EWA Research Brief: What Studies Say About College Readiness
This brief from the Education Writers Association looks at nearly three dozen studies about college readiness to answer four critical questions for journalists:
- What does “college readiness” mean?
- Is “college ready” the same as “college and career ready”?
- What academic knowledge and skills are most critical to success in college? and
- What other factors—besides being skilled and reading, writing, math and research—are most critical to success in college?