February 29, 2008

States Make Progress in High-School Reforms

By PETER SCHMIDT

A report issued last week says states have made substantial progress in raising the graduation requirements of their high schools and aligning their high schools' academic standards with college and career expectations.

But the report, by the nonprofit group Achieve Inc., says relatively few states put in place key mechanisms for ensuring that high schools adequately prepare students for college, like tests of college readiness or data systems that track students' academic progress

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