Report Seeks to Align State Standards for High Schools and Colleges

A group of research universities and the Pew Charitable Trusts spent three years assessing what college freshmen need to know to succeed academically. Last week, they sent the results of their study to every high school in the country, to better align the curriculums of high schools and colleges.

The report, "Understanding University Success," gives detailed information on each area of study. In mathematics, for example, it says, all high-school graduates should be able to evaluate the

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