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The SAT data mirror scores from the ACT college-entrance exam which showed about 75% of students failed to meet college-readiness standards and served to increase the hand-wringing over whether U.S. high-school students are prepared to attend college and compete in a global economy.
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Race to the Top has ushered in significant change in our education system, particularly in raising standards and aligning policies and structures to the goal of college and career readiness.
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Key to this work has been the development of a core 3-day curriculum, career readiness standards, three optional tracks for transition (Higher Education, Technical Training, and Entrepreneurship), as well as options for learning in brick-and-mortar classrooms and online.
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However, because college and career readiness overwhelmingly focuses on complex texts outside of literature, these standards also ensure students are being prepared to read, write, and research across the curriculum, including in history and science.
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