Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board College Readiness (House Bill 1) Implementation Plan
--a comprehensive site with information about this legislative initiative and strategic action plans
--Texas College and Career Readiness Standards, adopted 1/24/2008

Texas College and Career Readiness Program
Collaborative site from TEA and THECB, contains current information about TCCRS implementation as well as a wealth of other resourses.

Texas Reference Course Profiles
Composite profile of entry-level courses that align with the TCCRS derived from extensive study of over 900 entry-level college courses. Designed to improve alignment between secondary and postsecondary education in Texas.

College Readiness Begins in Middle School
--ACT Policy Report (2005)

Gates Foundation
College Readiness for High School Students

The Bridge Project: Strengthening K-16 Transitions
--the site includes multiple reports from this research and policy effort conducted by Stanford University

Writing Next: Effective Strategies to Improve Writing of Adolescents in Middle School and High School
--a report (2007) to Carnegie Corporation of New York by Steve Graham and Dolores Perin