Table 1.8. Types of state high school policies for college and work readiness, by state: 2011

	State has a policy in place to
Table 1.8. Types of state high school policies for college and work readiness, by state: 2011

	Align high school standards with the expectations of college and the workplace	Align high school graduation requirements with college- and career-ready expectations	Develop college-and career-ready assessment systems	Develop P-20 longitudinal data systems
State			Develop college-and career-ready assessment systems	Develop P-20 longitudinal data systems
United States¹	48	21	14	22

Alabama	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Alaska	No	No	No	Yes
Arizona	Yes	Yes	No	No
Arkansas	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
California	Yes	No	Yes	No

Colorado	Yes	No	Yes	No
Connecticut	Yes	No	No	No
Delaware	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
District of Columbia	Yes	Yes	No	No
Florida	Yes	Yes	No	Yes

Georgia	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Hawaii	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Idaho	Yes	No	No	No
Illinois	Yes	No	Yes	No
Indiana	Yes	Yes	No	Yes

Iowa	Yes	No	No	Yes
Kansas	Yes	No	No	Yes
Kentucky	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Louisiana	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Maine	Yes	No	Yes	No

Maryland	Yes	No	No	No
Massachusetts	Yes	No	No	No
Michigan	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Minnesota	Yes	Yes	No	No
Mississippi	Yes	Yes	No	No

Missouri	Yes	No	No	Yes
Montana	No	No	No	No
Nebraska	Yes	Yes	No	No
Nevada	Yes	No	No	Yes
New Hampshire	Yes	No	No	No

New Jersey	Yes	No	No	No
New Mexico	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
New York	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
North Carolina	Yes	Yes	No	No
North Dakota	No	No	No	No

Ohio	Yes	Yes	No	No
Oklahoma	Yes	Yes	No	No
Oregon	Yes	No	No	Yes
Pennsylvania	Yes	No	No	Yes
Rhode Island	Yes	No	No	No

South Carolina	Yes	No	No	No
South Dakota	Yes	Yes	No	No
Tennessee	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Texas	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Utah	Yes	Yes	No	Yes

Vermont	Yes	No	No	No
Virginia	Yes	No	No	Yes
Washington	Yes	No	No	Yes
West Virginia	Yes	No	No	No
Wisconsin	Yes	No	No	No
Wyoming	Yes	No	No	Yes
¹ National total reflects the number of "Yes" responses for each column. SOURCE: Closing the Expectations Gap 2011: Sixth Annual 50-State Progress Report on the Alignment of High School Policies with the Demands of College and Careers, Achieve, 2011. Data Source

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