Publisher's Synopsis
The Essential Guide for College–Bound Students
"Relating research to practice, David Conley outlines recommendations to bridge the gap between college eligibility and college readiness that are practical and possible for every school in the country."
Dr. Kathleen D. Smith, principal, Cherry Creek High School, Englewood, Colorado
"This is an invaluable resourcea practical, research–based book that will help students, their parents, and educators understand what students need to know and be able to do to be ready for the academic demands of college."
Andrea Venezia, senior policy consultant, National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education
"This is not a book of platitudes and generalities. Instead it offers a wealth of intelligent, specific ideas on how to improve American education for all students. And while educators will find the book enlightening, parents and high school students will be interested to learn what a genuine ′college prep′ program is, how many schools with good reputations fail to provide it, and what they can do to steer their own right course of study."
Michael Riley, superintendent, Bellevue School District, Bellevue, Washington
"Every high school should have a copy of this book on hand to help in designing a curriculum that ensures that all their students will be prepared for and experience success in college. College Knowledge provides a blueprint for what high school students should know and be able to do in order to be successful in college."
Dawn P. Vaughn, president, American Association of School Librarians
"David Conley is the leading thinker on connecting high school academic standards and the tests that are increasingly used to measure those standards with the skills and knowledge that university faculty have identified as crucial to the success of students in college and the admissions tests that lie between. College Knowledge is a fundamentally important contribution to linking all of these items together in a coherent, integrated and eminently sensible way."
Bob Laird, former director of undergraduate admission, University of California, Berkeley
"The most comprehensive and detailed overview ever published on how to improve secondary school preparation and success for college. Research based insights, practices, and policies for all audiences trying to better connect secondary schools and colleges. Both K–12 and higher education must work together in fundamentally new ways to implement Conley′s vision."
Michael W. Kirst, professor of education and business administration, Stanford University; member, management and research staff, Consortium for Policy Research in Education; and codirector, Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE).
