By Patrick Riccards - Eduflack
A high school diploma has never been as important as it now is today.For years, we have said that virtually every student needs some form of postsecondary education, with 90 percent of newly created jobs requiring post-high school learning.We have invested billions of dollars in high school reforms, seeking to make the secondary school experience more interesting, engaging, rigorous, and relevant for all students.We have stepped up efforts to stem the rising tide of drop-out rates.And we have increased efforts to better measure student proficiencies prior to graduate. Read More...