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.

Transitional math courses provide high school seniors a new experience with math, allowing the student to increase their college readiness in math and gain placement. States and colleges provide placement in a variety of ways. It’s common to still require the use of a placement test or some kind of cumulative, common exit exam for the course.