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Transition Out of High School
High School Standards for Transitions Out | Dual Enrollment and Advanced Placement | Early College High Schools | Career and Technology Education |
Research on this Topic 
Transition Out of High School: The transition from high school into the collegiate or workforce environments is also a key turning point in the lives of young people. The vast majority of jobs in today's economy require education attainment and technical skills. Regardless of their career or academic path after high school, young people must be knowledgeable and informed about the world in which they live and have the capacity to grapple with complex problems in order to maximize their professional and personal success. Students who enter the workforce immediately upon high school graduation now need at least the same level of skills and knowledge as students entering college, as both universities and employers seek the same core abilities.1
High School Standards for Transitions Out
Evaluating the Impact of Interventions That Promote Successful Transitions from High School
This research brief examines the challenges and opportunities presented in evaluating whether an intervention achieves defined goals of increasing students’ educational attainment, employment, and earnings after high school.
Preparing High School Students for Successful Transitions to Postsecondary Education and Employment
This issue brief highlights lessons from selected policies and programs designed to improve students’ preparation for postsecondary pathways. The publication summarizes core characteristics of popular interventions in a user-friendly chart, poses overarching implementation questions and challenges, and includes considerations for students with disabilities.
Transitioning Out of High School: A Quick Stats Fact Sheet
This fact sheet provides statistics describing the current status of high school graduates' readiness for life after high school. It highlights some of the challenges and opportunities facing high school students after graduation as well as some of the consequences and implications for America’s underprepared graduates.
Aligned Expectations? A Closer Look at College Admissions and Placement Tests
This report by Achieve, Inc. strives to help inform state decision-making regarding the inclusion of college admissions (ACT, SAT) and placement tests (ACCUPLACER, COMPASS) into their high school assessment and accountability systems.
High School Standards and Expectations for College and the Workplace
This report compares existing state standards for what students should know and be able to do in English language arts and mathematics with expectations common to two national studies on skills needed for entry to college and the workplace. The report was produced by the Regional Education Laboratory at Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning.
The Link between High School Reform and College Access and Success for Low-Income and Minority Youth
An extensive, methodical resource from the American Youth Policy Forum and Pathways to College Network which describes comprehensive school reform models designed to increase college access for low-income and minority youth.
1 "Who's In, Who's Out: America's Sorting Machine." 1 December 2005. WETA. 2004. http://www.thecollegetrack.com/whosin/.
