Sources on College- and Career- Readiness

For my research paper on student’s college or career- readiness, I will speak about some statistics involving recent high school graduates and their preparation prior to entering college. The sources I chose are the US Department of Education website, The Education Trust organization website and the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) website. One article from the US Department of Education website titled “College- and Career-Ready Students”, called my attention. This article and website provides data on the standards and assessments done to students throughout the United States. I consider this to be a reliable source because it is a government- based website. Similar to the US Department of Education website is the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). The NCES is the primary federal entity that collects and analyzes data on education.("The") Here I can find data not only from the United States, but in other nations as well. Marni Bromberg and Christina Theokas say “Too many students leave high school with a diploma in hand but no clear path forward”, in their report “Meandering Toward Graduation: Transcript Outcomes of High School Graduates”. This article is from the Education Trust organization that promotes high academics for all students at all levels (Bromberg). I consider this source, although an organization, to be reliable because they have clearly stated their mission statement and investigate my very topic, concerning college- and career- readiness, especially for students of color and low-income statuses.

Works Cited

Bromberg, Marni and Theokas, Christina. “Meandering Toward Graduation: Transcript Outcomes of High School Graduates”. The Education Trust. 2016. The Education Trust. Oct 25, 2017.

“College- and Career-Ready Students”. United States Department of Education. ND. Web. Oct 25, 2017.

“The National Center for Education Statistics Fast Facts.” National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Home Page. ND. US Department of Education. Web. Oct 25, 2017.