Report: Developing Pathways to Postsecondary Success

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SCHOOL:inquiry on equity in schooling

Authors

Laura Hand, Benah Parker, Sybil Francis

Published

2009

Publisher

Center for the Future of Arizona

Abstract

High school can no longer be the socially accepted endpoint of a student’s education. It is time to work towards a transition between high school and postsecondary that is as seamless as the transition from middle school to high school. Real and perceived barriers to entry to postsecondary need to be addressed, and pathways towards postsecondary education should be created in order to achieve this goal. The current assumption that postsecondary is unnecessary for many students has generated a track for students who are not being prepared for college or for a vocational skill. This general track that does not have a specific purpose or goal beyond graduation from high school does not connect high school to the rest of students’ lives and essentially does not prepare them for anything. The creation of a roadmap, so to speak, for all students towards a postsecondary education and meaningful career is the next logical step in the evolution of public schools.

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http://ea.niusileadscape.org/docs/FINAL_PRODUCTS/LearningCarousel/pathways_to_postsecondary_success_report.pdf

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