Data-Sharing in Kentucky Drives College Preparation.

EDUCATIONAL cooperation; COLLEGE bound students; EDUCATION; LONGITUDINAL method; FANNIN, Kyle; ACADEMIC achievement; HISTORY of education

The article discusses the educational sharing of data related to school performance in Kentucky and the strategy's impact on the increase of college-bound high school graduates and the reduction of college remediation. The author comments on the 2009 legislation mandating educational sectors to work together to share data and a national increase in longitudinal data systems to track academic achievement. Also discussed are final exams by high school history teacher Kyle Fannin.