April 27, 2007

For Some High-School Students, Going to College Isn't the Answer

By RONA WILENSKY

One of the hottest topics in high-school reform is the movement to align high schools' graduation requirements with the requirements for college entrance, and to make sure that any graduate who enters college is ready for success. Advocates seem to believe that the answers to public-school reform and economic competitiveness can be found by sending more people to college. As someone who taught college freshmen for four years and has been a high-school principal for 14, I believe I have

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