3 New Reports

Virginia ACT College Readiness Report

This report focuses on:

Performance - student test performance in the context of college readiness
Access - number of your graduates exposed to college entrance testing and the percent of race/ethnicity participation
Course Selection - percent of students pursuing a core curriculum
Course Rigor - impact of rigorous coursework on achievement
College Readiness - percent of students meeting ACT College Readiness Benchmark Scores in each content area
Awareness - extent to which student aspirations match performance
Articulation - colleges and universities to which your students send test results


The Opportunity Gap - Is Virginia Providing Equal Access to Education?


ProPublica analyzed federal education data from the 2009-2010 school year to examine whether Virginia provided high-poverty schools equal access to advanced courses and special programs that researchers say will help them later in life.

The relative rigor of Virginia state proficiency standards in mathematics


This report contains the findings of a study that compared the relative rigor of Virginia proficiency standards in mathematics and reading using the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) scale as a common yardstick.