Michael W. Kirst is professor of education and business administration at Stanford University. He is a prolific author and the co-director of Policy Analysis for California Education, a California state education policy research group funded by the Hewlett Foundation. He is a member of the management and research staff of the Consortium for Policy Research in Education.Andrea Venezia is Senior Policy Consultant and Project Director at the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education. Prior to joining the National Center, she directed K—16 projects in the Stanford Institute for Higher Education, including the Bridge Project.

• Acknowledgments. 1. Bridging the Great Divide: How the K–12 and Postsecondary Split Hurts Students, and What Can Be Done About It (Michael W. Kirst, Kathy Reeves Bracco).2. Working Toward K–16 Coherence in California (Anthony Lising Antonio, Samuel H. Bersola).3. K–16 Turmoil in Texas (Andrea Venezia).4. Roadblocks to Effective K–16 Reform in Illinois (Betty Merchant).5. Oregon’s K–16 Reforms: A Blueprint for Change? (Andrea Conklin Bueschel, Andrea Venezia).6. Georgia’s P–16 Reforms and the Promise of a Seamless System (Caroline Sotello Viernes Turner, Lisa M. Jones, James C. Hearn).7. K–16 Reform in Maryland: The First Steps (Heinrich Mintrop, Toby H. Milton, Frank A. Schmidtlein, Ann Merck MacLellan).8. The Missing Link: The Role of Community Colleges in the Transition Between High School and College (Andrea Conklin Bueschel).9. What Have We Learned, and Where Do We Go Next? (Michael W. Kirst, Andrea Venezia, Anthony Lising Antonio).Appendix A: Research Design and Methodology.Appendix B: RAND Data.The Authors.Index.

Michael W. Kirst is professor of education and business administration at Stanford University. He is a prolific author and the co-director of Policy Analysis for California Education, a California state education policy research group funded by the Hewlett Foundation. He is a member of the management and research staff of the Consortium for Policy Research in Education.Andrea Venezia is Senior Policy Consultant and Project Director at the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education. Prior to joining the National Center, she directed K—16 projects in the Stanford Institute for Higher Education, including the Bridge Project.

• Acknowledgments. 1. Bridging the Great Divide: How the K–12 and Postsecondary Split Hurts Students, and What Can Be Done About It (Michael W. Kirst, Kathy Reeves Bracco).2. Working Toward K–16 Coherence in California (Anthony Lising Antonio, Samuel H. Bersola).3. K–16 Turmoil in Texas (Andrea Venezia).4. Roadblocks to Effective K–16 Reform in Illinois (Betty Merchant).5. Oregon’s K–16 Reforms: A Blueprint for Change? (Andrea Conklin Bueschel, Andrea Venezia).6. Georgia’s P–16 Reforms and the Promise of a Seamless System (Caroline Sotello Viernes Turner, Lisa M. Jones, James C. Hearn).7. K–16 Reform in Maryland: The First Steps (Heinrich Mintrop, Toby H. Milton, Frank A. Schmidtlein, Ann Merck MacLellan).8. The Missing Link: The Role of Community Colleges in the Transition Between High School and College (Andrea Conklin Bueschel).9. What Have We Learned, and Where Do We Go Next? (Michael W. Kirst, Andrea Venezia, Anthony Lising Antonio).Appendix A: Research Design and Methodology.Appendix B: RAND Data.The Authors.Index.