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Early College High Schools and Higher Education Partnerships

Tools and artifacts including policy papers and data on readiness and results.

Policy Support

Deeper Teaching For Deeper Learning In Teacher Preparation

A brief highlighting the need for the teaching of deeper learning and how preparation programs are responding to this need.

128 KB Tags: Preparation, Professional Development, Readiness Rating:

Empowering Hearts And Minds Lessons Learned

A summary of the points of success, challenges and best practices learned during the Early College Expansion Partnership project.

2 MB Tags: Common Instructional Framework, Counseling, Data, Governance, Professional Development, Summary, Texas Success Initiative Rating:

Improving Credit Mobility for Community College Transfer Students in Texas

A brief addressing the type of transfer policy currently in place in Texas, identifying the top reasons for credit loss among Texas community college transfer students, and laying out five recommendations for improving credit transferability.

157 KB Tags: Policy, Transfers, Transitions Rating:

Key Dimensions to College and Career Readiness and the CIF

One-pager that connects David Conley’s key dimensions of College and Career Readiness to the Common Instructional Framework.

16 KB Tags: Common Instructional Framework, Readiness Rating:

Logic Model

A one-page logic model for Educate Texas and JFF to increase enrollment and success in postsecondary education.

113 KB Rating:

College Transition Specialist Topic Brief

This brief outlines lessons learned, strategic decisions and supports put in place for supporting students in transitioning to college for districts expanding the early college model.

1 MB Tags: brief, counselor, transition Rating:

Designing Systemic Supports Topic Brief

This brief outlines lessons learned, strategic decisions and supports put in place for supporting students in successful completion of a statewide college entrance exam.

820 KB Tags: brief, exam, TSI Rating:

Transforming Governance Structures Topic Brief

This brief outlines lessons learned, strategic decisions and supports put in place for governance structures in expanding the early college model in districts.

738 KB Tags: brief, governance Rating:

Using Data And Evidence Topic Brief

This brief outlines lessons learned, strategic decisions and supports put in place to use data in expanding the early college model in districts.

4 MB Tags: brief, data Rating:

Taking College Courses

Research conducted by Jobs for the Future, pointing to the effectiveness of dual enrollment as a strategy for improving postsecondary success.

1 MB Tags: Evidence, Graduation, Policy, Transitions Rating:

What It Takes To Complete HS

A white paper outlining the shifting terrain of course and diploma requirements.

536 KB Tags: Graduation, Policy, Readiness Rating:

Results

Early College High Schools Data Story

A brief slide deck outlining the growth and impact of Early College High Schools.

122 MB Tags: Data, History, Results Rating:

Early College High Schools Results One Pager

A one-page overview of Early College High School student outcomes.

274 KB Tags: Data, Policy, Results Rating:

Educate Texas 2015 in Review

A report detailing how Educate Texas has advanced evidence-based strategies with practitioners, established new partnerships that are leading groundbreaking efforts, launched new innovations with philanthropic support, and deepened policymakers’ understanding of key policy issues that accelerate student achievement.

1 MB Tags: Data, Higher Education Partnerships, Readiness, Results Rating:

Redefining Education Through Innovative Public-Private Partnerships

A 2104 report highlighting the historical context, resources, and practices that helped launch the Educate Texas.

13 MB Tags: Data, Higher Education Partnerships, Readiness, Results Rating:

Start-up Artifacts

Process for Implementing an Early College High School Program

Slides outlining the purposes of early college high schools (ECHS), fact and fictions about ECHS, the ECHS blueprint and the impact of ECHSs in Texas.

11 MB Tags: Common Instructional Framework, Results Rating:

Process for Implementing an Early College High School Program Thinking Sheet

Notes sheet for use with the "Process for Implementing an Early College High School Program" slide deck.

99 KB Tags: Common Instructional Framework, Results Rating:

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