4 Reports

North Carolina 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 North Carolina Providing Equal Access to Education?

ProPublica analyzed federal education data from the 2009-2010 school year to examine whether states provide high-poverty schools equal access to advanced courses and special programs that researchers say will help them later in life. This is the first nationwide picture of exactly which courses are being taken at which schools and districts across the country. More than three-quarters of all public school children are represented.


The relative rigor of North Carolina state proficiency standards in mathematics

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

Is Achievement Improving and Are Gaps Narrowing for Title I Students in North Carolina?

The report compares achievement trends since 2002 (or a more recent year in some states) on state reading and math tests for Title I students and those not participating in Title I in North Carolina. The study focused on grades 4, 8 and the high school grade tested for No Child Left Behind, usually grade 10 or 11.