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Strategy Session 3 -- College & Career Currency: Making High School Diplomas Worth the Investment
Strategy Session III -- College and Career Currency: Making High School Diplomas Worth the Investment
By 2020, two-thirds of all jobs will require postsecondary education or career training. However, only one in four high school graduates are ready for college work. These disturbing statistics are evidence the value of a high school degree is shrinking just as the challenges of the real world surge. In response, states are increasing rigor and raising requirements to ensure students graduate...
Related topics : high school diploma careers
SS 11 - Bridging the Access Gap: How to Bring the Best Courses to Every Student, In Every State
Course Access policies allow states to offer families choices at the individual course level. From within the confines of a single school building or even at home, students can take a wide range of classes from a list of state-approved providers. From online AP Calculus or language courses to in-person welder and electrician certifications, Course Access promises to bring new opportunities for all students and bring traditional high schools into the 21st Century. Drawing on lessons learned from...
Related topics : online ap courses for high school students / home school programs for high school students
Excellence in Action 2011 - Strategy #5: R U Ready, Grads?
Just one-third of the nation's high school students earn a diploma and graduate from 12th grade with the knowledge to succeed in college and careers. Two-thirds don't gain the skills to compete in the global economy or don't earn a diploma at all. Leaders from across the nation are confronting the challenge. Learn what states are doing to get students ready for post-secondary education and the workplace that awaits them after high school.
Moderator: Pam Stewart, Chancellor, Florida Public...
Related topics : florida department of education high school diploma
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