March 9, 2007

Report Grades States on Effectiveness of Schools in College and Work-Force Preparation

By PETER SCHMIDT

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has issued a report blasting states for doing a poor job of tracking how well schools prepare students for college and the work force.

"Many states systematically paint a much rosier picture of how their schools are doing than actually is the case," says the report, released last week. It also concludes that many states "have done a mediocre job of establishing rigorous standards in key subject areas," which further complicates efforts to hold their schools

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