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HOW High school students earn College Credit for free
CLEP exams aren’t connected to a specific course and can be taken any time at a local testing center or online through remote-proctoring. Freshman can begin to accumulate college credits after taking the College-Level Examination Program or CLEP exam. The program enables students of any age to demonstrate mastery in 34 subject areas, ranging from American government to world languages. The plan is to transfer your college credits to a local university.
CLEP exams aren’t connected to a specific course and can be taken any time at a local testing center or online through remote-proctoring. The courses are a little harder but as long as you get a "C" you get high school and college credit. Modern States courses make scollege more affordable for more students “This is a paradigm for the way to really reduce the cost of higher or vocational education.” Help
Charter School Policy Comparison by State Home Schooling Regulations by State — ProPublica K-12 Virtual School Guide Alternative High Schools For-Profit Schools Analysis
School Ratings & Rankings
National Blue Ribbon Schools — Dept. of Education US News — Best High Schools — Top high school rankings Education Week Quality Counts — State grades on K-12 education SchoolDigger — Schools ranked by state County Report Cards US News Pre-K-12 State Rankings — College preparation rankings All4Ed State Data Schott Foundation Report Card — State commitment to public schools
Education Policy & Data
How Much Money Do States Spend on Education? — USA Facts USA Facts K-12 Data NCES — American Indian & Alaska Native Students GovTrack — Congressional bill tracking NPR: “A Nation At Risk” Analysis
Administrative Resources
K-12 School Board Associations K-12 Administrators Association K-12 Technology Coordinators E-Rate Fraud Information Compare K-12 District Internet Costs — Price transparency for broadband budgets Dept. of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA)
Career & Technical Education
Career & Technical Education Programs — Students earn postsecondary credentials in high school Maine Career Preparation — The 74 Million
Literacy & Learning
How to Teach Reading Read or Go to Jail — School to Prison Pipeline K-12 Summer Learning Programs K-12 State Core Standards
Safety & Accountability
National Sex Offender Public Website Educator Sexual Misconduct Report — by Charol Shakeshaft (PDF)
Tools & Technical
1.1.1.1 DNS Resolver — Privacy-first DNS service Building K-12 School Websites