Aligning Postsecondary Expectations and High School Practice: The Gap Defined

Policy Implications of the ACT
National Curriculum Survey® Results
2005–2006

What postsecondary instructors expect entering college
students to know is far more targeted and specific than
what high school teachers view as important.

While most high school teachers across subject areas
believe that meeting their state’s standards prepares
students for college-level work, most postsecondary
instructors disagree.

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