In: Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 73 (2007) 2, S.34-38 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-127X
Schlagwörter	Outreach Programs; Academic Achievement; High School Graduates; School Districts; Secondary Education; College Preparation; Higher Education; Partnerships in Education; High School Seniors; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Jobcoaching; Schulleistung; High school; High schools; Graduate; Graduates; Oberschule; Absolvent; Absolventin; School district; Schulbezirk; Sekundarbereich; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Kalifornien
Abstract	This article discusses the Compact for Success partnership, whose aim is to get more of San Diego district's high school graduates prepared for college-level work. In a new approach to college readiness, San Diego State University now accepts all students from a large local school system as long as they complete a rigorous curriculum. Under a partnership formed eight years ago, the university has guaranteed a spot in its freshman class to all Sweetwater Union High School District students who complete college-preparatory course work, maintain a grade-point average of at least a 3.0, and meet proficiency standards for university-level work. The school district, as its end of the bargain, has established more-rigorous requirements in mathematics and language arts, and a college-preparatory track that has become the norm for more students. Through the partnership, San Diego State has sought to improve college readiness on a broader scale than that of many traditional university-based outreach programs. Rather than try to help certain students from a handful of schools, as many programs do, the university is trying to improve preparation across California's largest secondary-school district. The Campaign for College Opportunity, a nonprofit group that wants to expand access to higher education in California, has cited the Compact as a model for improving the state's degree-completion rates. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10