ReadySetGoToCollege.com was developed by the Massachusetts Department of Education and the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education as part of a joint effort to improve high school graduation rates and increase college readiness throughout the Commonwealth. This effort was launched in 2004 when Massachusetts was named one of 10 "honor" states by the National Governors Association, and received a two-year, $2 million grant to redesign our high schools.

Our focus has been on three goals:

  1. Restore the value of the high school diploma
  2. Close the achievement gap
  3. Use data to hold ourselves accountable

A portion of the NGA grant funds was set aside to create an outreach campaign designed to generate public support around the need for greater college readiness. This site is part of that campaign.

Contact Us
For more information on ReadySetGoToCollege.com or the state's work on high school reform and college readiness, please contact:

  Heidi Guarino
Department of Education hguarino@doe.mass.edu 		Eileen O'Connor
Board of Higher Education
eoconnor@bhe.mass.edu