IDEA Partnership - Part B (ages 6 through 21)

Part B (ages 6 through 21)

Regardless of the type of system a state or local community chooses, it is important to note that the goal is the same: to create a system of education that links and coordinates each education level into a seamless system fundamentally guided by the principle that success in college begins in prekindergarten.

These efforts most commonly are named K-16, P-16 or P-20 systems. Although these education systems are similar in nature, there are some notable differences:

A K-16 system integrates a student’s education from kindergarten through a four-year college degree.

A P-16 system integrates a student’s education beginning in preschool (as early as 3 years old) through a four-year college degree.

A P-20 system expands the P-16 system to include graduate school education.

(adapted from Education Commission of the States: Education Policy Issue Site: P-16)

Federal Sources

U.S. Department of Education

Institute of Education Sciences
Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems Grant Program
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National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY)
High School Assessment, Accountability, and Data Systems

IDEA Partnership Organizations

Education Commission of the States
P-16 Redesign – web section
The Case for P-16: Designing an Integrated Learning System, Preschool Through Postsecondary Education
Estimated Costs of Organizing a P-16 Education System
State Policy Options To Support a P-16 System of Public Education
Student Pathways Through High School to College
Bringing Secondary Education into the Information Age: Universal College Preparation
Sewing a Seamless Education System
Rethinking and Redesigning Education Assessment
Imperatives for Change: The Case for Radically Redesigning Public Education in America
P-16 Collaboration in the States
The Progress of P-16 Collaboration in the States
Recent State Policies/Activities: P-16

Other ECS web sections on the topic of P-16 systems:

Quick Facts What States Are Doing -- scroll down to access links to state p-16 initiatives
Selected Research & Readings
Other Web Sites

OTHER

The Center for American Progress and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Leaders and Laggards: A State-by-State Report Card on Educational Effectiveness

Part B (ages 6 through 21)

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