In From High School to College educational policy expertsMichael W. Kirst, Andrea Venezia, and their contributors reveal whyso many students are entering college unprepared for college levelwork and often unable to complete a degree.  This importantbook presents the findings of the Bridge Project¾a majornational research study conducted by Stanford University and fundedby The Pew Charitable Trusts and the U.S. Department of Education.The researchers examined the fit between what high schools weredoing to prepare students for college admissions and course work,and what colleges considered when admitting and placing incomingfreshman. Based on hundreds of interviews with teachers andcounselors, thousands of surveys with students and parents, and athorough examination of the policies and practices in California,Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Oregon, and Texas,  From HighSchool to College offers recommendations for bridging the gapbetween high school and college and for improving college admissionand graduation rates.