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What does a high school grad need to succeed?
Many years — perhaps 25 — ago, I was asked my advice on a school district’s new graduation requirements. I said, “Go to your local community college and to employers who hire high school graduates. Ask...
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Smart, autistic kids need challenge
Special education isn’t designed for “kids who have both an intellectual disability and a sharp intellect,” writes Education Post‘s Beth Hawkins. Her 14-year-old son, who’s on the autism spectrum,...
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More math, more money
“When states raise the number of math classes they require students to take in high school,” black students take more math and go on to earn more money, writes Emily DeRuy in The Atlantic. A study by...
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Chicago mayor: No diploma without a plan
Mayor Rahm Emanuel at a Chicago school. Credit: Chicago Tribune Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants to add a new graduation requirement for public school students, reports the Chicago Tribune. By 2020,...
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Ohio may lower graduation requirements
Ohio raised its graduation requirements, promising graduates would be ready for college and careers. Now the state Board of Education is considering lowering requirements amid fears that one third of...
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New Mexico: Apply to college or else
New Mexico will make applying to college a high school graduation requirement, under a bill moving through the Legislature. “Exceptions would be made for students who can prove they have committed to...
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They call it ‘Algebra 2,’ but . . .
Credit: Adam Hayes/New York Times Student can take “financial Algebra 2” instead of the regular course in Noblesville, Indiana, reports Shaina Cavazos on Chalkbeat. The class, which is focused on...
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What should high schools require?
What standards should students meet to graduate from high school? asks a “wonkathon” on Fordham’s Flypaper site. I think high schools should reduce requirements to a bare minimum, perhaps eighth-grade...
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What are the high school graduation requirements where you live? My school board recently increased the graduation requirements starting with the Class of 2023; those students will now require 3 (no...
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California eyes ethnic studies requirement
Ethnic studies will not be a graduation requirement — yet – -in California, reports Elizabeth Castillo on CALMatters. Citing the estimated $400 million cost, sponsors of a bill to require ethnic...
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