By Cohen, Michael In November of 2007, NEBHE hosted a regional summit on college readiness and success held at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston with support from the Nellie Mae Education Foundation.

By Beverly Carroll, Chattanooga Times/Free Press, Tenn. Mar. 11--At Ridgeland High School in Walker County, Ga., the career technical curriculum has been expanded and revamped so graduates are ready for secondary training or entry-level jobs in nearly a dozen trades.

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By Michael Douglas, The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio Mar. 4--Let Sports Illustrated explain the way Ohio pursues excellence.

By Melodee Hall Blobaum, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Feb. 23--Are America's high schools preparing their students for college and work? The nation's governors weren't so sure a year ago when they put high school reform at the top of their to-do lists.