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Education First’s publication library offers curated documents, toolkits, policy memos and templates that have served our clients around the country and are now available to support you. Use these resources to guide your strategic planning, to stay fresh on hot-topic reform areas, to improve your planning and implementation at the state or local levels and to inform grantmaking strategies and investments in areas that will improve student outcomes.
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Series: Achieving the Benefits of K-12 and Higher Education Alignment
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Brief 1: An Introduction
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Brief 2: Defining College and Career Readiness
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Brief 3: Adopting New College and Career Ready Assessments
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Brief 4: Developing and Using College Readiness Courses
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Brief 5: Aligning Gateway College Courses
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Brief 6: Redesigning Educator Prep Programs
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Assessment Design Toolkit
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What We Know (and Don’t Know) About Testing Time—and What States Can Do
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Reform Integration Framework and Resource Guide
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Assessment Mythbusters for PARCC and Smarter Balanced
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What Does a High-Quality Assessment Look Like?
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Common Core in the Districts: An Early Look at Early Implementers
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Implementation of the Common Core State Standards: A Transition Guide for School-level Leaders
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Moving Forward: A National Perspective on States’ Progress In Common Core State Standards Implementation Planning
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Engaging Higher Education in College Readiness Reforms: A Practical Guide for States
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Common Core State Standards Implementation Rubric and Self-Assessment Tool