The Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act (PWR) takes a student-based and competency-based approach to helping students achieve college and career readiness. If you are in Illinois and need help with your implementation, read on for tools you can use. If you are not in Illinois but are interested in the idea of transitional courses, this blog can give you ideas for what this intervention could be like in your state or school.

Portability is an approach that is required in Illinois for all public high schools. It is a way to ensure fidelity of a transitional math implementation. This video explains the road to portability.

When implemented fully, transitional math does not replicate a college developmental math class. Its goal to bridge the gap from the first three years of high school math to college readiness.

Each high school must implement a transitional math course in at least one of the available pathways (STEM, non-STEM, or technical math) using the required statewide policies and competencies.

There simply are no one-size-fits-all quick solutions to big problems. Transitional math isn’t a quick or easy fix, and it’s not for every student. But it definitely does solve a problem for many students